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Internet Safety
Internet Safety
In addition to useful and educational information, the internet contains content and resources that are inappropriate for children. The internet has also become a place for criminal activity, including cyber-bullying to harass others, as well as on-line predators seeking to gain access to children.
Recent surveys indicate an ever-growing risk to the problems that exist on the internet. One internet safety organization reported (source: i-SAFE):
* Of 20,000 middle school students 40% visited an inappropriate place on the Internet.
* Of 20,000 students, 10% were asked by someone they met on the Internet to meet face to face. 10% of them actually met a new person from the Internet face to face (2,000 were asked to meet and 200 actually met someone!)
* 24% saw nothing wrong with chatting with a stranger on the internet and 39% trusted those with whom they chatted.
* 58 % of students have not told their parents or another adult about someone being mean or hurtful to them online.
Internet Safety Resources
NetSmartz - The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.
iSafe - i-SAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet safety education. Founded in 1998 and endorsed by the U.S. Congress, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere.
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