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<font color=navy>I found this information, and thought I would share it with you all: </font color>
With Internet filters now having the Supreme Court's stamp of approval, it's not too much of a stretch to say that some parents are now considering installing an Internet filter on their home computers. Protecting children online can be tough. Maybe filters offer some level of protection. And maybe they don't. Is there any place you can learn more about Internet filters -- not just filters for schools and libraries but ones for home computers as well?
You bet there is!
GetNetWise is a free, educational resource for families and caregivers that helps you ensure your kids have a safe, educational, and entertaining experience on the Net. You can find GetNetWise on the Web at
http://www.getnetwise.org/ .
The GetNetWise site is divided into four sections, and each of the sections offers an amazing collection of information and resources:
1. The Online Safety Guide: http://www.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/
The Guide teaches you about the risks kids face online, based on age levels or types of activities. The Guide also includes safety tips for kids, teens, and families.
2. Tools for Families: http://www.getnetwise.org/tools/
This section focuses on Internet filters, and it offers something I have not seen before: an Internet filter "search engine." Choose the features you want -- time limits, sex filtering, blocking outgoing information, and so on -- and GetNetWise tells you which software programs have those features. In fact, GetNetWise's Tools for Families page includes details about more than 50 commercial software programs parents can use to block Web sites inappropriate for children and monitor the time kids spend online.
3. Web Sites for Kids: http://www.getnetwise.org/kidsites/
This section offers a collection of the best kid-safe URLs from around the Net. Pretty self-explanatory.
4. Reporting Trouble: http://www.getnetwise.org/trouble/
This last section teaches you how identify online trouble and find law enforcement contact information. This section also provides a list of US child advocacy groups that can help you recognize and report online trouble. Unfortunately, the Reporting Trouble section is VERY U.S.-centric and won't be much help to our overseas passengers.
GetNetWise's goal is to ensure that all Internet users are only "one click away" from all the resources they need to make informed
decisions about their family's online experience. To make this goal a reality, GetNetWise has attracted a list of corporate partners that reads like a Who's Who of the technology world: America Online, AT&T, MCI WorldCom, Microsoft, Disney Online, Lycos, Excite, Yahoo, AltaVista, Dell ... the list keeps on going. According to the Associated Press, companies in the campaign claimed that almost 95 percent of the Internet's traffic flows through their sites.
As part of the partnership agreement, GetNetWise's partner companies can either link to the GetNetWise site directly [like Microsoft has done at http://msn.com/ -- look in the bottom right corner of the page for the link] or incorporate the site's content into their own online presence [like Lycos has done at http://www.lycos.com/parentalcontrol/getnetwise.html ]. In short, expect to see GetNetWise's child safety information EVERYWHERE!
With Internet filters now having the Supreme Court's stamp of approval, it's not too much of a stretch to say that some parents are now considering installing an Internet filter on their home computers. Protecting children online can be tough. Maybe filters offer some level of protection. And maybe they don't. Is there any place you can learn more about Internet filters -- not just filters for schools and libraries but ones for home computers as well?
You bet there is!
GetNetWise is a free, educational resource for families and caregivers that helps you ensure your kids have a safe, educational, and entertaining experience on the Net. You can find GetNetWise on the Web at
http://www.getnetwise.org/ .
The GetNetWise site is divided into four sections, and each of the sections offers an amazing collection of information and resources:
1. The Online Safety Guide: http://www.getnetwise.org/safetyguide/
The Guide teaches you about the risks kids face online, based on age levels or types of activities. The Guide also includes safety tips for kids, teens, and families.
2. Tools for Families: http://www.getnetwise.org/tools/
This section focuses on Internet filters, and it offers something I have not seen before: an Internet filter "search engine." Choose the features you want -- time limits, sex filtering, blocking outgoing information, and so on -- and GetNetWise tells you which software programs have those features. In fact, GetNetWise's Tools for Families page includes details about more than 50 commercial software programs parents can use to block Web sites inappropriate for children and monitor the time kids spend online.
3. Web Sites for Kids: http://www.getnetwise.org/kidsites/
This section offers a collection of the best kid-safe URLs from around the Net. Pretty self-explanatory.
4. Reporting Trouble: http://www.getnetwise.org/trouble/
This last section teaches you how identify online trouble and find law enforcement contact information. This section also provides a list of US child advocacy groups that can help you recognize and report online trouble. Unfortunately, the Reporting Trouble section is VERY U.S.-centric and won't be much help to our overseas passengers.
GetNetWise's goal is to ensure that all Internet users are only "one click away" from all the resources they need to make informed
decisions about their family's online experience. To make this goal a reality, GetNetWise has attracted a list of corporate partners that reads like a Who's Who of the technology world: America Online, AT&T, MCI WorldCom, Microsoft, Disney Online, Lycos, Excite, Yahoo, AltaVista, Dell ... the list keeps on going. According to the Associated Press, companies in the campaign claimed that almost 95 percent of the Internet's traffic flows through their sites.
As part of the partnership agreement, GetNetWise's partner companies can either link to the GetNetWise site directly [like Microsoft has done at http://msn.com/ -- look in the bottom right corner of the page for the link] or incorporate the site's content into their own online presence [like Lycos has done at http://www.lycos.com/parentalcontrol/getnetwise.html ]. In short, expect to see GetNetWise's child safety information EVERYWHERE!
