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		Sites for Educators Computer Security Resource Center by National Institute of Standards and Technology, Computer Security Division http://csrc.nist.gov/ • Resources on security tools and practices CSIA Policy Papers by Cyber Security Industry Alliance https://www.csialliance.org/publications/csia_whitepapers/ • Various issues related to cybersecurity, including Talking Points For Cyber Security Cyberethics for Teachers: A Lesson Plan Outline for Elementary and Middle School Divisions by U.S. Department of Justice http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/lessonplan1.htm • Lesson plan that defines and explains how to prevent computer crimes Cyber Security Basics: Consumers by National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.info/basics/consumers.html • Resources to protect the home from cyber threats Cyber Security Basics: Educators by National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.info/basics/educators.html • Resources to help students become better cyber citizens Cyber Security Basics: Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected by National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.org/connectedandprotected.html • Information for educators and parents about social networking Cyber Security for the Digital District by Consortium for School Networking http://securedistrict.cosn.org/ • Security issues superintendents need to know Cyber Security for the Digital District: Understanding the Issues: The K-12 Technology Context by Consortium for School Networking http://securedistrict.cosn.org/admin/issue/context.html • Far-ranging paper for district superintendents about various security concerns, including student safety Cybersecurity by EDUCAUSE http://www.educause.edu/Browse/645?PARENT_ID=702 • Resources that target primarily higher education but also useful to K-12 administrators How to Protect Kids’ Privacy Online: A Guide for Teachers by Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/teachers.pdf • Impact of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act on Web site operators and teachers OnGuard Online: Videos and Tutorials by Federal Trade Commission http://onguardonline.gov/tutorials/index.html • Practical tips about cybersecurity “ONLINE SAFETY: What the Children’s Internet Protection Act has in store for you this fall” by Elliott Levine (Electronic School, National School Boards Association) http://www.electronic-school.com/2001/09/0901onlinesafety.html • Information about developing an Internet safety policy and using filters Play It Cyber Safe by Business Software Alliance http://www.playitcybersafe.com/resources/index.cfm • Resources for teachers and parents Safe and Secure? by Scholastic http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=127 • Steps for determining network security Safe & Smart: Research and Guidelines for Children’s Use of the Internet by National School Boards Foundation http://www.nsbf.org/safe-smart/index.html • Suggestions for using the Internet as a positive force Safeguarding Your Technology by U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/pubs98/safetech/ • Guidelines for administrators to secure computer information, software, and equipment US-CERT: U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team http://www.uscert.gov/ • Up-to-date information about threats to cybersecurity Virginia Alliance for Secure Computing and Networking http://vascan.org/ • Targeted for Virginia higher-education IT security experts, but also helpful to K-12 IT security officials WiredKids: Educators by WiredKids http://www.wiredkids.org/educators/index.html • Articles for educators, including “Internet Problem Issues for Schools” and “Teacher Safety” This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich