Martin Cisneros's List: Cybersafety

Common Sense Media (Rebecca Randall) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families based on the belief that the media and entertainment profoundly impacts the social, emotional, and physical development of America’s children.

Common Sense Media (Rebecca Randall) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the media and entertainment lives of kids and families based on the belief that the media and entertainment profoundly impacts the social, emotional, and physical development of America’s children.

ConnectSafely (Larry Magid) is for parents, teens, educators, and advocates for learning about safety on Web 2.0. The ConnectSafely forum is designed to give teens and parents a voice in the public discussion about youth online safety, and the site has tips for teens and parents, as well as other resources for safe blogging and social networking.

i-SAFE (Teri Schroeder) is a non-profit foundation educating and empowering youth to make their Internet experiences safe and responsible. i-SAFE has a goal of educating students on how to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. i-SAFE accomplishes this through dynamic K-12 curriculum and community outreach programs to parents, law enforcement, and community leaders.

The NetSmartz Workshop (Laurie Nathan) is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement. It uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.

StopCyberbullying and WiredSafety (Art Wolinsky) provide help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. They help victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. They also aid parents with internet issues, such as MySpace and cyberbullying.

Learn how to be safer online by following Yahoo!'s simple safety guides!

The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (Marsali Hancock) works for the health and safety of youth online. iKeepSafe® uses its unique partnerships to disseminate safety resources to families worldwide and to empower parents, educators, and policymakers with information about the safe and healthy use of technology and the Internet.

Lynette Owens

California Cyber Safety for Children