The world our kids live in is digital. As parents, it’s vital we give our children the tools they need to conduct themselves safely online, and to teach them how to protect their technology.
Resources and Information for Parents
- Internet Safety 101 – about pornography, predators, online gaming, mobile devices, cyberbullying, and social media
- Growing Up Online – an eBook to start the conversation with your kids
- Teaching Internet Safety to Teens from CovenantEyes
- ThinkUKnow(Teacher Site) – Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Great Britain)
- ThinkUKnow (Parent Site) – specific tools and resources for parents
- Keep Your Child Safe Online – information and suggestions on parental control options
Lesson Plans
- How to Teach Internet Safety to Younger Elementary Students by Edutopia
- Digital Citizenship Curriculum and Resources from Common Sense Media
- How to Teach Internet Safety in K-6 on Ask A Tech Teacher (this is an ENORMOUS collection of links and resources!)
- FauxPaw the Techno Cat – videos, eBooks, and co-ordinating curriculum materials
- Staying Safe Online – Ideas and resources for teaching kids about Internet Safety
- Internet Safety for 1st Grade – lesson plan to teach kids about internet safety by Stefan Pizzuto
- Computer and Internet Safety – 10 pages of lessons and printables by Where the Wild Things Learn
Videos
- Internet Safety Video on BrainPopJr.
- Cyber Five by ABCya
- Kara, Winston and the SMART Crew – a 5 part video series designed for 7 to 11 year olds about making smart decisions online. Available in English, French, and German.
Online Games/Kids’ Websites
- MediaSmarts.ca – 10 online games and quizzes for kids ranging from 8 to teens about Internet Safety and online marketing.
- Get Your Web License at PBSkids.org {Here’s a cute printable license for when you are done!}
- NetSmartzKids – games, videos, activities, free stuff and more.
- ThinkUKnow – games videos and more, divided up into age ranges (UK Site)
- USA-SOS – Safe Online Surfing Internet Challenge from the FBI. Scavenger Hunts for Grades 3-8
- The Carnegie Cyber Academy – a downloadable game to train kids about internet safety plus extra “fun stuff” videos and games.
- OnGuardOnline – Games and Activities about online advertising and safety online
- Welcome to the Web – A website to learn about the internet.
Books
Posters and Images
- Think B4 U Post graphic – 5 simple rules to follow before publishing
- iPad Rules – a poster with 5 rules for using an iPad properly
- Internet Safety Rules – 3 rules for safely using the internet
Other:
- Safe Search Kids – kid-safe search engine from Covenant Eyes
- KidsEmail.org – kid safe email system
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Thank you! Your timing on this one is perfect! I just discovered this week that the filter we had been relying on for our kids’ account does not block inappropriate content from image searches. I asked my hubby to find a better filter and have been looking for resources to teach our kids (8&7) about online safety before it becomes an issue. You’ve just saved me a whole lot of time. Yay!
So glad it will help. I’ve been struggling too – because we had THE PERFECT filter and the company went belly up. Now my kids are able to access every.thing. and it’s stressful! Glad to have found these resources because we need to review….. Thanks for stopping by!
This is a great list of resources! Thanks so much for putting it together!
Such great and important information. Thanks for putting together these resources!
Hello LisaMarie. Thank you so much for compiling this list. We’ll be going through it over the next while.
In regards to filters, we use Microsoft Family Safety and K9. So much is blocked but tends slow things down. Any time we need something new for research I check ahead. As we learn together what is good and what is bad, our dear children have time to learn good behavior on-line. I pray that this will be enough for their adult years. I’ve been looking at Covenant Eyes. I really like the concept and will encourage our dear children to become each others accountability partners in the future. It’s so nice to receive your emails.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for the recommendation of K9. I only recently heard of it and am looking at it as an option for our kids’ computer as the filter program we were using stopped working and left us in a lurch. (boo!)