Internet Safety and Parent's Guides to Technology
Using the Internet Together
Parents Safety Guide to Social Networking

Internet Safety and Parent's Guides to Technology

The Internet is a global network that links millions of computers in universities, colleges, schools, corporations, government agencies, and homes, providing communication and information services to students, researchers, businesses, and the public. There is no single organization governing content on the Internet. The Internet presents incredible opportunities for discovery and learning. It also presents opportunities for fraud, manipulation, and the potential victimization of children. Please check out the sites below to help you keep your children and teens safe while using the Internet.

GetNetWise
GetNetWise is a public service site of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. Provides an excellent online safety guide and more than 100 tools available to parents in guiding their children’s use of the Internet.

ParenTech: Parenting in a Digital Age
A technology education primer for parents of middle school kids. A partnership of Ameritech Corporation and NCREL with support from the American Library Association.

Connect For Kids: Guidance for Grown-ups
A joint project of the American Library Association, The Ad Council, Coalition for American’s Children, One World, and Yahoo! and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the David & Lucile Packard Foundation. Connect for Kids provides valuable information on technology, families and community.

The Librarian’s Guide To Cyberspace for Parents & Kids
A primer on Internet safety from the American Library Association.

Child Safety on the Information Highway
A primer and standard in information about child safety on the Internet. Published by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Using the Internet Together - Some Starting Points

ALA 700+ Great Sites
Librarian-selected sites in many areas of interest to kids. Includes sites in Spanish and sites for parents and teachers.

GetNetWise
An educational site that includes guidance for parents in helping children use the Internet safely.

Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages
Recommendations for families that would like to explore the Web together

KCLS Homework Page
Access to KCLS selected homework web sites. 

Parents Guide to Social Networking

Surfing the Net with Kids
Educational sites organized by subject, rated, and reviewed.