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 Virginia Law Virginia Guidelines Booklet Virginia School Resources		Cyberbullying Be Web Aware: Challenging Cyber Bullying by Media Awareness Network http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/CyberBullying.aspx • Legal overview, role of Internet service providers, and taking action Cyberbullies by National Crime Prevention Council http://www.mcgruff.org/ProblemSolver/cyberbully.htm • Tips for avoiding and handling cyberbullies Cyberbullying handouts [untitled] by Bullying.org http://www.cyberbullying.org/pdf/Cyberbullying_Information.pdf • Details about cyberbullying (Canadian) OnGuard Online—US CERT Tip: Dealing with Cyberbullies by United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team http://www.onguardonline.gov/certtips/st06-005.html • Recognition of and protection from cyberbullies STOP cyberbullying by WiredKids http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html • Legal overview, prevention, and reporting This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich