Media Safety/ Digital Safety

Teen Resources

• Teen Education Video

• When is your Brain Ready for Social Media?

• Videos, Games, and Activities K-6

• Think You Know? (K-12)
  

Parent Resources

• Parents-ratings of apps, TV shows, Movies, media

• Consumer Notice - internet safety for kids

• National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

  • Since 1998, NCMEC has operated the CyberTipline, a place where the public and electronic service providers can report suspected online and offline child sexual exploitation. The millions of reports made each year uniquely situate NCMEC to identify trends and create prevention resources to address the evolving needs of kids and teens online.

• American Academy of Pediatricians Family Media Plan​

  • With this website, you can design your family with your actual children and ages and create an individualized media contract that fits your family perfectly

• NetSmartz

  • NetSmartz is NCMEC's online safety education program. It provides age-appropriate videos and activities to help teach children be safer online with the goal of helping children to become more aware of potential online risks and empowering them to help prevent victimization by making safer choices on- and offline.

• Family Online Safety Institute: Good Digital Parenting

• Wait Until 8th: Let Kids Be Kids Longer

  • We empower parents to say yes to waiting for the smartphone

• Webwise Internet Safety

  • Parents Guide to a Better Internet and Family e-Safety Kit

• Best Apps to use for Parental Control

  • KidsLox

    • Abilities: lock apps, mode timers, 3 way toggle, content blocking, schedules, child proofing, timers, finger ID, and cross platform

  • NetNanny

  • ScreenTime

  • Bark Social Media Blocking

  • WebWatcher

Educator Resources

• Educator Resource: webwise.ie classroom videos

• Classroom Activities for web safety

• Department of Education – Educational Technology

• Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

• Common Sense Education

• EVERFI Free Online Safety E-Courses

  • EVERFI is a free digital platform for Educators K-12. They offer digital safety educational courses in addition to their wide selection of other resources listed below. EVERFI's free digital curricula empowers teachers to bring critical skills education into their classrooms, setting students up for success in the real world. Topics include Prescription Drug Safety, Social & Emotional Learning, Sexual Assault Prevention for Higher Education, Harrassment & Discrimination, and Financial Education.