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We live in a wired world, our lives are surrounded by digital technology and it is fast becoming a seamless part of every child's day, at school and home. Students today work, live and play in this digital environment with great ease and very little fear. Children are quick to explorer, experiment and travel within this new medium with little hesitation. Schools and parents today have mostly focused their attention with this issue on the teaching of technology and application skills. An area which often is overlooked is online safety and the ethics of living in a digital world. At ASIJ we teach children netiquette and computer usage guidelines as part of our curriculum. (See our Acceptable Use Policy)
Below you will find a series of links, resources and ideas on how you as a parent can help and explore these issues of online safety and ethics with your children. Included are strategies, tips and discussions for families to use as place to start a dialogue with children on these topics.
For further tips, information or resources contact Mike Moody Information Technology Specialist @ES
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| Parenting of K-6
Children. http://childparenting.about.com/mpboards.htm |
Parent Soup http://www.parentsoup.com/ |
| ABCParenting http://www.abcparenting.com/index.cfm?cat=18 Huge list of links |
Parenthood Place http://www.parenthoodplace.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi |
| Online Parent Support http://home.about.com/parenting/ |
Online Internet Resources for Parent and Children
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Kids "How to Keep
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Parents Be Smart about Chat |
Berlin School's Internet Safety http://www.berlinwall.org/safety/ An excellent site, with kids quiz, resources and more. |
| Internet Safety Tips for Elementary School
Student http://www.staysafeonline.info |
Top Ten Cyber Security Tips for Teens,
Teachers and Families http://www.staysafeonline.info/ |
Safewiredschools The Consortium for School Networking has released new resources to help guide school leaders when they talk to parents and other community members about online safety issues.. http://www.safewiredschools.org/toolkit |
| Get Smart http://www.netsmartz.org Get Netsmart Teaching children what to watch out for when surfing the internet with fun and interactive games. |
Stay Safe Online http://www.msn.staysafeonline.com Stay Safe Online is an easy, kid-friendly guide to the Internet hosted by Shaquille O' Neal and his animated friends. This simple, 15 minute program helps children (and parents) make smart choices about the use of Internet . |
Get Wise http://www.getnetwise.org GetNetWise allows users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their family's use of the Internet. |
| Instant Messaging http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng A site with some basic information on the issues of instant messaging and what it is plus safety tips. |
Have you been IM'd? http://www.kidsturncentral.com/ A good site that discusses Instant Messaging with tips, safety ideas for parents and kids with resources |
Kids Media Awareness |