For general safety tips for your children on and off the Internet please visit any of these sites:

• www.safekids.com
• www.protectkids.com
• www.isafe.com
• www.ci.kentwood.mi.us/police/crimepreventiontips.asp
• www.staysafe.com
• www.safeteens.com
• www.blogsafety.com
• www.wiredwithwisdom.org
• www.livewwwires.com
• www.netsmartz.org
• www.cybersmart.org/home
• www.getnetwise.org

Website Filtering Software+

*Each link takes you off of the Buena Vista School District website and opens a new window. If you have a popup blocker, you may need to hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link.

•  Net Nanny
• Cyper Patrol
• Cybersitter
• Netmop 

Blog/Online Profile Awareness

The information in the links in the Blog/Online Profile Awareness section are provided by NBC Dateline. *Each link takes you off of the Buena Vista School District website and opens a new window with the NBC News information. If you have a popup blocker, you may need to hold down the CTRL key while clicking on the link.

• Identifying the TMI's of online profies
• Myspace Guidelines
• Internet Lingo Guide
• What Myspace is doing for safety on their website

Parents remember to tell your children never to give out any personal information including address, name, phone number, city, state, school, etc.