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	INTERNET SAFETY
		Information from Parent Enrichment Seminar regarding Internet Safety Information provided by: Massachusetts Agression Reduction Center (MARC) Concern for your daughter’s safety is of paramount importance to everyone at Montrose School. We are also committed to helping her use her time and talents wisely. The same principles we invoke to help students make purposeful decisions in the classroom, on the playing field and in the real world, also apply to their interactions online. Following is a list of links that you may find helpful as you learn more about online safety. There are links for suggested discussion topics, important safety information and news articles related to internet safety. Internet Safety Links from MARC: Brochure on Cyberbullying (pdf) Brochure on Social Networking (pdf) National Center for Missing and Exploited Children NetSmartz Workshop i-SAFE, Inc. Safekids.com Safeteens.com Web Wise Kids The Children’s Partnership America Links Up: A Kids On-Line Teach-In About Internet Safety Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center As always, please don't hesitate to contact us with questions or concerns. To read our November 2005 letter on internet safety, click here. To read our March 2006 letter on facebook.com, click here. General Internet Safety The Internet, Your Child and You What Every Parent Should Know, from the Office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Know the Rules...Internet Safety Quiz for Adults from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Websites dedicated to internet safety: www.wiredsafety.org www.staysafeonline.info www.safekids.com http://tcs.cybertipline.com/ : Site geared especially for teenagers with compelling statistics, situations to avoid and specific recommendations for different online medium (IM, email, etc) Social Implications of Teenage Internet Use "Teenage Life Online: The rise of the instant-message generation and the Internet's impact on friendships and family relationships" Pew Internet and American Life Project, 21 June 2001. "You can't buy friends like these" The Boston Globe, 21 February 2006. MySpace.com " MySpace.com adding security measures" cnn.com, 21 June 2006. "How teens can be easy targets" Dateline, NBC, 9 April 2006. "Myspace.com facing backlash over teenage dangers" www.monstersandcritics.com, 4 March 2006. "Behind the public face of social networking" www.komando.com "Ammunition for parents concerned about MySpace" www.komando.com. "Scenes From the MySpace Backlash" Wired News, 27 February 2006. "MySpace, Facebook attract online predators" MSNBC, 3 February 2006. "CT Sex Assaults May Be Linked To Teen Web Site" Newsweek, 3 February 2006. "Police investigate whether assaults sparked by MySpace.com" The Boston Globe, 2 February 2006. "Teens Create their Own Space Online" National Public Radio, 1 February 2006. "Why parents must mind MySpace" MSNBC, 27 January 2006. "The Myspace Generation", Business Week Online, 12 December 2005. Have more questions? Please contact Mrs. Morgan at jmorgan@montroseschool.org.