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The following links were provided by the Minneapolis Field Unit of the FBI and the Innocent Images National Initiative, during a presentation at the TIES Coordinator Conference.  Recent articles from eSchool News on cyberbullying are also lised.

NetSmartz Workshop

Keeping Kids and Teens Safer on the Internet
http://www.netsmartz.org/

The Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI

http://www.fbi.gov/
Click on Internet Safety for Kids

National Center for Missing and Exploited Kids
http://www.ncmec.org/
http://www.missingkids.com/
http://cybertipline.com

Safe Kids.com
Family guide to making the Internet and technology fun, safe and productive
http://www.safekids.com/

Safe Teen.com
http://www.safeteens.com/

Safety Ed International
A non-profit organization, assisting the internet community since 1998
http://www.safetyed.org/

Get Net Wise About Internet Safety
http://www.getnetwise.org/

WiredSafety.org
Internet safety and help group
http://www.wiredsafety.org/

TeenAngels - a division of WiredSafety.org

TeenAngels is a group of 13-18 year-old volunteers that have been specially trained by the local law enforcement, and other leading safety experts in all aspects of online safety, privacy, and security.
http://www.teenangels.org/

Play It Cyber Safe
Sponsored by Business Software Association (BSA)
http://www.playitcybersafe.com/

Cyber Smart Education
Free Curriculum and Professional Development
http://cybersmart.org/home/

Family Guidebook to Cyberspace
http://www.familyguidebook.com/contents.html

Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse
Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
http://www.safewiredschools.org/


Additional sites
iKeepSafe.org
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/

McGruff's Child Safety Center
http://www.mcgruff.org/

Internet Super Heros
Safety site for kids from Wired Safety and Wired Kids
http://www.internetsuperheros.org/

Cyberbullying.Org
from the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://cyberbully.org/


Articles on Cyberbullying from eSchool News

In Memory of Ryan Patrick Halligan: Cyber-bullying information
http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/cyberbullying.htm

"Programs aim to stop 'cyber bullying'" (eSN Online, November 2005)
Schoolyard bullies are becoming increasingly high tech, as a growing number of students now engage in "cyber bullying" by spreading rumors through web sites or harassing students through text messages or eMail. To combat this trend, anti-bullying programs across North America are adding information about cyber bullying and its effects on today's youth...
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showstory.cfm?ArticleID=5986

"Cyber bullying hurts kids, tests schools" (eSN Online, May 2005)
The recent shootings at Red Lake High School have thrust school safety into the national spotlight yet again. But there's a growing threat to student safety that is even more pervasive, more insidious, and less apt to be talked about in school communities than the physical security of school buildings: cyber bullying...
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showstory.cfm?ArticleID=5654

"Parents, schools unite against 'cyber bullying'" (eSN Online, April 2003)
"Cyber bullying," in which students use the internet to send cruel messages or post anonymous rumors about their peers, is a growing problem for schools nationwide. Now, some Southern California parents are fighting back against the practice, meeting with school officials and others in hopes that a web site where students anonymously post gossip about other students might be shut down...
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showstory.cfm?ArticleID=4369







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