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A PARENT'S GUIDE TO INTERNET SAFETY

With all the changes and accessibility to technology, it is very important that parents and students are aware of the dangers associated with the Internet. Florida State University Schools has put together some links and a PowerPoint presentation (380kb pdf) to help children and parents.

MySpace Awareness Video

Safety on FSUS' Campus

http://parentalcontrols.blogspot.com

A Parent's Guide to the Internet and it's Dangers to Children, and Parental Controls software information.

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

FBI Publications - A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety

http://www.cyberangels.org/resources.html

Cyberangels is a worldwide volunteer organization that is dedicated to helping people who need help online.

http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index.html

Produced by Disney, Goofy, Minnie & Mickey guide your child through 3 quizzes to help young children understand online safety. Fun & informative.

http://www.getnetwise.org/

Hosted by Internet Industry Corporations & Public Service Organizations, this is a large, excellent resource. Their safety guides are grouped by age from 2-17 years-old.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/index.html

The Federal Trade Commission's tips for keeping personal information about your children private when online and their rules for website operators.

http://www.safekids.com

Safekids.com is probably the most respected online safety site. The creator, Larry Magid wrote "Child Safety on the Information Highway" for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. That article is available here as well as a wealth of other useful and timely information.

http://www.yahooligans.com/parents/

Yahooligans! an internet search engine for children, offers information in three different areas; surfing as a family, safe online communications and avoiding inappropriate material.

http://www.nassaulibrary.org/parent/guide.pdf

Learn how to keep your children safe. Includes"discussion starters" to help you talk to your kids about online safety. This booklet was written by the Nassau Library System's Technology Committee and is available online. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to acess it. Click here if you want to download the free software.

Last Updated: 7/24/2007