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Parenting sites
Helpful online resources for parents looking for ways to protect and connect with their kids-
This 1 blog has an incredible amount of info on MySpace--how to do it, MS in the news, articles--great resource
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lots of good parenting advice—both internet and media uses
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Excellent parenting advice, especially for parents of elementary-aged and middle-school children
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Lots of great safety tips, especially good for parents of elementary-aged children
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well organized parenting & technical advice
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good educator link
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good articles on things like video games, cell phones, cyber-love and more...)
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Filtering Software Information
websites that either sell or review internet filtering software-
helps parents find software to monitor & protect kids on the internet
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blog site that lets parents share questions & advice on internet safety
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site has some parenting tips & software for sale
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distributor of filtering software (note: I haven't tried this package but it looks interesting)
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Research Sites
These sites have studies published concerning technology and adolescents-
terrific site with large-scale studies and easy-to-read summaries
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well-respected research organization with up to date information
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this site includes surveys and reports that are part of my research program
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This section of the CBS website has great articles, statistics, conversations, etc... about teens and their technology
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Social Networking for Children
These sites are designed to allow children access to online communication while providing parents with lots of controls-
very cute site that offers social networking, chat rooms and games for kids. It uses language filters to try and make conversations as clean as possible. It does not allow children to post private information.
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Does a lot of the same things as MySpace but requires that parents approve friends before conversations can take place.
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A cute little stuffed animal that is purchased in your local toy store provides a code allowing access to the internet where children can care for their real/virtual pet, play games and learn how to operate in a virtual world.
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Kids can enter this virtual world where nearly 2 million "citizens" help create a virtual economy. They can play games and chat, or visit city hall and museums. Free, but there is third-party advertising
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E-mail for kids
These sites offer easy to use, easy to monitor e-mail that can provide a good first step for young technology users.-
lots of good parental controls including monitoring, activity logs and time monitoring.)
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inexpensive way to manage who sends your child e-mails. Has an interactive animated feature for younger children.)
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small monthly fee for software that lets you monitor the e-mails your child receives.)
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