Related Links
Because links presented here may or may not be ICRA or SurfSafety
labeled, they have been carefully screened and included for their relevance to
online safety.
Child Advocacy organizations and parental resources
Getnetwize
- Parental resources and collection of child safety tools.
McGruff
the Crime Dog - Child identification, fingerprinting, internet safety,
senior safety
Ribbon
of Promise - The National Campaign to End School Violence. Folks
like you and I uniting under one cause, giving much more than lip service. Childrens
Parthership Proactive Parenting Childnet International
- Based in London, Childnet works around the world to promote children's interest
in international communications. Chat Danger - Explores
the dangers of anonymous chat. Sponsored by Childnet. Net Parents Safe Kids - Superb
site by Lawrence Magid. Safe Teens - Also
by Lawrence Magid. Cyber-Stand for Children NetParenting.com
- Safety, Education and Entertainment Ideas for Children on the Internet. Family Research Council Report-It - Annonymous
reporting for incidents of weapons, drugs and violence in schools. Cyber Tipline
- to report incidences involving child sexual exploitation online. Main Street Mom
- "The magazine for Modern Mothers with Traditional Values." Kids Like Ours ParentsPlace.com
- A full range of parenting and child rearing tips and resources. PositiveParenting.com
- "Resources and information to make parenting rewarding, effective and
fun!" PC
Parents - National educational outreach program aimed at helping parents
to better understand computing and the Internet. Sponsored by Intel. Familycorner.com magazine
- In this free webzine you will find an abundance of family time activities,
crafts and recipes for kids, educational and parenting articles, ideas for
your kitchen & home and much more.
Bluehighways
- The Internet Filter Assessment Project Family PC Neosoft
- Parental Control Product Review w3.org - Details on
the PICS labeling system. ZD-Net
- Filter software review, grid comparisons.
Third party filter software vendors
Filter software
Cybersitter
- by Solid Oak Software Net Nanny - by Net
Nanny Ltd. Cyber Patrol - by
Micro Systems Software. Earns our Highest endorsement for filtering! Surfwatch - by JSB
Software Technologies Surf Monkey - Haven't
tried it but looks good if it lives up to it's claims. We-Blocker - by We-Web
corp. Freeware.
Monitoring software
Chatminder
- Compiles transcripts of everything sent from and received to your computer.
Very, VERY powerful. Can also be used in conjunction with other filters and
online services. Spector 2.1 - Monitoring
program that invisibly takes full screen snapshots of all activity on your
computer for later playback. Highly rated by ZDnet, CNet and others. Secure
Access Timer - from Buffalo Software Inc. Timer software to restrict access
to certain programs, and/or set time limits for their use. For more info,
visit the link above or write satimer@buffalosoftware.net.
Browser vendors
Netscape
- Navigator (Part of Communicator) Microsoft
- Internet Explorer NCSA
- Mosaic (Good but highly outdated. Last release Jan, 1997!) Opera Software
- Opera (The new kid on the block)
Surfsafer.com
- (Gone.) Major cities nationwide and parts of
Canada too. Worth a look. Integrity Online - Based
in Cleveland with nationwide access. Internet4Families - Emphasis
on Christian values. Nationwide and Canada. Dotsafe.com - (Gone)
From the folks who brought you goodparents.com. (Also
gone) SmutStopper.com
- (Gone.) Prefiltered Internet Service Provider.
Nationwide. Fishnet Online -
Based in Long Island, NY, nationwide dial-up and Canada. EIS-Global
- Featuring the BAIRtm filtering system. Elmira, NY. Nationwide
access. FamilySafeViewing.net - Lexington,
SC, Nationwide access, competitive pricing.
Fun places to visit.
Surf
Monkey - Wholesome portal to other material as well as their own free
filter mechanism MeekaAndHerCoolCousins.com
- A perfect example of a family using the web for wholesome fun. thecapitals.net
- Small band, big dreams, having fun. Good
Stuff for Kids - Brought to you by AmericaLinksUp.org.
Probably the best single point
of reference for safe web sites I have found. American Library
Association - Who better to ask for resource information? MyFamily.com - Interesting
site focused at creating family online micro communities.
Educational sites
Reading Link by
Bob Tiltman - Boost your child's reading and spelling by using Reading
Link's on-line interactive reading and spelling programme. You can try our
free,