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Internet Safety and Media Awareness

This site is dedicated to helping parents understand the 'information highway' that their children will travel both at home and at school. The "RULES of the ROAD' are much the same as the daily safety rules that we use to help our children understand the dangers that they might encounter in their ever-widening world. Check out the videos, slideshows, links and documents.

Parents in a Digital Age

A Parent’s Guide to the Safe Use of the World Wide Web

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Parents in a Digital Age Links

	Rules of the Road for Parents	Common Sense Media is dedicated to improving the lives of kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in a world of media and technology.
	Media Awareness	The goal of the Be Web Aware initiative is two-fold: 1. Raise awareness amongst parents that there are safety issues when their children go online and that they need to get involved. 2. Provide practical information and tools that will equip parents to effectively manage Internet use in the home and to teach their kids to be Web savy.
	Get Netwise	GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that Internet users have safe, constructive, and educational or entertaining online experiences. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be just "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet.
	Wired Safety	WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We help victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. We also help parents with issues, such as Social Networking (MySpace, Facebook etc.) and Cyberbullying.
	Text Messaging & Chat Acronyms	A Guide to Understanding Online Chat Acronyms, Text Messages & Smiley Faces
	Facebook Privacy	This video describes how to change your privacy settings. The explanation of how it all works is excellent.
	Safekids - Internet Safety and Civility	SafeKids.com is one of the oldest and most enduring sites for Internet safety. It’s creator, Larry Magid, is the author of the original 1994 brochure, “Child Safety on the Information Highway” and is also a technology journalist.
	Digital Citizenship for Teenagers	This site is a digital citizenship project for teenagers. It's a 'ning' - a public space for people to input their content... Students can upload videos, blog, join discussions and interact with students around the world. Check this site out to see what students are thinking, saying and doing to support good digital citizenship.

The Beauty of the Internet

185 voices from 12 countries join a choir that spans the globe: "Lux Aurumque," composed and conducted by Eric Whitacre, merges hundreds of tracks individually recorded and posted to YouTube. It's an astonishing illustration of how technology can connect us.

From the Earliest Age

Microsoft - Online Safety

	Age-based Guidelines for Kids' Internet Use
	Protecting Kids Online
	Teach Kids About Hate and Misinformation on the Internet
	Using Family Contracts to Help Protect Your Kids Online
	Teach Kids Online Security Basics
	Kids and Social Networks

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Internet Acceptable Use

Alberta and Ontario take steps to help teachers become more Internet savvy

Passport to Digital Citizenship

Passport to the Internet Overview

Technology in Livingstone Range School Division

We take the safety of our students very seriously - physical, social, and emotional. We work with students to help them navigate their digital environment in a directed, responsible, informed manner.

Our juridicton has created a Responsible Use Policy that every student in the jurisdiction is expected to know and adhere to. Students/parents signing this document agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the document as they access the LRSD network. Parents will sign on behalf of their children at the beginning of the year.

Alberta Education has partnered with The Media Awareness Network to provide Alberta teachers with a series of professional development workshops which focus on Internet issues such as: authentication of online information, electronic privacy, online marketing and consumerism, Internet safety, cyber bullying and online ethics.

Passport to the Internet helps young people develop the critical thinking skills they need to apply to their online experiences by enabling them to use popular online tools and Web sites in a secure and ethical manner, and to their full potential. Using simulations of the most popular Internet environments, this interactive resource teaches students about online safety, authenticating online information, recognizing online marketing ploys, protecting their privacy, managing online relationships and dealing with cyberbullying.

Parent Questions

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Questions about Digital Citizenship