Virginia Internet Safety Guidelines              

Intro Page Age-Appropriate Guidelines Cyberbullying Definitions E-Mail Ethics Filtering Hate Sites Identity Theft Instant Messaging Organizations Internet Benefits & Risks Legal: National Legal: Virginia Laws Newsletters Online Games Parent/Child Sample Agreements Peer to Peer (P2P)or File Sharing Predators (Luring / Grooming) Professional Development Reporting Problems Research Sample School & Division Policies Sites for Educators Sites for Kids Sites for Older Kids Sites for Parents Social Networking (Blogs, Personal         Web Pages, Chats Student Instruction: Lesson Plans/         Curricula		Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Internet Use Be Web Aware by Media Awareness Network (see Safety Tips by Age on left side of screen) http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx • Safety tips by age (left-side menu) GetNetWise: Online Safety Guide by Internet Education Foundation http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/ • A parent’s perspective and information about online privacy A Parent’s Guide to Online Safety: Ages and Stages by Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/parentsguide.mspx • Guide to how children of different ages use the Internet This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich