There is certainly no shortage of resources for learning and teaching about internet safety. There are resources for all ages of students from pre-school aged “games” to dramatic and impactful teen videos. There are resources geared toward parents, educators and the students themselves. It is such a huge topic with many sub-topics including; personal safety, cyberbullying, avoiding scams and overall computer safety.
There is no doubt that addressing these topics, as an educator, or as a parent is frightening yet important. Anne Collierm, Co-director of ConnectSafely.org summarizes:
"One of the things that I try to tell parents every chance I get is that fear is bad. Fear is actually increasing risk, because when we're afraid, we shut down communications with our kids. When we start banning things and overreacting, they want to get as far away from us as they possibly can."
As parents and educators it is important for us to educate our children how to navigate the internet safely and appropriately.
This is a great site that addresses all involved parities: students of all ages, parents, teachers and yes even librarians! I like the explanation of terms, including the difference between filtering and blocking.
This Youtube geared towards teens presents a “story” about the dangers of sharing information on-line. It shows howjust a little bit of information shared can allow a predator to obtain more information and lead to a dangerous situtation.
A very thorough graphic presentation using teen-friendly language. Could be used as part of a library of resources, linked through a blog or wiki or given as a class presentation.
A quick simple video for tweens about cyber bullying.
This site has a lot of great features including interactive quizzes and games. Friend-finder presents social networking scenarios. The site also covers other aspects of computer safety including scams and identity theft.
This is a look at the real life faces behind tragic teen bullying incidents.
This is a government issued guide for parents. It is important not to just alarm parents but provide resources for them to use with their children.
This was one my favorite resources because it is so comprehensive. For the teen age group there are a number of videos that would be excellent starting points for open discussion.
A video reporting real life cyber bullying cases.
This is a Frontline episode called “Growing Up On-line” . It would be a great introductory piece for a parent presentation. It explains the scope of how the internet has affected today’s youth.
This site has a huge amount of resources including a video library and interactive forum for parents and educators.
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