CyberSafety Resources for Parents

10 Tips for How to Help Keep Your Child Safe Online (pdf)
Follow the link above to download the 10 tips. 

A Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying Brochure (pdf)
Click the link above to download a brochure from PPS Student Services.

OnGuard Online | Your Safety Net
OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. All resources are available in English and Spanish as well.
As a starting point, viewing and discussing the content of these informational videos will go a long way toward ensuring you and your children are informed and aware of potentially harmful things that lurk on the Internet. Also check out Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online, a free booklet you can download with more tips.

Internet Safety Podcast
http://www.internetsafetypodcast.com/  

iSafe Parent Newsletter
http://www.isafe.org/imgs/pdf/newsletter/2006/i-Parent-02-06.pdf

Cybersmart.org
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/home/  

Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
http://cyberbully.org/

Oregon Dept. of Justice
http://www.doj.state.or.us/oricac/kidsteens.shtml  

NetSmartz
http://www.netsmartz.org/  

NYTimes Article (3/9/06) 
Don't Talk to Invisible Strangers

PPS Guide to Policies, Rules And Procedures on Student Responsibilities, Rights And Discipline 
http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/student-services/364.htm  

Connect Safely
http://www.connectsafely.org

Wired Safety
http://wiredsafety.org

District Acceptable Use Policy
PPS Employee & Student Acceptable Use Policy