Internet+Safety

As repetitive as it seems, people really do need to be careful on the internet. One can do anything from just talking in a chat room and somehow getting a sexual predator, to trying to order something and getting your credit information stolen. You really do have to be careful in everything you do online, because sites aren't always what you think they are. You can do alot of things to make sure you are being safe, like looking for a little lock in the address bar when you're orering anything, as a clue that it is a "secure site." With chat rooms and things, it's usually better to keep kids just off of the chatroom sites becase you never really know who your talking to and kids tend to me more guilible than adults.

Safety is an important issue when using the internet. There have been safety laws issued to benefit parents with young children. For example, one law that was established has websites describe their policy and get parental consent for any information about their child. For example, an address or phone number. Kids of any age should be aware of the dangerous aspects of the internet. Giving your phone number or house address can be a huge mistake. Who knows the creater of the website or where the information is going to. Now many programs added settings that parents can control. This way parents are able to monitor what their kids do on the computer and if they have to they are able to block certain things.

i-SAFE Inc. is a corporation formed completely around internet safety. It was formed in 1998 and informs many people about internet safety. It uses a classroom curriculum to teach not only students in grades K-12, but parents, teachers and other adults as well. Its main purpose is to make the internet safer for children. This is very important because the internet is being used by children of a younger age more frequently. The i-SAFE program helps children understand what to avoid when using the internet, and what could be a possible danger online. To understand more about this program, or even get involved, visit the website at: http://www.isafe.org/

Another site that was created to teach young children about the dangers of the internet is http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/safety.htm. This website lists ten important reminders for children using the web. Not only does it remind them of the importance of copy rights, it also encourages them to show their parents what they are doing on the computer. It reminds them that if they see something strange, to always report it to an adult. Teaching kids about internet safety is important, it could save their life!

http://www.netsmartz.org/ is a gret resource for parents, teachers and kids to use to help learn/get advice on teaching internet safety to kids. The difference between teaching internet safety and not teaching it could be the difference between have a child in class or have that child on a missing persons report. Interrnet Safety is a requirement for schools in the computers. Schools are required to put some type of internet safety and filters on their computers to limit what websited schildren can go on from the school computers. This is to ensure that all children are safe from the websites out their that should make the internet age appropriatefor the students that are using the school computers.