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Internet Safety Resources

There are numerous resources online for tips and educational information on digital citizenship and Internet safety, as well as a plethora of research, but it helps to have a sense of direction navigating these items.

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Used as part of the district’s Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship curriculum, Common Sense Media has a number of specific resources on media and technology.

http://commonsensemedia.org/

iSafe is another a well regarded resources used as part of the District’s Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship curriculum.

http://www.i-safe.org/

Stop Bullying

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

Netsmartz from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents

http://www.nsteens.org/

http://www.netsmartzkids.org/

Cybersmart

http://www.cybersmart.org/

Carnegie Mellon University’s My Secure Cyberspace

http://www.mysecurecyberspace.com

Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's SAFE-Net (Security Awareness for Everyone on the Net)

https://safenet.3rox.net/


FBI SOS (Safe Online Surfing for Grades 3-8)
Interactive Games and Resources

https://sos.fbi.gov/

PA Attorney General's Child Safety

https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/Quick_Links/Child_Safety/

Parry Aftab is an often interviewed and cited expert that deals with Internet Safety and related topics. She has a number of resources on her website at http://www.aftab.com/  and https://www.wiredsafety.com/

The Federal Trade Commission has information on many things like privacy, fraud emails, scams, facial recognition, Identity Theft and other topics.

http://www.ftc.gov/ and http://onguardonline.gov/

Just for parents http://onguardonline.gov/features/feature-0002-featured-info-parents

 Net Cetera Toolkit http://onguardonline.gov/features/feature-0004-featured-net-cetera-toolkit

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University contains a wealth of information and reports.

The cyberbullying research center seeks to identify the causes and consequences of cyberbullying.

 

Understanding Apps for Parents:

FBI Parent's Guide to Internet Safety

A Parent's Guide to Facebook

 KIK Messenger Safety Tips

 A Parent's Guide to Snap Chat and Maps

 

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)

http://www.ic3.gov/