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		E-mail BeWebAware: Spam by Media Awareness Network http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/spam.aspx • Tips for parents regarding spam GetNetWise: Risks by Technology: Email by Internet Education Foundation http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/technology/email • Basic overview of spam and junk mail Help keep spam out of your inbox by Microsoft http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/fightspam.mspx • Tips and filters for blocking junk mail OnGuard Online: Spam Scams by Federal Trade Commission http://onguardonline.gov/spam.html • List of popular scams and recommendations for avoiding problems Sorted: Keep your information secure online by Childnet International http://www.childnet-int.org/sorted/ • Maintaining student safety and privacy This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich