General+Safety

= = =**__ General Internet Safety Tips and Resources __** = Page compiled by Lela Schwitzer == This page of the Netiquette4u wiki is where you can find information that will help families learn how to safely navigate the world wide web. Just as we wouldn't leave a child alone in a park to play on their own, neither should we let our children explore the vastness of the Internet without our guidance. Some folks need more than just warnings, so watch the following InternetSafety.com video if you're not totally convinced... ==

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=__ **View these Top 10 Internet Safety Tips From Net Nanny here:** __=

= = = = = = =__ **Safety Podcast:** __= = Click here to listen to the Family Internet Safety Gameplan that serves as a set of rules kids follow to ensure their safety on the Net: media type="file" key="Family Internet Safety Gameplan 1.mp3" width="240" height="20"=

//Click here to print a copy of the Gameplan Pledge to use with your family// [[file:InternetSafety Gameplan Pledge.pdf]]


=__ Visit These Internet Safety Websites for Kids and Their Parents: __ =

~Common Sense Media []
//"Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology."// Chelsea Clinton is on the Board of Directors.

~FBI Safety Tips []
One brief page of information, but has a other resources available on other safety issues concerning children.

**~InternetSafety.com's Resource Page** []
//"InternetSafety.com™ has been a leading provider of web filtering solutions for consumers and businesses since 1999. The company's flagship software, Safe Eyes®, is the two-time recipient of the PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award, earned a separate Editor's Choice Award from LAPTOP Magazine, and was rated as the #1 parental control solution by America's leading consumer advocacy publication."//

~KidsHealth []
"If you're looking for information you can trust about kids and teens that's free of "doctor speak," you've come to the right place. KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years."

** ~Netsmartz ** **[]**
//"NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates."//

**//~Safe Kids//** []
//"SafeKids.com is one of the oldest and most enduring sites for Internet safety. It's creator, Larry Maqid, is the author of the original 1994 brochure, ** “[|Child Safety on the Information Highway]” **and is a technology journalist."//

** //~WiredSafety// []**
//**"**WiredSafety.org is a US charity operating through its volunteers worldwide. It is the largest and oldest online safety, education, and help group in the world. Originating in 1995 as a group of volunteers rating websites, it now provides one-to-one help, extensive information, and education to cyberspace users of all ages on a myriad of Internet and interactive technology//, privacy and security issues."

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