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Online Internet Safety Resources for Parents

Below is a list of online resources where parents will find information and contacts for keeping their child safe while visiting the Internet. "Surfing the Net" can be an exciting family experience to plan vacations and learn about new places and things. However, parents need to know how to show their children how to "surf" safely on this expanding information highway. The sites listed below will provide you with tips on how you can protect your child while on the Internet, provide information on cyber bullying, suggest some guidelines and rules for Internet use, and provide you with agencies to contact to report abuse.

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  • Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Pointers for Parents: Children and the Internet
    Find out more about our policies, practices, and suggestions for promoting safe Internet use by children.
  • Operation Safe Surf
    Plethora of resources on Internet safety provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett includes press releases, kids and parents spotlight, brochures, links, etc.
  • Internet Safety Information for Parents
    PA Attorney General Tom Corbett includes resources for parents to keep their children safe online. This includes programs and resources to assist Pennsylvania parents from Internet safety to drug use prevention. There is also information available to answer common questions facing parents.
  • How aware are you on keeping your child safe online
    Internet safety quiz for adults provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. This quiz contains questions and answers for keeping children safe online.
  • Glossary of Internet Related Terms
    Definitions for popular Internet and computer terms are provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett. These terms range from Blogs to URLs to white listing.
  • Internet Safety & Netiquette Tips (pdf)
    These are tips for communicating online provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett. One tip is to "avoid using all caps when typing online, because it is considered "shouting."
  • Introduction to Cyberbullying
    Introduction to cyber bullying provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett that includes links to additional information for K-5, middle school, and high school students; parents; schools; teachers; and even cyber bullying in the news.
  • Don't be a Cyber Bully (pdf)
    Overview of cyber bullying provided by PA Attorney General Tom Corbett that includes a definition of cyber bullying, how to deal with cyber bullies, and a cyber bullying pledge at the end.
  • 8 Rules for Staying Safe Online (pdf)
    The Center for Missing and Exploited Children created these 8 rules for keeping children safe while surfing online.
  • Child Predator Unit
    Description of PA Attorney General Tom Corbett's Child Predator Unit that he created in January 2005 to protect the children in Pennsylvania. In January 2005, Corbett created a dedicated Child Predator Unit, using a group of specially trained agents and prosecutors across Pennsylvania to identify and capture online predators before them can harm children.
  • SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com
    Maintained by Larry Magid, the author of Child Safety on the Information Highway, these sites provide parents with the information they need to keep their children safe on the Internet.
  • Get Net Wise
    A comprehensive site, full of information on Internet safety, tools for keeping kids safe on the web, and recommendations of good sites for kids.
  • Kaboose: Safe Surfing Guide
    Information for parents and kids on using the Internet in a safe and fun way.

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