Monday, April 16, 2007

CNET resource for kids' on-line safety

This is slightly off-topic, but readers of a site focused on local school issues are pretty likely to be interested in understanding and managing the on-line safety of their kids and students. CNET has just published a site that looks like a promising source for information on many different aspects of kids' on-line safety.

CNET's guide to keeping your kids safe online:
Children can learn a lot from the Internet--and they can also pretty quickly run into trouble, if they're not careful. You parents out there are no doubt already grappling with the challenges of watching where your kids go online and what they see and do.

CNET's Living with Technology feature "Keep your kids safe online" can help you prepare them, and yourselves, for these new rites of passage. This online safety guide features a number of articles, videos and do-it-yourself tips, along with forums where you can post questions and provide answers to your peers. It's designed to be a site you can bookmark and check back with regularly.
The stated intention is for this site to grow and evolve and become a source for current information. Already it boasts an impressive variety of articles, including:

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