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Online Safety Tips for Parents
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Stay Informed - Know what's going on "online".
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Never give out personal information online - Kids should not give their address, phone number, name, school name, etc., to a stranger on the phone, nor should they give it online.
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Teach your children to come to you if anything makes them feel uncomfortable.
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Use parental control software as appropriate - There are several software solutions to keep kids out of adult Internet sites.
Information on using the Internet More Safely - for Parents and Kids
| http://www.safekids.com You'll find tips, advice and suggestions to make your family's online experience more safe, fun and productive! |
http://www.staysafeonline.info Staying Safe Online -sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance |
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet "Parents Guide to the Internet" - produced by U.S. Department of Education: Office of Educational Research and Improvement: Office of Educational Technology |
| http://www.netparents.org America Links Up: "A Kids Online Teach-In" is sponsored by a broad based coalition of non-profit organizations, education groups, and corporations concerned with providing children with a safe and rewarding experience online. |
http://www.getnetwise.org The Internet offers kids many opportunities for learning, constructive entertainment, and personal growth. At the same time, parents are concerned about the risks kids face online. The challenge for parents is to educate themselves and their children about how to use the Internet safely. |
http://www.surfnetkids.com/safety.htm "Protecting our Kids on the Internet" from Surfing the Net with Kids. |
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http://www.safeteens.com/
Teen Safety on the Information Highway
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http://www.chatdanger.com
Facts and Tips on using Chat Services
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| http://www.childnet-int.org/ A non-profit organization working with others to "help make the Internet a great and safe place for children." |
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http://www.yahooligans.com/parents/safety.html
Safe Surfing with your Family
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Student-Friendly Search Tools
Internet Search Tips
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Five Quick Tips for Searching the Internet
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Use "Indexing" engines for specific terms and "Directories" for general or popular information.
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Use precise keywords - such as "Call of the Wild", instead of Dog Books.
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Put exact phrases or multi-word searches in quotation marks.
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Use "operators" (AND, OR, NOT, +, and -) or a Search Tool's "Advanced Search" Features to focus (narrow) the results.
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Check the source of the information. Is it from an authoritative reputable source where the information is more likely to be accurate and current?
Before going "online", jot down some keywords about the topic that you are researching. For example, for a book you might have "The Title", "The author's name", and the location or setting. Remember, the better you pick your keywords, the better the search results will be! A thesaurus can be a useful tool when searching the internet.
Although most search tools support the use of Boolean logic terms AND, (+), OR, NOT, and (-), to refine your search, they don't always treat them the same. However, many search tools support the use of "quotation marks" around an exact phrase or group of words. This will narrow (refine) your results and will save you a lot of time!
Try several different search tools. Search tools work differently. No single tool can index the Web completely. If you need a very thorough search, pick three or four and use one right after the other. Compare the results and explore the sites that look the most promising (relevant) and accurate (authoritative)!
Once you find the type of information you were looking for, check the source. Make sure the internet site is based on trustworthy sources. Check copyright, references, bibliographies. Look for information from official sites of recognizable institutions, like colleges and universities, well-known companies and businesses, official government resources, etc. to help avoid "inaccurate" or even false information. Beware of information placed on wikis such as Wikapedia as anyone can post and/or change information posted here.
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Tips for Finding Graphics/Images on the InternetBefore going "online", jot down some keywords about the topic that you are researching. Remember, the better you pick your keywords, the better the search results will be! Use "quotation marks" around an exact phrase or group of words. This will narrow (refine) your results, save you some time, and increase the chance that the first few search results will be what you were looking for (relevant). Try several different search tools" - Search tools work differently. No single tool can index the Web completely.
Be careful when searching for a graphic or image. Most content filtering software does not filtering images and therefore inappropriate graphics/images may be included in some search result (ie. Goolge Images).
Copyright and Fair Use In general, educational classroom projects may include materials from CDs, books, the Internet, and other sources, provided they meet the criteria and are used in accordance with the "Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia" (adopted Sept. 1996 by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property). The "guidelines" can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office - Library of Congress site http://www.copyright.gov Always find and read the "Image Use", End-user's Agreement, or similar for each site that you wish to download and use graphics from. Most reputable image resource sites make this easy for you to find. If you are not sure whether your use of an image will qualify as "Fair Use"...you should ask the copyright owner for written permission prior to copying and using it. For questions and help concerning "Copyrights and Fair Use", consult your campus librarian/media specialist.
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