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| Great Sites for Children | Top of Page |
| 700+ Great Sites | Librarian- and parent-reviewed sites for children and parents. |
| Teen Hoopla | Librarian-reviewed sites and monitored chat for teenagers. |
| PBS Kid'sTechknow | An interactive introduction to Internet technology. |
| Yahooligans! | Search for kid-oriented sites here. |
| Great Sites for Parents | Top of Page |
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The National Parent Information Network
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The Family Education Network
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| Parent Soup: pediatrics and child development. |
| Internet Safety Information | Top of Page |
| Cyber Tipline | 1-800-843-5678. This is a "911" number for the Internet, sponsored by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. You can call the 800 number to report illegal Internet activity related to child pornography and predation. |
| Child Safety on the Information Highway | Guidelines for parents and a pledge for young Internet users, "My Rules for Online Safety." |
| Chat Rooms for Children | Top of Page |
Chat rooms are sites where Internet users can talk in a "conference call" environment. The following chat rooms are monitored by adult hosts who insure that children can chat in a safe environment. The hosts often lead games and offer topics for discussion. See Free Zone's Basic Safety Tips for more information about safe chatting.
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Kids Zone and Kids Club at IT News and Search Engines, Educational Software Reviews, Games, Free Stuff, Contests, Competitions, Chat www.it-news.com |
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| Listservs for Parents and Children | Top of Page |
Listservs can be compared to round-robin letters: each participant receives all the e-mail messages submitted by other participants, and can reply to the entire list or to individual participants. Listservs provide a method of connecting people around the world who share a specific interest, from chess to children's books. To find a listserv by topic, go to Liszt.com. You may search for listservs for parents and kids by typing in "kids" as a search term.
| Internet Filters and Filtering | Top of Page |
Internet Filters, also called blocking software, are products which attempt to block, or deny access to, certain offensive web sites. Some filters use actual reviewers who judge the appropriateness of each site for children; others block sites which contain certain key words. No filter can block all offensive sites. We suggest you read the Internet Safety information above and explore the Internet with your child. The sites below offer more information and filtering software reviews.
| Filter Products List | Includes links to product web pages. |
| Peacefire | This anti-filtering group offers examples of informative sites blocked by filters. |
| Filter Reviews | Netparents, a pro-filtering group, reviews filters and Internet Service Providers. |