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Online safety must be relevant to youth, or we're talking to ourselves. It must accommodate the growing body of research on youth risk and what kids themselves say about how they use digital media, and it must be respectful-of both young people and the new media conditions they're ably exploiting.

K-1 Online Safety

from the US government - useful links and information about online safety.

The video is a great way to introduce kindergarten through third grade students to online safety.  I like how this video compares the online world with the real world.  This helps students understand the rules in a way that goes deeper than just following the rules because we say so.

The publicity about online "predators" who prey on naive children using trickery and violence is largely inaccurate.

"Designed for students in Grade 7 and higher, the textED.ca website provides a fun, interactive platform for children to learn about the short-term costs and the long-term ramifications associated with texting."

It is still more dangerous to take your kid to the grocery store than it is to write about them online, or let them surf the Web.