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General Internet Safety Tips:
- Keep your passwords private, even from your best friend! Your online
service will never ask for them, so neither should anyone else.
- Use only your Log-in Name and/or e-mail address when chatting or sending
e-mail. Never give out personal information like your name, address,
or phone number.
- Always delete unknown e-mail attachments before opening them.
They can contain destructive viruses.
Don't even open an email attachment from a trusted friend unless you are
expecting an attachment from them, and even then, not until after you
have scanned the attachment with your updated virus scanner. Some of the
slickest viruses can disguise themselves as having e-mail from your friends.
- Remember that nothing you write on the Web is completely private --
including e-mail. So be careful and think about what you type and who
you tell.
- People are not always as nice, cute, or funny as they may sound online.
Never make plans to meet an online "friend" in person.
Child Safety Information Links:
- Surf
Swell Island - Adventure in Internet safety with Mickey and friends.
- Disney's
Doug - Safety Tips from "Doug's Adventure Online."
- Test
Your Internet Smarts - How much do you know about Internet safety?
- More
Top 10 Netiquette Tips - An overview of good manners on the Internet.
- Safe
Child - Child Safety on the Information Highway
- Safe
Surfing for Kids - An Internet safety article from FamilyPC Magazine.
Parental Tools:
 A number
of tools exist to help parents manage their children's online experience,
including hardware and software programs that provide filtering options.
Below are links that contain useful information on choices and levels of
filtering that parents can use during family time on the Web. You can download
special software or purchase specific hardware that will limit surfing the
sites you deem appropriate for your household. Many of these services are
free; others require some form of payment. Links to Filtering Software
- SurfWatch
- Cyberpatrol
- EdView
- Anti-Defamation
League Hate Filter
- Guardianet
- Bess
- Net
Nanny
- X-Stop
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 The
Internet offers thousands of great Web sites and services for kids and
families, but trying to figure out which sites are appropriate for different
members of your family can be challenging. This section provides a snapshot
of kid-friendly sites designed to educate, guide, and inform kids in all
age groups.
Search and Directory for Kids:
- CyberPatrol's
Route 6-16 - Guide to the Web for kids, parents, and teachers.
Fun and Activities:
- Family.com
- The No. 1 site for family fun and activities.
- The
Cartoon Network - Online home to some of your favorite cartoon characters.
- Dr.
Seuss's Seussville - Not just green eggs and ham!
- Lego
Worlds - Online building blocks.
- Bonus.com
- Supersite for kids with fun, free activities.
- Sesame
Workshop - Home of "Sesame Street."
- Ty
- The Official Home of Beanie Babies.
- The
Wild World of Wonka - The official Web site of the Willy Wonka Candy
Factory.
- Fun
with Fruits and Vegetables Kids Cookbook - Safe, healthy fun for
the kitchen.
- Burger
Town on KidsCom - Activities and recipes just for kids.
- Cyberkids
- Games, activities, and community just for kids.
Learning on the Web:
- Exploratorium
- The museum of science, art, and human perception.
- Zoo
Web - Your online link to zoos and aquariums around the world.
- Smithsonian
Institution - Online home of America's most amazing museums and
artifacts.
- PBS
Kids! - Public television's online destination for kids.
- HaringKids
- Official Keith Haring Web site for children under 14.
- Children's
Literature Web Guide - Great resource for books and learning.
- FunBrain.com
- Educational online games for kids.
- SeaWorld/Busch
Gardens Animal Information Database - Shamu and friends on the Web.
- NASA
Web - National Aeronautics and Space Administration home page.
- TIME
Magazine for Kids - Current news and views just for kids.
- National
Geographic for Kids - Links to amazing cultures and people around
the world.
- The
White House for Kids - A full White House tour for kids.
- Internet
Public Library Youth Section - Super kid-friendly library links.
- WhaleNet
- An interactive education program -- monitor whales, dolphins, and
others via satellite!
Other Resources:
- SafeKids.com
- Tips, links, and suggestions for your family's online experience.
- Kid's
Domain - Shareware and freeware for kids, recommended by parents
and teachers.
- KIDSNET
- Media guide for children's TV and Internet programming.
- KidsBank.com
- A fun place for kids to learn about banking.
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This section
offers links to a variety of local and national authorities and organizations
that can assist you with specific online and safety concerns, including
links to local police and the FBI.