Internet Safety Links

The following websites contain information and activities for teaching students about internet safety. View these sites to find valuable and practical strategies for emphasizing Internet Safety, in the classroom and in the home.

Netsmartz
Activity Page:
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/activitycards.htm
ReaI Life Stories
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
Safety Pledges
http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/pledge.htm
Presentations
http://www.netsmartz.org/Presentations/
Parent Page
http://www.netsmartz.org/netparents.htm

CyberSmart
Lessons Page
http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/lessonsbygrade/
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/PRC/

I Keep Safe
Parent's Page
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/PRC/

PBS Internet Safety-Driver's License
http://pbskids.org/license/

Internet Safety
Training and Curricular Materials
www.isafe.org

4 Kids
http://4kids.org/safesurf/

Tips to Prevent Sexting

THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES of taking, sending, or forwarding a sexual picture of someone underage, even if it's of you. You could get kicked off of sports teams, face humiliation, lose educational opportunities, and even get in trouble with the law.
NEVER TAKE images of yourself that you wouldn't want everyone-your classmates, your teachers, your family, or your employers-to see.
BEFORE HITTING SEND, remember that you can't control where this image may travel. What you send to a boyfriend or girlfriend could easily end up with their friends, and their friends, and their friends...
IF YOU FORWARD a sexual picture of someone underage, you are as responsible for this image as the original sender. You could face child pornography charges, go to jail, and have to register as a sex offender.
REPORT any nude pictures you receive on your cell phone to an adult you trust. Do not delete the message. Instead, get your parents or guardians, teachers, and school counselors involved immediately.

Distributed by: Nancy Caramanico
Director of Technology, K-12
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
March, 2009