OLOL Library - Web Safety

Web Safety & Other Information

The world wide web can be an amazing, wondrous place for children to read and learn about a multitude of things. However, it is also a place that is filled with misinformation, commercialism and inappropriate content. It is critical that our children have the necessary information, tools and skills to surf the web safely. Please check out these links and be sure to share them with your children. The library has a large selection of books on web safety that you are more than welcome to borrow. Please send a message through your child and I will be happy to send them along!

NEW!

The Media Awareness Network has a new resource for parents and students in Grades 4 to 8 to help build web safety skills. We are introducing this amazing program to students in our computer labs, and are encouraging them to play at home. Please check out this cool tool yourself and build your knowledge of the net!

Passport to the Internet

LDCSB - Web Safety Resources
Our school board is your first stop to some excellent web safety resources. There are links to PowerPoint presentations, Internet safety games for your child, tips and other useful tools and information.
http://www.ldcsb.on.ca/schools/cfe/websafety/

Family Online Safety Institute
This site is another gateway to some excellent web resources from across North America.
Family Online Safety Institute - Web Safety

GetNetWise
This site includes great web safety information for children, and tips to help protect your own privacy online. Be sure to check out the How-To Video Tutorials.
http://www.getnetwise.org/

Kids In The Know
This Canadian site features some excellent information for parents who wish to protect their children from online exploitation.
http://www.kidsintheknow.ca/app/en/

Media Awareness Network
Another Canadian site that is jam-packed with wonderful resources, games and activities for children, as well as a wealth of great information for parents. Get your kids playing these educational games - they are excellent!
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/index.cfm

Safe Kids
Check out the links on the right-hand side of the screen for valuable information to keep your kids safe online, and don't forget to click on the link to SafeTeens.com (near the bottom) while you're on this page.
http://safekids.com/

How to Protect Your Privacy on FACEBOOK
Facebook and other social networking sites do their members a disservice by defaulting the privacy settings to the most open access. In addition, they keep changing their default settings, so you need to constantly check your settings to make sure your page is visible to only people you know. Most users do not realize that just about anyone can access their account as a result. If you or your child has a Facebook account (accounts are restricted to ages 13 and up), please be sure to check out the excellent information in the following links:
CommonSense Media - Facebook Privacy Settings (Video and Text)
Connect Safely: Instructions for Facebook Settings (web site)
The Connect Safely site also has A Parent's Guide to Facebook that you can download and print. Just go to this page to access the document:
A Parent's Guide to Facebook (pdf)

Protect Your Child's Safety Online
This is another information sheet provided by the Information and Privacy Commissioner. Be sure to print it up and keep it handy for reference.
http://www.ipc.on.ca/images/Resources/kidsonline.pdf