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The following sites are additional resources that support
the lessons in each of the five units in The CyberSmart!
Curriculum and are provided as background for the teacher. These
sites are written for an adult audience, although some sites may be appropriate
to share with students.
NOTE: The listing of these sites is for educational purposes
only and does not constitute a recommendation or commercial endorsement.
Safety | Manners
| Advertising | Research
| Technology
CyberSmart! Safety
CyberSmart! Manners
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Cyber Citizenship
Center for Democracy & Technology provides
up-to-date information about Internet public policy issues such as
privacy, cyber-crime, censorship, and security.
http://www.cdt.org/
Computer Learning Foundation: Use Technology Responsibly
describes the efforts of parents and educators to promote responsible
computing.
http://www.computerlearning.org/RespComp.htm
Project Vote Smart uses the Internet to encourage
the discussion of issues during political campaigns by providing voters
with information about candidates positions.
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Stop Hate, developed by the Anti-Defamation
League®, provides an overview of "Internet Hate."
http://www.adl.org/hate-patrol/internet_hate.asp
The Character Education Parnership
http://www.character.org
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Respecting the Law
Copyright Crash Course is intended for members
of the University of Texas system, but provides helpful information
for anyone curious about copyright law and fair use, including how
the laws apply to electronic resources.
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm
Cybercitizenship.org provides approaches for
teaching children about "Cyber Ethics." This site also includes sets
of links for adults and children to gain a better understanding of
the Internet.
http://www.cybercitizenship.org/index.html
Cybercrime.gov is a site by the U.S. Department
of Justice. It contains information, and up-to-date news about cyber
crimes.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/
United States Copyright Office provides up-to-date
news about copyright issues, as well as explaining the basics of copyright
law.
http://www.copyright.gov/
The National School Boards Association
http://www.nsba.org
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Computer Ethics
Institute for Global Ethics promotes and educates
about ethical decision-making both on and off the Internet.
http://www.globalethics.org/default.html
Internet Security Reading Room, a site developed
by the SANS (System Administration, Networking, and Security) Institute,
provides many articles about computer crime and security, including
computer hacking.
http://www.sans.org/infosecFAQ/hackers/hackers_list.htm
Right and Wrong Online, developed by The National
PTA, provides guidelines for parents about teaching their children
ethical online behavior.
http://www.pta.org/programs/ftright.htm
Cyberethics for Kids is a site by the U.S.
Department of Justice's Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section.
It provides adults, children and teens information on how to use the
Internet safely and responsibly.
http://www.cybercrime.gov/rules/kidinternet.htm
The Ten Commandments of Computer Ethics, developed
by Computer Ethics Institute, provides ten important rules to keep
in mind when using the computer.
http://www.brook.edu/its/cei/cei_hp.htm
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Netiquette
Emoticons explains to children how to use keyboard
characters to express emotions and other ideas in E-mails.
http://www.chirpingbird.com/netpets/html/computer/emoticon.html
Netiquette Home Page provides links to information
about online manners, including an entire online book by Virginia
Shea.
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/index.html
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CyberSmart! Advertising
CyberSmart! Research
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Search Engines and Directories
Internet Tutorials, developed by The Boston Public Library.
http://www.bpl.org/kids/Internettutorials.htm
Search Engine Watch provides up-to-the minute
information about search engines, directories, and metasearch engines.
Includes reviews and ratings of search engines, as well as statistics
and search tips.
http://searchenginewatch.com/showPage.html?page=reports/
Kids Click! Worlds of Web Searching.
http://www.rcls.org/wows/
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The Nuts and Bolts of Searching
Finding Information on the Internet is an online
tutorial from the University of California, Berkeley, intended to
teach college students how to conduct research online.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/FindInfo.html
Kid's Search Tools, developed by Ramapo Catskill
Library System, provides a single page, easy-to-use interface for
submitting keywords to online encyclopedias, dictionaries, and search
engines that are recommended for children and teachers.
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
KidsClick! Provides keyword and subject category
search to find sites appropriate for Grades K-7 users. The sites have
been selected by a group of librarians at the Ramapo Catskill Library
System.
http://www.kidsclick.org/
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Evaluating Web Sites
BBBOnLine® Kid's Privacy Seal, developed by
the Better Business Bureau to evaluate and provide seals of approval
for Web sites that protect the privacy of children online.
http://bbbonline.org/privacy/kid.asp
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Homework Help
Ask an Expert Sources, developed by Community
Learning Network, provides students with links for homework help.
http://www.cln.org/int_expert.html
Consumer Search evaluates homework help sites, the best of which are included in the CyberSmart lesson on homework.
http://www.consumersearch.com/www/internet/homework_help_sites/index.html
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What about the library?
ALA Resources for Parents, Teens and Kids is
an index to American Library Association web pages that contain recommended
sites for kids, information about children's literature, and information
about libraries, librarians, and the Internet.
http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
KidsConnect is an initiative of the American
Library Association and the American Association of School Librarians.
This Web site consists of links that enable teachers and children
to send research questions to volunteer school library media specialists.
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/kidsconn.html
Libraries & the Internet Toolkit explains the
position of the American Library Association on issues such as filtering,
First Amendment rights of children, and equitable access to the Internet.
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/internettoolkit.html
Especially for Young People and Their Parents.
http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/foryoungpeople/youngpeopleparents/especiallyyoungpeople.htm
Great Websites for Kids.
http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitessites.htm
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