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Internet Safety Links and Resources

Resources for Parents, Kids, and Teens

• Web Aware This site provides the tools you need to keep your kids safe online.
• Media Awareness Network Resources and support for everyone interested in media and information literacy for young people.
• Calgary Police Service for Kids and Teens If you're looking for fun, activities and useful information about the Calgary Police Service, you're in the right place!
• Kids in the know Kids in the Know is an interactive safety education program for increasing the personal safety of children and reducing their risk of sexual exploitation.
• Cybertip.ca Canada's national tipline for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.
• Get Web Wise The Internet is a valuable learning tool. It can open up the world and expand our knowledge and views, but it can also expose children and youth to dangerous individuals.
  Internet luring is a growing concern in our province and the rest of the world. This website is designed to help parents, teen and kids learn how to use the Internet safely. (Government of Alberta)

• Internet 101 A committee of police forces, led by the RCMP, created and maintains this website, a collection of safety tips, helpful presentations and links to further police-approved resources to help kids and parents surf safely.
• Livewwwires This web site has information on internet safety issues for parents, teachers and librarians.
• National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children
• Net Nanny Parental Control software (this site has parent resources and suggestions).
• NetSmartz Workshop Educate Engage Empower
  • www.netsmartzkids.org (this site has games suitable for younger children)
  • www.nsteens.org
• Safekids.com Internet safety and civility for kids and parents
• Sympatico/MSN online safety (Safety Resource Centre)
• United States Secret Service (ID theft)
• Weron2u.ca (for teens)
• YouthLink Calgary (Calgary Police Interpretive Centre)
• YouthLink Calgary - SafeSurf Safe Surf is here to teach parents and kids, ages 10 to 12, which actions and situations put you at risk online — and we’ll also show you how to have fun along the way!
• Canadian Centre for Child Protection The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is a charitable organization dedicated to the personal safety of all children.
• http://cyberbullying.ca/
• My Privacy. My Choice. My Life. Did you know that technologies can be used to monitor your behaviour online? And that this private information can be stored and sold, often without you ever knowing about it?

Games

• Bad Guy Patrol - from Microsoft and Alberta Children's Services - Start talking about Internet safety with kids ages 5-7 and 8 - 10.
• Kids in the Know: Billy Brings His Buddies Learn about and practice using the Buddy System by engaging in Billy Brings his Buddies.
• Kids In the Know: Zoe and Molly Online Zoe and Molly Online is a comic book created to supplement the Kids in the Know Program. It has been created for Grade 4 students to address risks associated with children sharing personal information and sending pictures online.
• Livewwwires This web site has information on internet safety issues for kids ages 11-16.

For further information on Internet Safety, visit www.bewebaware.com. Be Web Aware, a website recommended by Constable Macdonald, is a national, bilingual public education program on Internet safety. The objective of everyone involved in this project is to ensure young Canadians benefit from the Internet, while being safe and responsible in their online activities.

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