Cyber Safety

The site, from a British non-profit charity, lists concise and informative guidelines for chat and email.

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services on the safe and responsible use of the Internet.

Federal Communication Commission's Children's Internet Protection Act - Consumer Facts

Teacher resources from Common Sense Media.

This site offers many resources on protecting privacy.

Georgia Harper of the Office of General Counsel for University of Texas System provides a comprehensive outline of copyright and the Internet.

A student's mock public service announcement hosted on YouTube from the teen's perspective.

Real Life Stories- Stories provided by NetSmartz.org

CyberSmart contains free K-8 curricula related to the International Society for Technology in Education's National Education Technology Standards (NETS). It consists of 65 original, non-sequential, and standards-based lesson plans, student activity sheets, posters, and information for families.

Sixty-five standard-based cyber safety lessons.

An article on cyberbullying written by psychologist Ken Shore, who has over 25 years experience in public education.

A list of tools for protecting privacy while online.

FBI (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge, a free school-based Internet safety program

Free online Internet safety.

This guide provides school administrators with practical suggestions and resources for ensuring that computer networks are secure from cyber attacks.

The Computer Security Division responds to the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002. While most of the information is specifically addressing security research for Federal Information Systems, this knowledge applies to educators and the public.

The Online Privacy Alliance is a diverse group of more than 30 global corporations and associations who have come together to introduce and promote business-wide actions that create an environment of trust and foster the protection of individuals' privacy online.

A nonprofit consumer rights and advocacy organization, which has compiled resources on privacy protection.

Lesson plan asks students "pay attention to technology" by recognizing the many dangers of Internet.

Helpful privacy information.

Provides free and non-technical cyber security resources to consumers, small businesses and educators.

StaySafeOnline.org, a website packed with resources and backed by several major sponsors

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. This is a guide to cyberbullying for students.

Have your students sign a certificate that they understand the rules on Internet safety.

The Library of Congress provides a fun and interactive Flash site for educators and students on copyright.

TEA provides links to Internet Safety activities and lessons.

The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) was created in 1999 by Governor George Bush and authorized by the 77th Texas Legislature in 2001 to serve as a central location for school safety information.

The official website for the US Copyright office.

Information provided by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

A variety of cyber safety videos, activities, and lessons.

Safety Land, by AT&T, is an interactive game for elementary students.

A site about the potential dangers of Internet safety includes online games.

Friends of Active Copyright Education (FAE) is an initiative of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., a nonprofit corporation founded to foster interest in the study of copyright law and the rights in literature, music, art, the theater, motion pictures, and other forms of intellectual property. This site was developed to educate students on copyright laws.

Disney Internet Safety Resources

FBI (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge, a free school-based Internet safety program

i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation funded by Congress via the Department of Justice that provides free K-12 curricula and training to schools. i-SAFE serves more than 4 million students throughout America, including more than 80,000 young people in Texas. The initial page to this site uses Flash and Quicktime.

This interactive activity informs tweens and teens about Internet predators.

The iKeepSafe.org website uses an animated mascot named Faux Paw the Techno Cat to teach children the importance of protecting personal information and avoiding inappropriate places on the Internet.

Helping parents keep their children safe online

Comic book-style characters address social networking and cyberbullying through animation, videos, and webcomics.

Social networking tips for teens and tweens.

This site provides an informative report on teens and social networking called Teens, Privacy and Online Social Networks: How teens manage their online identities and personal information in the age of MySpace.

Information for kids provided by 4kids.org

Disney provides a series of interactive activities featuring the popular cartoon character, Doug.

Safeteens is a publication of The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, supplying safety information on various forms of Internet communication.

Tips for staying safe while using social networking sites.

A site from WiredKids, Inc which focuses on cyberbullying and has multiple flash videos on the subject.

TeenAngels.org is a division of WiredSafety that highlights specific information for teens on chat and email use.

This site offers special information designed to teach younger Internet users how to surf safely and how to have fun doing it. Also, they maintain a space to report bad sites or get advice.

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services on the safe and responsible use of the Internet.

Common Sense Media is a not-for-profit organization providing information and tools as well as an independent forum on media. 

This site offers many resources on protecting privacy.

A student's mock public service announcement hosted on YouTube from the teen's perspective.

Real Life Stories -Stories provided by NetSmartz.org

Secure Texas provides up-to-date technology security information as well as tips to help strengthen Texas technology infrastructure.

FBI (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge, a free school-based Internet safety program

This site provides a series of videos of real-life stories of teens and how they have been effected by cyberbullying.

The Online Privacy Alliance is a diverse group of more than 30 global corporations and associations who have come together to introduce and promote business-wide actions that create an environment of trust and foster the protection of individuals' privacy online.

Information for kids provided by 4kids.org

Helpful privacy information.

Provides free and non-technical cyber security resources to consumers, small businesses and educators.

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. This is a guide to cyberbullying for students.

The Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) was created in 1999 by Governor George Bush and authorized by the 77th Texas Legislature in 2001 to serve as a central location for school safety information.

Internet safety

Here you will find more tips for using social networking sites.

A variety of cyber safety videos, activities, and lessons.