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 Older Kids

Computer Security Awareness Video Contest by EDUCAUSE
http://www.educause.edu/SecurityVideoContest/7103
• Online prize-winning videos by college students

Don’t Believe the Type by NetSmartz
http://tcs.cybertipline.com/
• Links to “Know the Dangers,” including tips for keeping safe with various technologies

GetNetWise: Safety Tips for Teens by Internet Education Foundation
http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/teens
• Guidelines for online communications

Internet Superheroes by WiredKids
http://www.internetsuperheroes.org/
• Internet safety/security issues, such as cyberbullying and instant messaging, using Marvel superheroes

SafeTeens.Com by SafeKids.Com and Internet Safety Project
http://www.safeteens.com/
• Common sense advice on newer technologies

staysafe.org for Teens by staysafe.org
http://www.msn.staysafeonline.com/teens/default.html
• Straightforward articles about various technologies and how to enjoy the Internet, stay safe, and communicate with parents

Teenangels by WiredSafety
http://www.teenangels.org/
• Specially trained teens who spread the word in their schools about Internet safety

X-BLOCK: i-MENTORs by i-SAFE
http://xblock.isafe.org/imentors.php
• Free online training for students (grades 5-12) to become i-MENTORs and promote Internet safety at school


This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech.
For additional input please contact John Wenrich