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Safety: Online resources for Internet safety

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If you'd like to learn more about keeping things safe and legal on the Internet, you may be interested in checking out some of the sites below. Please know that these sites aren't connected with orkut or Google. They're merely resources for you to learn more about how you can protect yourself and others while surfing and posting on the Web.

Common Sense Media exists because media and entertainment profoundly impact the social, emotional, and physical development of our nation's children. As a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, they provide trustworthy information and tools, as well as an independent forum, so that families can have a choice and a voice about the media they consume.

i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. It incorporates classroom curriculum with community outreach to make the Internet a safer place.

The Internet Keep Safe Coalition group teaches basic rules of Internet safety to children and parents, reaching them online and in school. The iKeepSafe.org website uses an animated mascot named Faux Paw the Techno Cat to teach children the importance of protecting personal information and avoiding inappropriate places on the Internet.

Net Family News is a non-profit public service providing a forum and "kid-tech news" for parents and educators in more than 50 countries. The forum is available 24/7 and the news is broadcast weekly via email and podcast. Up-to-date news is available daily via a blog on their site or subscribing to the RSS feed.

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