Technology and Cyber Safety are two very important aspects of student learning today.

There are some great parent resources regarding cyber safety. Take a look at these:

Internet Safety Overview
About.com Internet Safety Index
 

Below are articles written by Lawrence J. Magid, a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times, and host of www.safekids.com and www.safeteens.com. They are a must read for all parents concered about the technological issues that surround our families today:

Teen Safety on the Information Highway
Protecting Your Privacy: Sometimes It's OK to Keep Secrets
Protecting Your Family's Privacy
What Are The Risks?
Family Contract for Online Safety

 

 iKeepSafe.org and MySpace.com have created Social Networking Basics with several informative short videos for parents to learn about MySpace. In addition to videos on how to use MySpace, information is also provided for parents to contact MySpace with concerns.

Common Craft has created a short video, Social Networking In Plain English, which provides a basic overview of how social networking sites work.

The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign created a Digital Techology 101 page with information, guidance and resources for parents on several digital technology tools – including cell phones, social networking sites, and online videos.

PBS’s FRONTLINE televised Growing Up Online in January 2008 which looked at how the Internet is changing childhood. The site includes online access to the video, as well as links to their research and numerous cyber safety sites.