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NetSmartz for Educators - Videos, activities, and curriculum ideas for teachers
http://www.netsmartz.org/educators.htm

WiredKids for Educators - Articles and online safe sites
http://www.wiredkids.org/educators/index.html

WiredSafety - definitions, articles, tutorials, videos etc
http://www.wiredsafety.org/educatiors.html

CyberAngels for educators - usage agreements, online classes
http://www.cyberangels.org/connected.html

Be Web Aware by Media Awareness Network (see Safety Tips by Age on left side of screen)
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx

GetNetWise: Online Safety Guide by Internet Education Foundation
http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/

Virginia DOE Internet Safety Guidelines
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Technology/OET/internet-safety-guidelines.shtml

Cyberbullying

Be Web Aware: Challenging Cyber Bullying by Media Awareness Network
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/CyberBullying.aspx

Cyberbullies by National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.mcgruff.org/ProblemSolver/cyberbully.htm

Cyberbullying handouts [untitled] by Bullying.org
http://www.cyberbullying.org/pdf/Cyberbullying_Information.pdf

OnGuard Online—US CERT Tip: Dealing with Cyberbullies by United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team
http://www.onguardonline.gov/certtips/st06-005.html

STOP cyberbullying by WiredKids
http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html

Definitions

BeWebAware: Internet 101 by Media Awareness Network
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/internet101.aspx

Glossary by Symantec
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/refa.html

Internet Definitions by Netsmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/definitions.htm

The Librarian’s Guide to Great Web Sites for Kids by American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/guide.html

OnGuard Online: Glossary by Federal Trade Commission
http://onguardonline.gov/glossary.html

E-mail

BeWebAware: Spam by Media Awareness Network
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/spam.aspx

GetNetWise: Risks by Technology: Email by Internet Education Foundation
http://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/technology/email

Help keep spam out of your inbox by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/fightspam.mspx

OnGuard Online: Spam Scams by Federal Trade Commission
http://onguardonline.gov/spam.html

Sorted: Keep your information secure online by Childnet International
http://www.childnet-int.org/sorted/

Ethics

Cyberethics by U.S. Department of Justice, Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section
http://www.cybercrime.gov/cyberethics.htm

RespectCopyrights.org by Motion Picture Association of America
http://www.respectcopyrights.org/content.html

Filtering

BeWebAware: Get the Most out of the Internet: Technological Tools by Media Awareness Network
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/wa_teachers/safe_passage_teachers/getmost_techtools.cfm

Filtering and Blocking by WiredKids
http://www.wiredkids.org/safesites/filtering.html

FilterReview.com by National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families
http://www.filterreview.com/index.htm

“Why Filters Won’t Protect Children or Adults” by Nancy Kranich, Library Administration and Management 18(1): 14-18 (published by American Library Association)
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/ifissues/issuesrelatedlinks/whyfilterswontprotect.htm

Hate Sites

BeWebAware: Violent and Hateful Content by Media Awareness Network
http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/violent.aspx

WHOIS Search by Network Solutions
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp

Identity Theft


Help prevent identity theft from phishing scams by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishingemail.mspx

Keep Your Identity To Yourself by National Crime Prevention Council
http://www.ncpc.org/media/Identity_Theft.php

OnGuard Online: ID Theft by Federal Trade Commission
http://onguardonline.gov/idtheft.html

Your National Resource about Identity Theft by Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft//

Instant Messaging

10 tips for safer instant messaging by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/online/imsafety.mspx

Online Games

Ready, set, game: Learn how to keep video gaming safe and fun by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/gamingonline.mspx

“10 Tips for Dealing with Game Cyberbullies and Griefers” on Ready, set, game: Learn how to keep video gaming safe and fun by Microsoft
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/griefers.mspx

Professional Development

i-LEARN by i-SAFE
http://ilearn.isafe.org/

K-12 Professional Development and Overview Presentation by CyberSmart
http://www.cybersmart.org/pd/
http://www.cybersmart.org/info/overview_pres.asp