Cyber+Safety

“**QUICK” magazine is the regular publication of the Queensland Society for Information Technology in Education or [|QSITE]. In this issue (QUICK No. 102 Autumn 2007) there is an interesting article on Digital Citizenship. This is a reprint from Learning and Leading with Technology, the [|ISTE] magazine.**

===**The bit that caught my attention was the comments about Virginia in the US passing a law last year (March 2006) that requires all school districts to integrate the teaching of cybersafety into the teaching of their curriculum. ([|My Blog]). On the surface this is brilliant, the state has recognised a emerging need and problem and has reacted to this with legislation. There is a clear and urgent need. And the State of Virginia needs to be applauded. But it needs resources, time, incentives etc. When I looked deeper into this I noticed that someone had done some work and this was produced by VDOE - [|internet safety related resources] This is a great starting point and well worth adding to.** **Click on the links to open the appropriate page**===

When we are talking to parents we have a simple approach to internet/cyber safety at home the 3 i's of internet safety

Age-Appropriate Guidelines for Internet Use Cyberbullying Definitions E-mail Ethics Filtering Hate Sites Identity Theft Internet Benefits and Risks Legal: National Newsletters Online Games Peer to Peer (P2P) or File Sharing Predators (Including Information on Luring and Grooming) Professional Development Reporting Problems Research Sample School and Division Policies Sites for Educators Sites for Kids Sites for Older Kids Sites for Parents Social Networking (Blogs, Personal Web Pages, Chats) //**Safe Social Networking Sites for Younger Kids:**// Wireless NZ Specific
 * Instant Messaging**
 * I**nternational, National, and State Organizations