Internet Filter Software Resources

These sites offer great tips and other information about Internet Filter Software

Enough is Enough

www.enough.org
The site includes online safety tips for parents, definitions of pornography and legislative information regarding indecency and pornography issues.

Family Education Network

www.familyeducation.com
The site provides tips and tactics for using the Internet safely, including a Parent and Child Online Agreement, as well as links to other Online safety resources.

Family GuideBook

www.familyguidebook.com
The site is designed for kids, parents, educators, librarians and advocacy groups to provide opportunities for sharing ideas and resources for surfing safely and for finding quality Web sites.

Focus on the Family

www.family.org
This site discusses the benefits and dangers of the Internet and provides a list of tips to protect families online.

GetCyberSavvy!

www.cybersavvy.org
This site includes information about what the Internet offers families, questions and answers for parents about the Internet and tips on how families can manage the Internet at home.

GetNetWise

www.getnetwise.com
The closest thing to an industry standard for child safety advice.

ICONnect

www.ala.org/ICONN/index.html
Parents can take advantage of online classes and Internet safety resource lists designed to teach about the Internet and the wealth of educational resources it offers.

Internet Content Rating Association

www.icra.org
This site is about protecting children from potentially harmful material while protecting the free speech rights of content providers. ICRA owns and operates the RSACi rating and filtering system."

KIDSNET

www.KIDSNET.com
A review of children's media designed for preschoolers through high school students.

Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace

www.protectkids.com
This site has Internet surfing advice and sample book chapters by Internet child safety advocate Donna Rice Hughes

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

Missing kids.com
The CyberTipline offers information on Internet-related child exploitation and online safety tips and online safety resources.

National Coalition for the Protection of Children and Families

www.nationalcoalition.org
This site helps educate people on the negative impacts of pornography.

National Child Care Information Center

www.nccic.org
This site includes step-by-step information for parents on how to navigate online.

National PTA

www.pta.org
This site provides information and its recommendations regarding online safety.

Parents Guide to the Internet

www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet
This site provides information for parents about the benefits of the Information Superhighway, basic steps on how to get connected to and navigate the Internet as well as resources and tips for parents on helping children be safe online.

Safe Kids Online

www.safekids.com
This site includes rules for online safety resources for kids and teens and links for kids, and Internet safety resources for parents and teachers.

U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology

www.ed.gov/Technology
The site includes information about federal resources and funding mechanisms designed to promote Internet learning and online safety. The "Family Friendly Internet" section reviews what is happening at the national level with regard to this issue. It also includes Internet safety resources.Special Web Sites for Children

700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Websites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them

www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites
Links to more than 700 sites for fun and learning. Detailed criteria for site selection are provided.

Ask Jeeves for KidsT

www.ajkids.com/parentspage/greatsites
sier and faster than traditional search engines, this engine allows kids to ask a question in plain English, presents a list of matching questions for selection, and takes them to one (and only one) Web site for the answer.

Education World

www.education-world.com
This site contains a database of 56,000 sites.

Kid Safety Tips

www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/warn_kid.htm
This site provides information on Internet safety in its Police Notebook

PBS Kids: techknow

www.pbs.org
This cyberliteracy site for kids teaches basic lessons about the Internet and the information on it.

Safe Teens

SafeTeens.Com
Teen safety and lots of good teen links.

Stay Alert ... Stay Safe

www.sass.ca
This site includes Internet safety information and is available in French and English.

World Kids Network, Inc.

www.worldkids.net/school/safety/internet/
This site provides a list of Internet safety tips for kids.

Yahooligans!

www.yahooligans.com
Yahoo!'s search engine just for kids includes sites that are kid-friendly and safe. Includes links to all sorts of educational and fun subjects.