Our Aim

We hope this subsite helps parents & caregivers to understand the Internet so they in turn can help young people use it safely. We have taken care to select the best materials we could locate on the Internet and offer a wide range to meet different personal needs according to one's culture and past experience. We encourage even the experienced "SURFER" to visit the introductory tutorials as these can guide us in the way we pass on training to children and young people.

A Little Bit More Advanced

A Typology of Child Cybersexploitation and Online Grooming Practices – (.pdf 161 KB), Rachel O'Connell, Cyberspace Research Unit, University of Central Lancashire, 17 July 2003.
About Tutorials – Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites.
Ask an Expert – The sites on this page are links to experts in K-12 curricular related topics.
Bergen County Internet Tutor – Learning, Finding and Evaluating Stuff on the Internet.
Internet 101 – Come and discover how the Internet works. Find out where you can get great software. Learn the secrets of search engines. Have your questions answered and problems solved.
Internet Guidebooks – Guidebooks and resources which can assist teachers to learn more about the Internet.
Internet Tutorials (University at Albany) – Instructional guides on the Internet for the academic and research community.
NetLingo.com – NetLingo is an award-winning dictionary of Internet terms. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the online world of business, technology, and communication.
The Internet Help Desk – Helpful Internet Troubleshooting, Guides and FAQs.

Avoiding Viruses

Avoiding Computer Viruses – Anti-Virus Software and Avoiding Viruses.
Internet 101 – Avoiding Viruses.
McAffee.com – Virus Hoaxes.
Monash University – How to Avoid Viruses.
NewsFactor Network – How are you Avoiding Viruses.
PC World.com – Virucide!
Speedbrake.com – Top 10 Tips for Avoiding Viruses.
St. Antony's College – Ways to avoid virus problems.
UW Security Site – Protecting Your Computer From Viruses.

Books

Building a Web Site – Learn to build your own web site with books from Amazon.com
Children and Computers – Books for Children & Computers from CyberCityInternational.com
Computers for Beginners – Books for beginners from CyberCityInternational.com
Internet Addiction – Books on Internet addictions from Amazon.com
Keep Your Kids Safe on the Internet – The bestselling Internet Safety book for parents.
Safe Surfing – Books for safer surfing the Internet.
Using Search Engines – Find information on search engines with Amazon.com
Virus Protection – Protect yourself against virus with books from CyberCityInternational.com

Data Security

Computerworld – Keeping Safe.
Server Watch – Keeping Your Data Safe.

First Steps on to the Net

Children's Partnership – A Parent's Guide.
Learn the Net – 10 Things You can do on the Net This Week
U.S. Dept. of Education – Parents Guide to the Internet.

Keep Watching

CyberAngels – World's oldest and largest Internet Safety Organisation.
Internet Safety Group – Welcome to the website of the Internet Safety Group (ISG) in New Zealand. This Group was formed in 1998 to emphasise the enormous positive benefits of the Internet while empowering young people and parents with education about potential risks and common-sense ways to mitigate those risks.
NetAlert – Providing practical advice on Internet safety, parental control and Internet filters for the protection of children, students and families.

Links

Build a Web Site – Helpful links to help you build your own Web Site.
Internet Addiction – Internet addiction information from 4SafetyToday.com
Internet Safety – Internet safety from 4SafetyToday.com
Materials for Teachers – Helpful links from 4TeacherToday.com
Safer Surfing for Youth – Safe internet surfing links from 4YouthToday.com

Sampling of Products & Services

ABC Internet – Filtering Software Products.
GetNetWise – GetNetWise Internet Services.
ICRA – A Parents View.
Ihug – Online Protection Services.
Watchdog – High Speed connections from Watchdog.

Teaching Children

ClickZ Network – Articles from ClickZ Network for young people.
CyberNetiquette Comix – An entertaining, interactive way for families to learn valuable lessons about online safety.
Iggey and Rasper's Internet Safety Game – Tips on Internet Safety for kids.
Internet Public Library – Resources from Internet Public Library.
IPL Kidspace – Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?
Teach Your Children – Teaching children to use the Internet wisely.
Teaching Kids About the Internet – Internet for beginners from about.com

Topic Centres

Using Search Engines

About Search Engines – What is a "Search Engine"?
CYFERnet Search Tutorial – Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network.
Tools, tips and tutorials on search engine optimisation | SEO Blog – Learn how to optimise your website for search engines with our tools, tips and tutorials.

Quick Links