2. Quotes from Teens
• "I feel safer online than I do offline. So I do things online that I wouldn't do in real
life."
--Sadie, 14 years old
• "There's more 'life' happening online than offline. If you are not online, you are
completely out of the loop--you don't have a life, you don't really exist."
--Hannah, 13 years old
• “Some new research has shown that social networking can also have positive effects
on teens such as helping introverted adolescents forge relationships or providing a
venue for activism and political engagement.”
• 10 Things You Don’t Know about Teens & Social Networking - http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/10-things-you-
dont-know-about-teens-and-social-networking-2527367.html
3. Teens Take Responsibility
• Teens in England talk about Social Networking & Safety
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/21324461 )
4. Kid Search Engines
• Quintura for Kids – Powered by Yahoo. Visual way of searching
using a Keyword Cloud. (http://quinturakids.com/)
• Kid Rex – Powered by Google. Think Google SUPER SAFE
SEARCH. (http://www.kidrex.org/ )
• Yahoo Kids – Directory of websites exclusively for Kids.
(http://kids.yahoo.com/ )
• Downside: Students may not want to use these, esp. older
students.
5. Educator & Parent Guides
• Net Cetera – Free online brochure that covers talking to your kids & teens
about Internet Safety. (http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/pdf-
0001.pdf )
• On Guard Online – Website provided by the Federal Government about
protecting yourself and children online. (http://www.onguardonline.gov/ )
• Living Life Online – Toolkit for Educators working with Middle School
students, focusing on online behavior & advertising seen online.
(http://www.onguardonline.gov/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/0035-living-
life-online.pdf )
• Common Sense Media – Tools and curricula to teach your students about
becoming responsible digital citizens.
(http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ )
6. Healthy Internet
• Net Smartz – Full of Tools for Elementary, Middle, and High School
educators. (http://www.netsmartz.org/Parents )
• Webonauts – Primarily geared at Elementary students, a game to
practice Internet Safety tips. Published by PBS.
(http://pbskids.org/webonauts/ )
• Teens Health – Covers a wide variety of topics including
Cyberbullying, Internet Safety, and responsible Internet us.
(http://teenshealth.org/teen/ )
7. Social Networking
• Common Sense Media – Tips for Teens about preserving online
integrity and reputation. (http://www.commonsensemedia.org/advice-
for-parents/internet-safety-tips-high-school-kids )
• The World of Social Media in 2012 (Video) – Facts regarding the
prevalence of social media.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=ETnLzLnuDco
&NR=1 )
• Think Time: Teens & Social Networks (Video) – Teens on social
networks, an unstoppable trend with particular pitfalls.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TWHsiMYSxw )
8. Plagiarism & Piracy
• Copyright Kids – Defines and explains what copyright means. Offers a
detailed FAQ. (http://www.copyrightkids.org/ )
• Please Don’t Cheat – Explains plagerism and how to avoid it. Offers short
videos and teaching tools. (http://www.pleasedontcheat.com/ )
• Creative Commons – Licenses the permit reuse of intellectual and creative
work, explains how work can be shared. Short videos available.
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ )
• Confessions of a Teenage Internet Pirate – One Teens’ take on the ethics of
downloading content illegally online. May be interesting to share and
discuss with your teens. (http://www.ypulse.com/post/view/confessions-of-
a-teenage-internet-pirate )
9. Also Consider
• Brain Pop – Many Elementary & Middle schools have access to this
excellent video service which has short videos on many Internet Safety
& Related videos.
• The News – The News both national and local frequently features
stories that demonstrate the dangers and realities of having our lives
online.
• The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus – Demonstrates how websites can
take you in with real looking information on made up stuff.
(http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ )
