*CTAP Region IV Resources for School Administrators
Check here for help in dealing with student misbehavior in Cyberspace.

*Social Networking Sites: Today’s Hippest Meeting Place; An Educator, Parent, and Guardian’s Guide
StaySafeOnline.org provides guidelines for how to teach young people safe online practices.

CyberEthics and Security
CyberSmart provides posters, free K-8 curriculum, lesson plans and student activity sheets to help teach students about safe online practices. The curriculum is used by educators in all 50 states, Canada and Australia.

WebLogg-ed: the Read/Write Web in the Classroom
Weblogg-ed, maintained by Will Richardson, “Learner in Chief” at Connective Learning and the author of the recently released Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms published by Corwin Press. This site is dedicated to discussions and reflections on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts and other Read/Write Web related technologies in the K-12 realm, technologies that are transforming classrooms around the world.

*Think Before You Post
This public service announcement from the Cyber Tipline powerfully depicts the consequences of posting pictures on virtual public spaces like social network sites.

Blogs vs. Social Networking - What's the Difference?
Support Blogging is a wiki for people who want to learn about the uses of blogs and wikis in the classroom. Here they post an excellent article on the difference between social networking and blogging.

A Common Sense Approach To Internet Safety [YouTube video]
Google and Common Sense Media have teamed up to create this video of common sense tips and rules for families to help keep their children safe online. For these tips and additional information about online safety, check out the Common Sense Media website at http://www.commonsensemedia.org

Social Networking: A Parent's Guide
Tips for helping your kids socialize safely online from OnguardOnline.gov. Includes links to more information from organizations with similar missions.

Talking to Teenagers About Social Networking Web Sites
CyberSmart provides questions, answers and strategies for a dialogue with teens.

BlogSafety.com
A new resource created by Larry Magid of Safekids.com and Anne Collier of Net Family News. It outlines basic guidelines for teens' safe blogging and social-networking. A forum is provided for parents, teens, educators, and experts to discuss and learn about safe blogging and social networking. You might call this social networking about the social networks!

MySpaceSafetyTips.com
Tips for Teens and Parents on How to Use MySpace.com safely and responsibly from the authors of a comprehensive guide for parents.

Teens: Don't Believe the Type
This information was adapted from Teen Safety on the Information Highway written by Lawrence J. Magid, a syndicated columnist, media commentator, and host of www.safekids.com and www.safeteens.com.

Stay Safe Online for Teens:
"The Social Web: What the Web Looks Like to your Parents"
Anne Collier, Editor of NetFamilyNews.org describes the upsides and downsides of teen social networking activity and advises students how to ease parent concerns and turn into teen advocates for safe, responsible networking.

*Wired Safety Video Resources
Check out the "You Never Know" PSA's from WiredSafety.com- learn to question the information you receive.

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* Indicates this resource was shown in CTAP IV Cybersafety PowerPoint.