Online Website and Social Media Safety for All Ages
In this day and age, computers, smart phones, and technology are integrated in just about every aspect of our lives. With all of this technology at our finger tips, it's more important than ever to take precautions to protect ourselves and loved ones from scams, internet bullying, identity theft, and other cyber crimes.
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Below, you will find a comprehensive list of internet and social media safety guides for you and your family. Whether you are a regular on the computer or a first time internet user, the guides listed below are extremely helpful in keeping you and your loved ones safe!
General Internet Safety
- Making Safer Choices Online: What to Report
- General Internet Safety Resources from the State Police of RI
- Connect Safely
- Internet Safety: How to Protect Yourself Against Hackers (.pdf)
- Online Safety Tips for Older Adults
- Kids Health: Internet Safety
- United States Postal Inspection Service: Protect Yourself Against Cybercrime
- Youth Internet Safety: Risks, Responses, and Research Recommendations
- CyberSmart: Cyber Safety Lessons
- Online Resources for Internet Safety
- Staying Safe on the Internet (.pdf)
- FBI Kids: Cyber Safety for Young Americans
- Kids Internet Safety Games and Activities
- Safe Computing Guides from Texas A&M University
- New York Public Library: Internet Safety Tips for Children and Teens
Digital Citizenship
- How Clean Is Your Digital Footprint?
- NPR: Your Digital Trail, And How It Can Be Used Against You
- George Lucas Educational Foundation: Digital Citizenship
- How to Teach Digital Citizenship
- The Internet Society - Understanding your Online Identity
- Digital Citizenship: What It Means, How to Teach It, and the Resources You Need
- Digital Citizenship: Lesson Overview
- CyberWise - DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP RESOURCES
- DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
- How to Teach Your Students the 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship
Social Media Safety
- Planned Parenthood - Bullying on Social Media
- Alabama Office of Information Technology: Social Media Safety
- 23 Great Lesson Plans for Internet Safety
- What to do if you're being bullied on a social network
- Facebook: Parenting Tips
- How to Connect with Your Teen about Smart & Safe Media Use
- Social Networking Sites - Get Safe Online
- Are You Practicing Safe Social Networking?
- Safety Tips for Social Networking
- The Educator's Guide to Social Media
- Family Guide to Student Social Media Guidelines: 12 and Younger
- Teaching Kids to Be Smart About Social Media
- Social Media Safety
Cyberbullying
- Pacer's National Bullying Prevention Center
- Cyberbullying: Laws, Policies & Regulations
- National Centre Against Bullying - How to stop cyber bullying
- Get Involved: Ways to Prevent Bullying
- Cyberbullying, from Xavier Becerra - Attorney General
- Bullying and Cyberbullying from HelpGuide.org
- Forbes: You No Longer Need To Be On Social Media To Be A Victim Of Cyberbullying
- Bullying Laws Across America
- How to Stop Cyberbullying
- Cyberbullying Statistics
- Is Cyberbullying Illegal? When Comments Turn Criminal
- Talk to Your Kids About Cyberbullying
- Federal Trade Commission: Protecting Kids Online from Cyberbullying
Identity Theft, Phising and Other Cyber Crimes and Online Scams
- The Bureau of Justice - Cybercrime
- How to Recognize and Avoid Phishing Scams
- Identity Theft Protection: 10 Ways To Secure Your Personal Data
- FBI: Cyber Crime
- Viruses & Other "Infections"
- Staying Safe While Shopping Online
- Identity Crimes - Prevention Methods
- How to recognize phishing email messages, links, or phone call (.pdf)
- Cyber Resources from the Domestic Security Alliance Council
- Phishing - Georgetown University Information Security Office
- Identity Theft Protection Tips
- What is Email Spam?
- FTC: Identity Theft