MHLS - Internet Safety

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Internet Safety
for Young People

Resources for Parents

Age-based tips
ALA resources
Chat lingo
Contracts with kids
Cyber bullying
MySpace.com safety tips
MySpace library sites - Goshen, NY | Shrewsbury, MA |
S. Orange NJ | Glendale, AZ | Homewood, AL
Parent Guidelines
- NYS Division of Criminal Justice Service
- What Should Kids Be Told?| NYS Police
Safe blogging tips for teens
Tools to help parents restrict/limit Web content

Resources for Local Library Workshops

General

Handouts, flyers & posters

OnGuardOnline.com
Florida Library Association materials
NYS Police Online Safety - Flyer for parents | Poster for computer area
SafeKids brochure
Teen Internet Safety flyer - pdf | order copies (English & Spanish)
Terror in Cyberspace article

Hudson Valley community resources for presentations
- NYS Police -Greene & Ulster counties | Columbia, Dutchess & Putnam counties
- Regional NYS Attorney General's office (Poughkeepsie-Mark Hoops)
- GetNetWise

i-Safe - Training for teen mentors, parents, educators
Nancy Willard article (What's Not Working?)
NetSmartz workshop resources
Social Networking Toolkit from YALSA
Training Tips
Wired Safety
YA-YAAC listserv ideas

Young Children

Internet safety game
Online safety and filtering software
Resources for young children and safety - multimedia program to train young children

Teens

BlogSafety.com
SafeTeens.com
Staysafe.org - Information about cyber bullies, online predators, file sharing, copyright issues, blogging
TeenAngels (groups of teens who share safety training w/other teens)
Teen resources

Library Policies

Guidelines for developing Internet policies
Sample Policies
- ALA policy compilation
- ALA checklist for creating Internet policy
- Kitsap Library (uses filters)
- MHLS member libraries (includes development tips)
- Neill Library (no filters)
- Seattle Public Library (uses filters)

Information for Librarians

Best practices of libraries dealing with Internet issues
CIPA questions & answers
COPPA - How it protects children
What librarians can do

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