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USEFUL SITES FOR PARENT ON KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ON THE INTERNET

The following are examples of useful sites for information, software for monitoring online activity and search engines to help parents and children have a safe Internet experience. These websites and software programs are examples only, and are to be viewed and researched by the parents who must determine what fits their beliefs and needs.

http://www.michigan.gov/ag/0,1607,7-164-17334_17364_18384---,00.html

Michigan Attorney General website that lists Safety tips and 25 sites for various family type of interest.

http://isafe.org/

Provides information for educators, law enforcement and parents for Internet safety and training.

http://www.netsmartz.org/flash/index.html

This site provides resources for both Parents and children for Internet Safety. It has an interview with an actual victim who met with a person that she met online and provides information useful to educate parents and children.

http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

FBI parents guide to Internet Safety

http://www.getnetwise.org/

This site provides resources for and Online Safety Guide, Internet safety products such as filters to block explicit or violent content; limit time on the Internet or that will monitor child’s activities on the Internet, educational and entertaining websites for children and families and places to report trouble encountered while on the Internet.

http://www.safesurfin.com/

This site provides Internet safe tips for parents and children. It also provides an “Internet Driver’s License” test for children.

http://www.missingkids.com/

http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=713

Provides information on keeping children safe, resources for parents, missing children information and photographs. Several of the information publications providing the information is downloads and require Adobe Acrobat viewer, which is a free download from www.adobe.com.

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/guide.html

Provides various websites for children and parents concerned about children.

http://www.safekids.com/

Provides child safety on the Internet, parents guidelines, and other related information.

http://www.tucows.com

This site allows the search for software of various types to include: monitoring software, keystroke monitoring and other parental needs. The user types in the type of software requested and a list will be provided.