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Internet Resources

Laws, Tip lines, and Reports

Internet Laws - A listing and explanation of laws that congress has created to protect children in regards to the Internet.

The CyberTipLine - This site handles leads for people reporting the sexual exploitation of children online.

Pew Internet & American Life Project - Reports, data, and trends of technology use.

What You Say Online Could Haunt You - A USA Today report on what students are posting on social networking Internet sites.

 

Organizations

CyberAngels - The World's Oldest and Largest Internet Safety Organization. Several links are provided on reporting Child Pornography and protecting your family online

Safekids.com - The Safekids site provides parents with current articles on current Internet safety topics along with several tips for online safety and and kid rules.

Wiredsafety.org - The world's largest online safety and help group that provides answers for parents on current Internet related topics

Cyberbully.org - This site is dedicated to combating online social cruelty.

 

Parental Guides for Internet Use

A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety published by the FBI - This site explains to parents the complexities of on-line child exploitation.

A Parent's Guide to Online Kids - This link provides parent's with a downloadable Power Point presentation on what kids are doing online.

Be Web Aware - The following link provides age specific tips on Internet safety along with providing kid-friendly web sites.

 

Understanding Internet Slang

How - To Understand Internet Slang - The how to site defines Emoticons and Chat Acronyms.

Wikipedia and explaining Internet Slang - This Wikipedia site illustrates several examples of Internet slang for parents to understand.

 

Monitoring Software for Home Internet Use

PC Tattletale - Parental Control and Monitoring Software for the Internet.

Security Software Systems - Software options to monitor home computer use.