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Web Dangers Today's technology provides us with wonderful and amazing opportunities to enrich our lives, but it can also allow unwelcome and even dangerous people to interact with us and our children. Now more than ever before, it is imperative that parents, teachers and children work closely together to prevent online abuse on all fronts. There are proven prevention strategies empower youth to recognize and resist all types of harmful situations that exist online. Situations such as social networking, blogging, Instant Messaging, online predators, cyber romances, cyber bullying, identity theft, flaming, piracy and more are introduced in our engaging and challenging Internet safety games. Our goal is to empower youth and adults with the knowledge and experience they need to safely and confidently explore the cyber-world. Working together to protect todays youth may not rid the Internet of offenders, but it will greatly limit their reach. Helpful Links Information and strategies to avoid Phishing and Pharming scams www.antiphishing.org Read family-friendly reviews of media and entertainment http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Report a cyber crime to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children www.cybertipline.com Review the Federal Trade Commission's tips for online safety www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm Locate your local Internet Crimes Against Children taskforce www.icactraining.org Parents/Teachers Teen chat and acronyms decoder - 'teen speak' translation made easy www.teenchatdecoder.com Compare and obtain reviews on safety products for your computer such as filters www.getnetwise.org Access a complete online dictionary of hundreds of regularly used email chat acronyms www.netlingo.com Online safety tips and information about preventing and recognizing the symptoms online child sexual abuse www.ProtectKids.com and www.darkness2light.org See if there are sexual offenders living in your neighborhood www.familywatchdog.us Resources to help elementary age children learn about safety on the Internet www.ikeepsafe.org Technology education and web activities for grandparents and adults ages 50 and over www.seniornet.org Free child safety information pack at www.csn.org National Cyber Security Alliance, provides free and non-technical cyber security and safety resources. www.staysafeonline.info Lighting the way to protect children and families from the dangers of illegal Internet pornography and sexual predators www.enough.org The National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC) provides training, prevention, intervention and treatment services to fight child abuse and neglect www.nationalcac.org Obtain help and support to locate a missing child www.pollyklaas.com www.fourthekids.org www.childquest.org www.childalert.org www.missingkids.com www.vca.org Parents/Kids Imbee is a social networking site with safety in mind for kids ages 8-14. It is designed to offer kids a fun and dynamic user experience and parents easy-to use controls. www.imbee.com Inspired by the 'Anne of Green Gables' novels, AnnesDiary.com is the first social networking site for children to use biometric technology to protect children from Internet predators. The site offers girls between the ages of 7 and 15 a secure online diary and chatroom where they can communicate safely with their peers from around the world. www.annesdiary.com Miscellaneous RADAR: My Mobile Watchdog - Parental Control for Cell Phones - Monitor your kid's IM, text, email and calls and be alerted by email (directly to your cell phone) about any unauthorized contact with your child. www.mymobilewatchdog.com Smarter Surfing Starts Here IncredibleInternet.com Initiative guided by the leadership of Attorney General Gonzalez, Project Safe Childhood www.projectsafechildhood.gov California Coalition for Children's Internet Safety www.cybersafety.ca.gov Just for kids: McGruff the Crime Dog's Child Safety Center www.mcgruff.com An informative site from the DOJ for kids, parents and teachers. Also includes do's and don'ts for the Internet www.usdoj.gov/kidspage Internet Crimes Against Children Arizona Taskforce www.azicac.net Crafts, games and an index of safe websites for kids www.netmom.com Yoursphere, our new "safety first" social network for kids.http://yoursphere.com/welcome Information found on:
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