Internet Safety
The Internet can be a great
tool for teaching and learning as well as offering access to valuable resources
for our children. However, there are also hidden dangers in which parents,
educators and our students need to be aware. The links below may serve as a
helpful guide to Internet Safety.
Tips for
Parents
- Talk to your child and set clear
guidelines for Internet use.
- Monitor your child's Internet use.
Place the computer in a common area where the screen is visible.
- If your child belongs to a social
forum such as MySpace.com or Facebook.com, check their posting to make sure
it does not contain personal contact information or inappropriate content.
Check the pages that are linked, since these pages may also contain
inappropriate content or information that would identify your child.
- Make sure that your child understands
that he or she should not provide personal information or give out a
password except to a parent or trusted adult.
- Your child should let you know if anyone
says, writes, or does something that makes them uncomfortable.
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For Parents
Help Delete Online Predators
Learn how to better protect your children from online predators.
Visit
the website
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Information About Internet
Safety
- The
Children's Partnership: The Parents/ Guide to the Information Superhighway Rules
and tools for families online
- Cyber Criminals Most
Wanted Cyber crime awareness, prevention, and safety
- CyberEthics
and Security Information and printable posters
- Cybertipline
Reporting site from the National center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Don't
Believe the Type Focuses on information for parents and guardians of
teens
- Filter Review
Information to help you find the right filtering solution
- Five
Tips to Protect Children from Unsavory Content Tips for keeping kids
safe online
- GetNetWise "Rules
of the Road" for child safety online and some common-sense guidelines
to avoid spam, malware, and protecting personal information.
- How
Tech Savvy Are You? It's important that parents know what is
going on in the digital world. Test this quiz to find out how tech savvy you
are.
- iKeepSafe Parent
Resource Center Activities and resources for parents
- Internet
Safety: A Guide for Parents of Elementary Students
- Internet
Safety: Information for Parents Tips and resources for parents
- Joe
Showker's Internet Safety Portaportal Lots of valuable links
- Keeping
Your Kids Safe Online Find out what you can do to keep your child safe
online
- KidShield Tools
and information for keeping your child safe online.
- NetSmartz
Information and activities to teach internet safety
- Parent's
Guide to Internet Safety Information from the FBI
- Online
Predators: What Can You Do to Minimize the Risks?
- Online
Safety Guide Information on the risks that children face online. Click
on age-level on left side of screen for safety tips
- Parent's
Guide to Online Kids Provides statistics on internet use, describes
various programs that kids may be using online, discusses risks, and offers
tips on internet safety
- Parenting
Online Useful information for parents
- SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com
Lots of information, printable resources, online safety quiz, and more
- StaySafe.org for Parents
- Web
Wise Kids - Resources for Parents A non-profit organization dedicated to
ensuring child internet safety by giving tips and advice to parents and
children on how to protect themselves from online predators
Sites for
Kids
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For Teens
DON'T BELIEVE THE TYPE
Learn about online dangers and how to make the web a safer place
to surf.
Visit the
website
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Keeping Your
Identity Safe
Shopping
online is convenient, and it is safe as long as you use some
simple precautions. Legitimate sites use measures such as encryption to
safeguard your personal information. Stop by
Safeshopping.org
for information to help you shop smarter.
Phishing is a
way of tricking you into giving out personal information. Those emails that you
receive from a bank, Paypal, Ebay, etc. asking you to update your account
information are just ways of gathering your personal information. Even the annoying SPAM that you receive advertising Viagra and other drugs
is more likely designed to collect information than sell you anything. The FDIC
reports important information and tips on keeping your personal information safe
in You
can Fight Identity Theft
Spyware is
becoming more and more prevalent. While some forms are benign and designed
mainly to gather information for marketing, others are malicious and designed to
gather personal information. Protect your yourself and your computer. Regularly
run software designed to detect and remove spyware. Here are some free solutions
that you can download.
Disclaimer: Nottoway County Public Schools
does not endorse or promote any sites or advertisements listed. The sites are
maintained by outside parties not affiliated with NCPS and are therefore
individually responsible for the accuracy and content of information. The
suggestions and links above are intended to serve as informational purposes
only.