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 * Safety on the Internet** is a concern for schools and parents. Here are some sites that you might find useful and want to share with others.

Common Sense http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ has a section for parents and one for educators. Look for tips or articles featuring the Internet to read for information. This is a social site in which you may participate, but there are reviewers outside of the social network. The site states as part of its mission: "We believe in media sanity, not censorship."

Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use http://csriu.org/ is Nancy Willard's site. There is a wealth of information that is to be found here from a leader in the field. Check out her bio if you are unfamiliar with her background.

Cyberbullying.org http://cyberbullying.org/ has a webinar available on cyberbullying and plenty of links, many Canadian, that will be helpful in learning more about cyberbullying.

i-Safe Inc. http://isafe.org/ is endorsed by the U.S. Congress and provides education on online safety. Once you complete i-Learn online (video course you access online through the website), you have access to the materials available to use for teaching.

Wired Safety http://wiredsafety.org/ lists itself as the world's largest Internet safety group. This site is supported by Parry Aftab who is a Internet privacy and security lawyer. There are links for parents, educators, law enforcement, and others.

Net Family News http://netfamilynews.org/ is a blog by Anne Collier providing timely information on technological news for parents about their kids, technology, and the future. Good reading for those of us who are in education, too!