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 Parents Cyber Security Basics: Consumers by National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.info/basics/consumers.html • Resources related to Internet security Cyber Security Basics: Family & Children by National Cyber Security Alliance http://www.staysafeonline.info/basics/family.html • Resources for parents to protect children Cyber Security Basics: Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected by National Cyber Security Alliance http://staysafeonline.org/connectedandprotected.html • Guide for educators, parents, and guardians regarding social networking sites Don’t Believe the Type: For Parents and Guardians by NetSmartz http://tcs.cybertipline.com/parentsguardians.htm • Tips for parents to keep their teens safe GetNetWise: Safety Tips for Families by Internet Education Foundation http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/families • Guidelines for protecting children How to Protect Kids’ Privacy Online by Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/kidsprivacy.pdf • Impact of the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act on Web site operators and parents Internet Safety: Information for Parents by WiredKids http://www.wiredsafety.org/parent.html • Frequently asked questions by parents, including many related to new technologies i-PARENT by i-SAFE http://ilearn.isafe.org/ • Free online training modules help parents protect their children Keeping Children Safe Online by U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST05-002.html • Suggestions for parents to protect their children online Keeping Your Kids Internet Safe and Smart: A Survival Guide for Parents by Common Sense Media http://www.commonsense.com/download/index.php • Free downloadable booklet and weekly e-mail updates “My Turn: There’s One More Talk You Need to Have” by Martha Stansell-Gamm (Newsweek, September 15, 2003) http://www.cybercrime.gov/onemoretalk.htm • Short article by the head of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety by FBI http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm • Detailed publication, including tips and definitions A Parent’s Guide to Online Kids by The Children’s Partnership http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Speeches_and_Presentations&CONTENTID=9071&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm • Online PowerPoint presentation covering various types of Internet access and potential benefits/dangers parents should know The Parent’s Guide to the Information Superhighway: Rules and Tools for Families Online by The Children’s Partnership http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Speeches_and_Presentations&CONTENTID=4687&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm • Downloadable PDF guide, published in 1998 but still provides useful information about children and the Internet Parent’s Rules ‘N Tools by ProtectKids.com http://www.protectkids.com/parentsafety/index.htm • Guidelines for parents in protecting their children Raising CyberSafe Kids by National Crime Prevention Council http://www.mcgruff.org/Grownups/is.htm • Overview of dangers and how to protect kids Safe Surfin’ Foundation http://www.safesurfincentral.org/ • Resources on educating young people about Internet crimes Social Networking Sites: A Parent’s Guide by Federal Trade Commission http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/tech/tec13.pdf • Tips for protecting children staysafe.org for Parents by staysafe.org http://www.msn.staysafeonline.com/parents/default.html • Articles explaining newer technologies, communication and safety issues, and practical tips for using software to keep children safe 10 Common Questions about Internet Safety by iKeepSafe.org and Symantec http://www.ikeepsafe.org/iksc_partners/symantec/ • Free online “Parent’s Tech Tutorial” Web Wise Kids: Tips for Parents by WiredWithWisdom http://www.wiredwithwisdom.org/internet-safety-tips-parents.pdf • List of recommendations for parents Web Wise Kids: Wired with Wisdom by WiredWithWisdom(Online or CD course, fee) http://www.wiredwithwisdom.org/wiredwithwisdom.asp • Tutorial for parents on how to keep their children safe on the Internet; CD or downloadable for fee WiredKids: Parents by WiredKids http:// www.wiredkids.org/parents/index.html • Resources available under “Parent” pull-down menu Yahooligans! Parents’s Guide by Yahoo! http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/docs/safety/index.html • Safe-surfing guidelines Yahooligans! Parent’s Guide to Internet Rating Systems by Yahoo! http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Parents__Guide/Safety_Sites/Rating_Systems/ • Links for parents This site was developed by the Institute for Connecting Science Research to the Classroom at Virginia Tech. For additional input please contact John Wenrich