INTERNET
SAFETY
Come to our next Parent Enrichment Opportunity regarding Internet Safety
Tuesday, November 6, 2007 7-9PM
with
Mr. Daniel Feeney from
Norfolk
County District Attorney’s Office
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 the District Attorney's Office
Brochure on Cyberbullying from Norfolk County DA's Office (pdf)
Brochure on Social Networking sites from Norfolk County DA's Office (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
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.