CTAP4: Cybersafety Education Links

Agencies are listed in alphabetical order. Note: to search for resources in Spanish, go to the edit menu of your browser, select FIND and use the keyword search that appears at the bottom of your screen. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Agency Name/Link		Description	Type of Agency
A	Adina's Deck [Cyberbully Film Project]	Adina's Deck: Solving Cyberbully Mysteries. Award-winning 30-minute film, website and parent/teachers guide to educate 9-15 year olds about Cyber Bullying: harassment via the Internet, digital technologies and mobile phones. School assembly details are also available.	Education, Commercial
	AT&T Education Advocates Program	AT&T Education Advocates/Directors are credentialed teachers who provide a variety of workshops to teachers, librarians, technology coordinators, and administrators. AT&T's Education advocate, Linda Uhrenholt has teamed with CTAP4 to help create and deliver our cybersafety materials.	Education, Commercial
	AT&T Internet Safety Land	Developed by AT&T to teach elementary school children about safety and security while surfing the Web. Answer Internet safety questions to help the superhero capture the Internet villain. Complete all the tasks and kids earn a certificate of award. There is also a printable version of the game.	Commercial
B	B4UCopy.org	The B4UCopy educational curriculum program has a goal of raising awareness of copyright laws and reinforce responsible behavior online. Download the free curriculum for elementary and middle school students [B4UCopy.org/kids] or the high school curriculum [B4UCopy.org/teens] on copyright laws.	NonProfit
	B4USurf.org	Business Software Alliance (BSA) partnership site with an underlying theme of cyberethics and cybersafety. Includes cybersafety tips, teacher guides, cybersafety/ cyberethics lesson plans, free posters, an interactive quiz, and two online games. There's also a glossary about cybersafety and tips for parents.	Nonprofit
	BeWebAware.ca	Funded by Bell and Microsoft, Be Web Aware is a national, public education program on Internet safety with resources in both English and Spanish. Covers safety tips for all age groups, K-12 and a "Know the Risks" section on areas of cybersafety. There are links for reporting problems online. Affiliated with the Media Awareness Network.	Nonprofit
	Berkeman Center for Internet & Society	A research program at Harvard Law School founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Danah Boyd is part of this effort.	Education
	BNetSavvy.org	bNetS@vvy is a bimonthly e-newsletter offering parents and teachers tools to help kids, ages 9 -14, stay safer online. Two past issues were devoted to cyberbullying topics. The current issue covers Web 2.0. Published by the National Education Association Health Information Network, this resource is part of the Sprint 4NetSafety program.	Nonprofit
	Boston Public Schools Cyber Safety Campaign	The Boston Public Schools Internet Safety Website contains downloadable resources and strategies for parents, teachers and students to use in order to help promote online safety.	Education
	Braincells.net	Set in fictitious "Braincells High," Braincells covers computer and cellphone hacking, bullying, and cyberbullying. It teaches kids safe behavior and how to recognize unsafe behavior.
	BSA CyberTreeHouse	Business Software Alliance flash animation site. Includes videos, games, and other information for kids on how to keep cybersafe.	Commercial
	BullyingNoWay.com	Learning environment created by Australia's educational community to address bullying, harassment and violence occur in all schools communities. Includes anti-cyberbullying movies created by students.	Education
	ByteCrime.org	Industry-sponsored set of tools for keeping safe. Identify and protect yourself against threats like computer viruses, worms, spam, spyware, identity theft and online predators. Excellent hardware security and wireless networking tips can be found here. Their flash video tutorial on phishing and spoof sites is suitable for students. Download McGruff the Crime Dog's colorful kids' booklet, "Mind What You Do Online."	NonProfit
C	California Cybersafety.gov	The Department of Consumer Affairs has partnered with the California Coalition for Children's Internet Safety to help parents and community leaders protect our children in the online world.	Government
	California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP 4)	CTAP Region IV, Cybersafety Project. Serves K-12 public education in California. Provides training materials, free posters and information for classroom teachers, school administrators, board members, law enforcement, safe school planning teams, parents and teens.	Education, Government
	Center for Safe & Responsible Internet Use	Nancy Willard's site provides research and outreach for educators, parents, librarians and policy makers. Nancy is author of two books and has published extensively in professional journals. Check here for in-depth coverage of legal issues, presentation notes, reports and links to her publications.	Nonprofit
	Chat Danger Online	Learn how to keep safe while chatting online. Practical advice for use of cell phones, chat, email, messenger and games. Includes real-life stories. Site developed by Childnet International.	Nonprofit
	Childnet International	UK-based non-profit organization working with others to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children. Includes "Know It All" sections for teachers and parents. Connections are made to the ICT program of study. Many of the award-winning resources are available on a CD/DVD, free to local teachers. See also: Digizen.org	Nonprofit
	ChildrenOnline.org	Workshops, research and tools for parents and schools with practical real-life solutions to the issues faced by young people online. Site was developed by two credentialed secondary teachers, who are also authors of a new ISTE book, Safe Practices for Life Online.	Education
	CommonSense Media	Family-oriented. See: Internet Survival Guide for Parents. See also video, "A Common Sense Guide to Internet Safety, which would be ideal to present at a PTA Meeting.	Nonprofit
	ConnectSafely.org	The ConnectSafely forum is co-directed by cybersafety experts, Larry Magid and Anne Collier. Forum, safety tips in English and Spanish, videos, printable tips.	Nonprofit
	Crimes Against Children Research Center	University-based research center. Check here for the real stats, myths vs. realities on child predators. Internet Safety For Teens: Getting it Right is a great fact sheet, packed with helpful clarifying information for your next presentation.	Education
	Cyberbullyhelp.com	Three school psychologists (trained in Olweus Bullying Prevention techniques) have applied their knowledge and expertise to cyberbullying in the digital age.	Education
	Cyberbully411.org	Cyberbully411 is an effort to provide resources for youth who have questions about or have been targeted by online harassment. The website was created by Internet Solutions for Kids, Inc with funding from the Community Technology Foundation of California.	Nonprofit
	Cybercitizenship.org	The Cybercitizen Partnership was established by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) Foundation and the United States Department of Justice to establish a broad sense of responsibility and community in order to develop in young people smart, ethical and socially conscious behavior.	Nonprofit, Government
	Cybercrime.gov	Department of Justice site on Cyberethics for Kids. Provides model acceptable use policies, info about being a good cybercitizen, rules for cyberspace, a lesson plan outline and links to other sites.	Government
	Cybersafety.us	Educates kids and parents on Internet safety, and provides a common sense guide, along with the necessary tools to keep kids safer online. Some information about commercial filters is offered.	Nonprofit
	Cybersavvy.org	A joint effort of the Direct Marketing Ass'n, AARP and OnGuard Online to help new and seasoned users protect their privacy and safely explore cyberspace.	Nonprofit
	Cybersmart.org	Safety and skills for the 21st century. Safety, Manners, Research and more. Lesson plans and activity sheets for K-12 students. The focus is on creative inquiry, fostering collaboration skills and critical thinking.	Education, Nonprofit
	Cybersmart Detectives	From Childnet International and the Australian Government, this online game teaches four key internet safety messages and is designed to be played in a school environment. Limited to United Kingdom schools. A promotional video explains the project.	Nonprofit, Government
	Cybersmart Kids Online	Community awareness project developed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The site contains cyber rules, chat rules and mobile rules for kids as well as links to safe sites. Australian schools can also register for access to the online game, Cybersmart Detectives, in which players learn about managing bullying behaviors both offline and online.	Nonprofit
D	Digital Citizenship	Two NSF grant recipients from Kansas State University offer examples of how educators can begin the process of teaching their students how to use technology more appropriately. Web site materials have been expanded into a book, "Digital Citizenship in the Schools."	Education
	Digital Citizenship.net	KSU Professor, Mike Ribble's personal site on digital citizenship. The Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship should help shape educational efforts behind any cybersafety and cyberethics program.	Education
	Digizen.org	Practical advice on cyberbullying, using social networking sites safely and creatively, and being a good net citizen. Check out their cyberbullying films and teacher guides. Site is owned by Childnet International.	Nonprofit
E	EdZone/K12HSN	The California K-12 High Speed Network (K12HSN) provides this free suite of Web 2.0 tools to enhance today's classroom environment for students in the public school system.	Education, Government
E	Enough is Enough	Protecting our children online. Site focuses on public education about exposure to pornography and predators online.	Nonprofit
F	Family Online Safety Institute	International space for open discussion amongst stakeholders, exploring the challenge of how to keep children away from images, words and sites that their parents do not want them to see, and from behaving in ways that expose them to unnecessary dangers, without restricting wider online freedom.	Nonprofit
	Family Resources Web Site [Symantec]	Symantec's Family Online Safety Guide won the 2008 iParenting Media Award and is a free download, available in English and Spanish. Register for the free newsletter. You can also find Internet Safety Advocate, Marian Merritt's advice column for parents here. Play a game of Cybersmackdown or download articles from their extensive library.	Commercial
	FBI-SOS Internet Challenge	Internet safety program designed to help students recognize potential dangers associated with the internet, email, chat rooms and social networking sites. The program addresses and defines topics serious in nature such as seduction, child pornography, solicitation, exploitation, obscenity and online predators. Students take web-based quizzes and review specific web sites aimed at promoting online safety.
G	GetNetWise.org	Developed by a coalition of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. This site provides a database of filtering tools for families: browsers for kids, tools that limit time on the computer, spam filtering tools etc. They have some helpful video tutorials on using privacy settings with MySpace and Facebook.	Commercial
H	Hector's World	Web-based animation and interactive educational activities to help build young children’s online safety skills. Part of NetSafe, New Zealand.	Nonprofit
I	Identity Theft Portal	Identity Theft Portal is an online resource for identity theft protection and identity theft victims. Provides information by State.	Nonprofit
	IKeepSafe	Internet Safety Coalition with resources for parents and young kids, including FunZone games. Be sure to check out the flash tutorials on Social Networking Basics and their collection of PSAs.
	iLearn Online	Partnership between ISafe and Microsoft to provide an ‘On Demand’ system for Internet safety education. These training modules teach and/or train other educators on the i-SAFE curriculum.
	Internet Solutions for Kids (ISK)	Dr. Ybarra is an expert in the field of Internet victimization, with publications in cyberbullying, sexual solicitation, and related mental health and social characteristics of children. ISK has partnered with Dr. David Finkelhor and his colleagues at the University of New Hampshire Crimes Against Children Research Center to examine current issues in cyberbullying, blocking software, and more. ISK also hosts the site, cyberbully411.org.
	ISafe, Inc.	i-SAFE offers a prevention-oriented Internet Safety Education program with interactive age-appropriate units of instruction designed for upper elementary, middle, and high school levels. There may be a fee for some materials.
J	Join the C-Team	Comprehensive educational program of the Entertainment Sofware Association that introduces the concept of intellectual property to students in grades K-5 with hands-on activities that enable them to discover the natural connection between copyright and creativity.
K	Kids Help Phone	Canadian nonprofit group offering phone and online counseling for kids. Be sure to check out their PSAs on bullying and cyberbullying.
	Kidsintheknow.ca	Kids in the Know is an interactive safety education program for increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of sexual exploitation. Download a free copy of their colorful 16-page comic book [Zoe & Molly Online] for 4th grade students to address risks associated with children sharing personal information and sending pictures online. There is also a pre- and post-test.
	Kidz Privacy	Materials on this web site are provided by the FTC and are built around support for COPPA, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. Resources include basic advice for kids, tips for parents and downloadable teacher guides that include coverage of protecting student identities online.
	KinsaNet	The Kids International Safety Alliance (Kinsa) provides training for law enforcement and the general public on child exploitation. They work with well-known kids' properties to educate kids in environments that they know and love. Download their cyber safety comic, Grossology: Web of Deception. A teacher's guide is also available.
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M	Make A Difference for Kids, Inc.	Non-profit organization dedicated to the awareness and prevention of cyberbullying and suicide through education.
	McGruff.org	Internet Safety stories, games, videos and tools for kids and parents from McGruff and the National Crime Prevention Council. Download their poster, Internet Rules of the Road.
	Media Awareness Network	The Media Awareness Network has created six educational games and interactive student modules for K-12 students (complete with extensive Teacher’s Guides) to help kids to develop cybersafety skills. Site is also accessible in French.
	Megan Pledge	Named in honor of Megan Meier, who took her own life rather than face continued harassment at the hands of a neighborhood mom posing as a cute 16-year-old boy. The campaign seeks one million teens to take a pledge against cyberbullying in Megan Meier's name.
	Michigan Cyber Safety Initiative (CSI)	Includes templates and handouts for student, teacher and community workshops as well as videos from other agencies.
	MindOh!	Download their "Cyberbullying Thinking it Through" worksheets and use them as discussion starters with kids. Students assess their own beliefs and attitudes, consider past experiences, and explore ways of making smarter choices in the future. Cyberbullying Lesson Plans are also available on cyberbullying, predator and privacy topics.
	MySpace Dept. of Safety & Security	Safety videos, MySpace Guides for Parents and School Administrators, ParentCare Software downloads,and flash tutorials on social networking basics.
	MySpace MyKids	Interactive video sessions that educate parents on MySpace and equip them to tackle the online issues that teens may face.
	MySpace Pause	A collaboration between Fox Network Group and Kaiser Family Foundation. Stay informed and stay in control. It only takes a minute to change your life. That's one minute to stop, think, pause and consider the consequences of your actions. Site includes PSAs and informational resources.
N	NetAlert Cybersafe Schools	NetAlert is the Australian Government's online safety program. Primary grade students can follow a flash animation adventure called CyberQuoll while students in secondary grades have their own hip adventure called Cybernetrix. Teacher support materials are also available.
	NetBasics.org.NZ	Launched in April 2008, this award-winning site from New Zealand is composed of 10 highly entertaining flash animations following the travails of the Jones family as they negotiate their way around the Internet. The series includes a collection of good and bad characters in fictional adventures that engage users while they deliver a serious message about the security threats we face every day online.
	NetFamilyNews	A weekly electronic news service to inform and educate parents, families and caregivers of children who spend time online. Well written, accurate and timely information from Internet Safety expert, Anne Collier.
	NetSafe, NZ	NetSafe provides cybersafety education for all New Zealanders - children, parents, schools, community organisations and businesses. The ISG has been designated the Ministry of Education's 'agent of choice' for cybersafety education in New Zealand.
	Netsmartz.org	Interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® and Boys & Girls Clubs of America for children, aged 5-17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement. Great "real life stories"/flash videos and activity cards for classroom use and lots of online/offline activities for younger kids.
	Netsmartz Education	Instructional and classroom materials and videos in both English and Spanish, coded for grade-level appropriateness. Train-the-trainer materials are also available. A drop-down menu provides direct links to pages customized for each state, to make it easy to form educational partnerships.
	Netsmartz 411	Internet Safety Help Desk
	Netty's World	Developed by NetAlert, (Australia's Internet Advisory Committee), Netty's World helps young children (age 2-7) learn about internet safety through a series of fun, interactive activities. It has been recently replaced with Hector's World.
	Nortel IT	An initiative of Nortel Community Relations to prepare teachers, students, and learners of all ages to develop 21st century skills. Lesson plans, guides, activities, PowerPoint files and videos cover digital citizenship topics like viruses and spam, digital ethics, predation and cyberbullying. The site is translated into multiple languages, including Spanish.
	NSTeens.org	Part of Sprint's 4NetSafety Program. Content for this site was created by NetSmartz and covers topics like social networking and cyberbullying. The site uses flash-based comics and videos to explain how to use the Internet safely and avoid cyber-bullies and predators.
O	OnGuardOnline	OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry on topics such as identity theft, spyware. phishing, spam and ecommerce/ shopping online. Their colorful flash-based quiz section would be great for student use.
P	Passwords are like underwear... Poster Program	Developed by the IT Dept at University of Michigan, this series of five clever posters gets users to remember and adopt a few basic principles of password security. You can order copies off of their web site.
	PBSkids.org: Get Your Web License	If kids answer all 10 questions about surfing the Internet correctly, they may print themselves a web license.
	Play It Cybersafe	Learn about cybercrimes. The Cyber-Crime and Intellectual Property Theft Prevention and Education Project is a United States Department of Justice funded initiative to educate the public on cyber-crime and intellectual property theft.
	PointSmartClickSafe.org	The Cable Industry's effort to educate parents about protecting their child's identity online. Click on the video link at the bottom of the page to access six flash videos: Internet Safety Pledge, media literacy, phishing and predators, kids' blogging content, privacy issues, etc.
	Power To Learn.com	"Internet Smarts" is Cablevision's effort to provide Internet safety learning tools for kids and adults. It includes interactive units on important safety topics like social networking, cyberbullying, gaming, cell phones, email and chat. Teacher and parent guides are provided.
	ProtectKids.com	Practical advice on internet dangers, including pornography and sexual predators from Donna Rice Hughes, author of Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace.
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R	Rochester Regional Cybersafety & Ethics Initiative (RRCSEI.org)	Rochester Institute of Technology-led community effort to improve cyber safety, security and ethics at the K-12 level. Educator partnership with NetSmartz. See also their findings from a 2007-2008 RIT Survey of Internet and At-Risk Behaviors of 40,000 K-12 students [PDF].
S	SafeKids.com SafeTeens.com	Safe Kids.com and SafeTeens.com are both operated by cybersafety experts, Larry Magid and Anne Collier. The sites contain information about the dangers of children using the Internet. Rules, advice, and tips relating to child security and the web.
	SafePassageMedia	Bullying prevention program and award-winning videos. SafePassage Media was formed in 2007 for the sole purpose of creating and distributing two public awareness DVDs related to the suicide of 13 year old Ryan Halligan, a cyberbullying victim.
	SafeSurf Kids	Florida's Internet Safety site for young kids. Kids can learn about the Internet with games and activities. See also, the SafeSurf companion site for teens.
	SocialSafety.org	Started in January 2008 by the founders of MyYearbok.com, SocialSafety.org is an effort to educate U.S. teens on the dangers of social networking. Social Safety provides hundreds of thousands of free safety education packets for U.S. high school students, and provides free safety content to any student or site that requests it.
	StaySafe.org	Consumer site [funded and hosted by Microsoft] that helps users understand both the positive aspects of the Internet as well as how to manage a variety of network safety and security issues [viruses, phishing scams and spyware]. There are separate sections for educators, teens, parents and seniors.
	StaySafeOnline.org	The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) is a collaborative effort among experts in the security, non-profit, academic and government fields to teach consumers, small businesses and members of the education community about Internet security.
	StopBullyingNow!	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it. Some of the flash movie "webisodes" focus on cyberbullying. Closed captioning and Spanish versions are available.
	StopCyberbulling.org	Part of the Wired Safety group's effort. Includes a flash presentation, Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying.
	StopTextBully.com	For kids, bullying by mobile phone or PC is a real and growing problem. The NCH and Tesco Mobile sponsored site is designed to help teachers, young people and parents understand and prevent text bullying.
	SurfSwell Island	Adventures in Internet Safety with Mickey and the Gang, delivered in typical Disney style. Features include "smart-surfing" lessons where kids learn about privacy and netiquette through entertaining and interactive activities, educational games, and hands-on experiences.
T	Teach Today	European site that addresses ICT issues causing concern for schools today. These include bullying by mobile phone and the Internet, the inappropriate posting of images on social networking sites, and the mismanagement of personal information. Includes downloadable cyberbullying lesson plans, coverage of current issues and a video sharing community.
	That's Not Cool	Web site developed by the National Teen Dating Abuse Hotline. Great PSA's on teen abuse of technology through controlling behaviors like excessive text messaging, pressure for digital photos, stalking, privacy problems and rumors.	NonProfit
	The Children's Partnership	National nonprofit, nonpartisan child advocacy organization - goal is to ensure that digital opportunities are available to all young people, especially those that are low-income and underserved. ContentBank is one of their affiliated web sites. Great video here, "Why Does Technology Matter for Youth?" Agency also has downloadable PPTs and guides for child safety online.
	The Socrates Institute/ CyberEthics Project	An educational program to address the problem of juvenile cybercrime. The K-12 project in CyberEthics is in development and will have classroom, video, and web-based learning materials including videos of actual case studies of juvenile cybercrimes (e.g. hacking, software piracy, illegal downloading, cyberbullying).
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V	Virtual Global Task Force	The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) is made up of police forces from around the world working together to fight online child abuse. Check out their PSA, "Think You Know Who You are Talking To?"
W	WebWise Kids	Community and parental resources for Internet safety. They have developed three interactive cybersafety adventure games (Missing, Mirror Image and AirDogs) that are excellent for classroom use. WWK was recently awarded funding from Verizon to develp a game to educate students about responsible use of cell phones. Katie Canton's story (told on video) is also excellent for student learning.
	Western Regional Equity Network (WREN)	Equity Assistance Center for Region IX, which includes California, Nevada, and Arizona. WREN offers technical assistance to schools, school districts and state education agencies in efforts to resolve civil rights conflicts and promote social justice and equity. WREN also provides resources and training in the areas of hate crimes, racial prejudice, and bullying - including cyber-bullying, and provides professional development in cultural sensitivity, best practices, and parental involvement. A project of the U.S. Dept of Education.
	WHO@ Working to Halt Online Abuse	Volunteer agency founded in 1997 to fight online harassment through education of the general public, education of law enforcement personnel, and empowerment of victims. The site lists cyberstalking-related laws for all 50 states. They also have a Kids/Teen division.
	Wired Safety Learning	"Cyber Safety through Information Literacy" - lessons and learning objects that can serve as professional development and effective teaching and learning tools. Check out their flash animation videos on cybersafety topics. This group has several other sub-sites (WiredKids, NetBullies and TeenAngels).
	Wireless Foundation	Information for parents and educators to help keep children safe in a mobile environment. Learn how to protect kids from harmful, unwanted and inappropriate cell phone content. Be sure to download their family cell phone agreement.
	Wise Up To It	Part of NetAlert, the Australian government's Internet safety program. Through video clips, students explore the lives of four young people and their experiences on the Internet. Download lesson plans and student handouts. Four situations. Four victims. Four stories. Many strategies.
	Woogi World	Project of the Children's Way Foundation. Kids in elementary grades can play games and learn about basic Internet principles and chat safety. The controlled environment limits sharing of personal information and gives parents access to chat logs. Both free and fee-based services are available.
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Y	Yahoo Safely	Games and activities for kids, parent guides and Internet safety video clips, in partnership with IKeepSafe.org
	Youth Privacy	Managing personal information on the Internet is a huge issue with teens. They do not understand what is really private and what is not. This web site from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is superbly done and would be great for inclusion in any digital citizenship class.
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	2smart4u.com	2smart4u is a cyberpredator safety program started by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the National Center For Missing Exploited Children to provide tools for kids and families to protect themselves online. Includes links to a cybertipline to report incidents.

To have your agency added to this list, contact: abubnic at marin.k12.ca.us

Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 February 2010 11:36 )

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