This article is part of the following topics: Get Involved at School Internet Safety
Presentations on Online Safety
Resources to help you arrange a school presentation for parents about how to keep kids safe online.
As our kids spend more time online—and as online research and interaction become more essential for projects and homework—many schools are proactively arranging presentations for parents about best practices for keeping kids safe while they use the Internet. Helping arrange a presentation like this is a great way for you to get involved with your school.
The good news is that it’s a pretty simple way to get involved; there are many local resources and people who would be willing to lend their expertise. Here are just a few ideas to get started:
- Police department Internet crimes officer
- D.A.R.E. officer with the police department
- Representative from the outreach office of the district attorney or prosecutor’s office
- Anti-Defamation League cyberbullying program and interactive workshops
- Teenangels peer education programs by 13- to 18-year-olds
- i-Safe community outreach, training, and education programs on Internet safety
- Web Wise Kids online safety computer games and presentation materials
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Posted by - Keri Shields on Apr. 13, 2009
Our school held its first Parent University featuring a class on Internet Safety in February. I called the state bureau of investigation and spoke to a detective in the Internet Crimes Against Children department. They provided two detectives to speak to our parent group. Not only were they incredible speakers, they did not charge anything for their services.Because the night was such a huge success, we are having another Parent University course on Internet Safety in conjunction with Internet Safety Week, April 27 - May 1. The two speakers at this class will be an assistant professor of forensic sciences from a local university and an owner of a computer company who is an expert in computer software and programming. The former will present the "why" parents need to be cyber aware and the latter will offer the "how" and give specific methods to protect our children against internet dangers.