Safety & Ethics in Cyberspace

Links & Resources

Table of Contents

Terminology | Protect You & Your Computer | Blocking & Filtering | Copyright & Ethics
Law Enforcement | Netiquette | Sites for: Parents Kids Teens Educators
Other Resources & Tips

Terminology

• NetLingo
• Webopedia
• WhatIs - IT Encyclopedia & Learning Center

Protect yourself & your computer

• Identity Theft Coach - an interactive guide that coaches you to safeguard personal and financial records from fraud and identity theft.
• CNET antivirus software reviews
• PC Magazine's antivirus software reviews
• Firewall reviews
• "TopTen " Firewall reviews
• Anti-Spyware Guide
• Free software to protect against spyware, adware, other potential threats
  • Ad-Aware
  • SpywareBlaster
  • Spybot Search & Destroy

Blocking & filtering software

• SearchEngineWatch resources and links for Children's Guides and Search Engines, Filtering Options, Filtering and Blocking Software
• Parental Software reviews and general information
• Sesame Street - Safety Software information
• "TopTen" Internet Filtering software reviews
• "TopTen" Monitoring software reviews

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Copyright, piracy & other ethics issues

• Copyright Kids - geared towards young students
• Cyberbee - another copyright site for elementary age
• CyberCitizen
• Avoiding Illegal Software
• Motion Picture Association of America Anti-Piracy
• US Copyright Office Library of Congress
• Copyright & Fair Use, Stanford University
• Copyright Condensed (Heartland AEA 11) A Quick Reference to Copyright - reproducible for educational use
• Copyright & Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers - a basic chart in PDF format that can be copied and distributed as needed.
• A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright, Cathy Newsome, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Copyright Guidelines, Jefferson County Schools, Golden, Colorado

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Local law enforcement

• Boise Police Department (208) 377-6500
• Garden City Police Department (208) 472-2950
• Ada County Sheriff's Office (208) 377-6790
• Boise County Sheriff's Office (208) 392-4411
• State of Idaho Office of the Attorney General (208) 334-2400
• Idaho State Police (208) 884-7000
• FBI - Boise Resident Agency (208) 344-7843
  Idaho is covered by the FBI Field Office at Salt Lake City

Good Manners & Netiquette (How to Avoid Annoying Others)

• NetManners
• CyberNetiquette Comix from Disney Online
• Microsoft's Netiquette 101

A few good sites for...

Parents

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - The CyberTipline handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children.
• Microsoft's Security at Home
• Cyberbullying
• Bustem - Computer Safety, Security, Viruses, Spam, Laws
• Florida Computer Crime Center - Child Safety
• On Guard On Line - Practical tips from the Federal Government and the technology industry.
  Español
• ParentsHome at NetSmartz
• University of Kentucky - Protecting Your Privacy
• i-Safe America
• Web Wise Kids
• Wired Safety - extensive information on many topics

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Kids

• Play it CyberSafe - Games and Tools for Kids
• Get NetWise Safety Guide
• i-Safe America
• Safety Clicks
• Safe Games for Kids
• Stop Bullying Now
• NetSmartz for Kids
• Virtual Global Taskforce - Children's Home Page

Teens

• Get NetWise Safety Guide
• Chat Dangers - How to Keep Safe While Chatting Online
• i-Safe America
• NS Teens - Making safer online choices
• Teen Angels
• TeensHome at NetSmartz
• Safe Surfing Tips for Teens

Educators

• Play it CyberSafe
• Cyberbulling
• Cybersmart Curriculum
• i-LEARN Online Toolkit (affiliated with i-Safe)
  • Resources:
  • Overview
  • Flyer
  • i-Learn and Educators
  • Curriculum Scope and Sequence
• i-Safe America
• NetSmartz for Educators
• Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse
• Safe Teens
• Web Wise Kids
• Wired Safety - Educators & Librarians resources

Other Resources & Tips

• Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Secretary of State Ben Ysursa have announced ProtecTeens, a statewide effort to inform and assist parents regarding the dangers children face from sexual predators on the Internet. ProtecTeens includes a 21-minute video presentation. Call the AG's office at 334-2400 to request the free CD presentation. Also on the CD are the following pdf files, duplicated here:
  • Attorney General's Internet Safety Manual
  • Family Contract for Internet Safety
  • Information about parental control software

• In your Internet Explorer browser, select Tools, then Internet Options. Using the Privacy, Security and Content tabs you can adjust numerous settings that will help control how your browser handles privacy and security issues.
  If you use Netscape, select Edit, Preferences, then double click on "Privacy & Security".
  In Foxfire, select Tools, Options and make your choices under "Security", "Web Features" and "Advanced".
• Check your favorite search engine for filter options you can set on your computer.
  • Google: Go to google.com and click the "Preferences" link beside the search box, look for the Safe-Search Filtering.
  • Yahoo: Go to yahoo.com and click the "Advanced" link beside the search box, look for SafeSearch Filter. From there, go to the "Preferences" link to set filters for all searches.
  • Altavista: Go to altavista.com and click the "Settings" link beside the FIND button, click on Family Filter.
  • Using another search engine? SearchEngineWatch can help.
• Encourage your children to use "kid friendly" search engines such as Kids Yahoo, KidsClick, and Ask Jeeves Kids.

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