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When it comes to family safety, we aim to: *Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online *Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online *Work closely with organizations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people

"Today's kids connect, create, and collaborate through media. But who helps them reflect on the implications of their actions? Who empowers them to make responsible, respectful, and safe choices about how they use the powerful digital tools at their command? Our Common Sense Parent Media Education Program and our Digital Citizenship Curriculum give educators, administrators, and parents the tools and curricula they need to guide a generation in becoming responsible digital citizens."

Free materials on Internet safety, cyberbulling, digital citizenship, parent materials also included.

This site Frontline covers a variety of topics related to online behavior.

"The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use has developed a new framework to address safe and responsible Internet use ~ Cyber Savvy Schools"

This site contains links to a variety of cyber bulling resources.

Article about a Massachusettes teen who hanged herself due to ongoing bullying.

Teaching our children about internet safety and anti-bullying is critical. This is a sad story for all involved.

Advise and asnwers about sexting.

Common sense media has information broken down by grade level. This link takes you to sexting there are resources for educators available on this link.

This 3 part video 'Sexting in America: When Privates Go Public' Preview shows students how serious sexting is and how it can negatively impact your life. These 3 videos will automatically run from the first to the last. Users can pause them between to discuss what they heard.

This site includes social network safety tips for teens and parents.

Sexting Quiz for middle and high school students. Use to generate discussion about appropriate behavior on a mobile device.

Youtube video that talks about Digital Dossier describing all the digital records that accumulate about a typical person from conception to death. Use this to make students aware that all mobile messages, media uses, and calls are part of their permanent record.

Sexting in America Part 2 full video

Sexting in American with privates go publich part 3 full video

Sexting in America when publics go private part 4 of the video