Resources

There are many websites devoted to internet safety for children and teens. PBS did a special called Growing Up Online which you may be interested in. The latest from PBS on this topic was Digital Nation (Feb, 2010), well worth the 90 minutes to view.

Some good resources include:

Commonsense Media

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/internet-safety



Pew Internet and American Life Project

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/250/presentation_display.asp



A Thin Line
http://www.athinline.org/

Netsmartz

http://www.netsmartz.org/

KidsHealth

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

I-Safe

http://www.isafe.org/

Wired Safety

http://www.wiredsafety.org/

Web Wise Kids

http://www.webwisekids.org/index.asp?page=parents

Media Awareness Project

http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/index.cfm

National Institute on Media and the Family

http://www.mediafamily.org/

Media Literacy Clearinghouse:

http://www.frankwbaker.com/

Media Education Lab-Temple University

http://www.mediaeducationlab.com/