Safe Surfing for Kids & Young Adults

The following sites maintain privacy policies that conform with the 1998 Children's Online Privacy Protection Act

Ask Jeeves for Kids
Primarily an educational Web site that kids can use for
homework help and research for school projects. Also
includes fun games and activities. Uses natural language
processing to understand and match users' questions to an
extensive knowledge base built by humans.

Berit's Best Sites for Children
An annotated directory of "safe, fun, and educational" sites
maintained Berit Erickson, a Librarian, since 1994. Sites exclude
violence and adult content.

KidsClick!
An impressive collection of sites for kids created by a self-
described "bunch of librarians" to guide young users to
appropriate and relevant sites.

Kid'S Tools for Searching the Net
A major gateway to safe surfing sites and search engines
that have been selected and screened for children and young
young adults.

NetSmartz Workshop
Created in conjunction with Compaq Computer Corporation to
to address the need for Internet safety education with age-
appropriate, interactive games and activities that utilize the
latest Web technologies to entertain while they educate.

Play It Cyber Safe
The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents, and
teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law,
their rights, and how to avoid misuse of the Internet.

Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
An online pamphlet provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited
children.

Yahooligans!
A reliable, classic site designed for Web surfers ages 7 to
12. Searchable subject directories contain sites that have been
checked by the Yahoo staff to verify suitable content for this
age group.

More Helpful Sites for Parents and Teachers

CyberAngels.org
Formed in l995 as the first "cyber-neighborhood watch
program" to patrol cyberspace. The organization's mission
focuses on the creation of a safer Internet with education and
entertaining content for families.

FamilyGuide Book
One of the largest safety sites on the Internet. It includes
a comparison of filtering software for the home computer.

SafeKids.Com
"Kid's Rules for Online Safety" - Written for children to
read and discuss with parents and teachers.

Safeteens.Com
Rules for teens and guidelines for parents promoting teen
safety on the information highway.

Safe&Smart
Page maintained by the National School Boards Foundation
to provide an overview of research and current guidelines
for children's use of the Internet.