Sites of Interest
The Internet Safety Podcast is a non-profit weekly program to educate parents, teachers, and teens about the benefits and risks of technology. The program helps make technical issues and solutions accessible in an educational, entertaining, and useful way.
PointSmart.ClickSafe. originally began in June 2007 as a comprehensive initiative introduced by the cable television industry to educate consumers and parents about online safety and the appropriate use of the Internet by children by emphasizing three key concepts: Control - online parental controls and setting rules for children about online use; Education - media literacy skills especially in an online environment; and Choice - helping children make the right choices online.
The Internet Keep Safe Coalition is a broad partnership of governors and/or first spouses, attorneys general, public health and educational professionals, law enforcement, and industry leaders working together for the health and safety of youth online. iKeepSafe® uses these unique partnerships to disseminate safety resources to families worldwide.
Common Sense Media is a national organization led by concerned parents and individuals with experience in child advocacy, public policy, education, media and entertainment. The members of our staff, Boards of Directors, and Advisors represent leading research, academic and policy institutions as well as the business community. Our members have a broad range of views and backgrounds, but they all share a passion for media and for kids.
Cable in the Classroom (CIC) is the U.S. cable industry’s education foundation. Our mission is to foster the use of cable content and technology to expand and enhance learning for children and youth nationwide.
Working in partnership with and on behalf of the cable industry, CIC advocates for the visionary, sensible and effective use of media in homes, schools, and communities.
The Center on Media and Child Health at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health is dedicated to understanding and responding to the effects of media on the physical, mental, and social health of children through research, production, and education.
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association is the principal trade association of the cable industry in the United States. Founded in 1952, NCTA's primary mission is to provide its members with a strong national presence by providing a single, unified voice on issues affecting the cable and telecommunications industry.
Childnet International’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children.
WiredSafety.org is the largest and oldest online safety, education, and help group in the world. Originating in 1995 as a group of volunteers rating websites, it now provides one-to-one help, extensive information, and education to cyberspace users of all ages on a myriad of Internet and interactive technology safety issues.
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.
i-SAFE Inc. is a non-profit foundation whose mission is to educate and empower youth to safely and responsibly take control of their Internet experiences. The i-SAFE program provides students with the awareness and knowledge they need in order to recognize and avoid dangerous, destructive, or unlawful behavior and to respond appropriately.
Web Wise Kids is dedicated to empowering today’s youth to make wise choices online and specializes in easy to use, school-approved Internet safety education for youth ages 11 to 16. Today’s e-generation is taught valuable lessons in their own medium using computer games with high tech simulations based on real life criminal cases.
GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. They aim for Internet users to have the resources needed to make informed decisions on their family's use of the Internet.
SOLOS Programs address cyber-bullying, online sexual exploitation and gang recruitment and other issues for youth face online. Their mission is to increase the capacity of youth, parents and professional to effectively respond to online exploitation, whether sexual, emotional or societal, through non-punitive, educational based approaches.
ConnectSafely’s forum offers a central place for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone interested in the impact of the social Web, for learning about safe, civil use of web 2.0. The forum is also designed to give teens and parents a voice in the continued public discussion about youth online safety. ConnectSafely also offers all kinds of social-media safety tips for teens and parents as well as many other resources.
The Family Online Safety Institute works to make the online world safer for kids and their families by identifying and promoting best practice, tools and methods in the field of online safety, that also respect free expression. They do this through the development of public policy, technology, education and special events.
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Australia's ISP-Level Internet Content Filtering Trial Final Report (PDF)
ISTTF (Internet Safety Technical Task Force) Final Report (PDF)
ISTTF Final Report - Appendix D: Tab and Exhibits (PDF)
FOSI Family Online Internet Safety Contract (PDF)
FOSI Children's Bill of Rights on the Internet (PDF)
FOSI Internet Safety Tips for Kids (PDF)
FOSI Internet Safety Tips for Parents (PDF)
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety (PDF)