Internet Safety
The following links contain helpful information about the risks associated with various online activities and what can be done by parents and students to minimize those risks. If you have any questions about these resources or have suggestions for additional resources that you would like to see added to this page, please contact us at edtech@neisd.net or 210-804-7020.
Internet Safety Letter - English
PDF
Internet Safety Letter - Spanish
PDF
A Parent's
Guide to Internet Safety - English PDF
Guía
para los padres de familia para la seguridad en la Internet - Spanish PDF
Social Networking Sites and Internet Safety Presentation - The purpose of this presentation is to provide parents with information about social networking sites, help parents communicate with their children about the risks associated with social networking sites, demonstrate how to create a MySpace account, how to determine if your child has a MySpace account, and how to cancel a MySpace account.
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Section One -
What is a social networking site? (3 minutes - 3.0
MB)
Section Two - Before you talk with your child
(2 minutes - 1.2 MB)
Section Three - When you talk with your child
(2 minutes - 2.1 MB)
Sections One
through Three - PDF version of presentation
Section Four - How to create a MySpace account (3
minutes - 3.9 MB)
Section Five - How to search for a MySpace profile (4
minutes - 3.9 MB)
Section Six - How to delete a MySpace account (4
minutes - 6.4 MB)
Sections Four through Six - PDF version of text directions
Entire Presentation - Social Networking Sites and Internet Safety (19 minutes - 19 MB)
NEISD Acceptable Use Guidelines
Student Acceptable Use Guidelines (English)
Student
Acceptable Use Guidelines (Spanish)
Internet Safety Resources
http://www.wiredsafety.org/internet101/myspaceguide.html - Includes specific
information regarding MySpace.com such as safety issues, how to protect your
child from being a victim, and how to delete an account.
http://wiredkids.org/parents/parentingonline -
Includes information about technology tools to help block, filter, and monitor
online activity,
online safety tips, and an example of an Internet contract that parents and
children can discuss and agree to follow.
Internet Glossaries
http://whatis.techtarget.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticons
http://www.acronymfinder.com/