Resources for Georgetown Day School Families

Computer Viruses 101
To learn more about computer viruses and worms, read the February 8, 2004, article from The New York Times Sunday Magazine: "The Virus Underground," by Clive Thompson.

Best Friends Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Life of Children
By Michael Thompson and Catherine O'Neill, Ballantine Books, New York
Re-read this book, add the words virtual and technology to almost any page, and today's technology issues fit right in with the topic of this book.

SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com
Sites created and sponsored by Larry Magid, a syndicated columnist, whose technology columns originate in the Los Angeles Times. SafeKids.com and SafeTeens.com counsel kids and teens on how to stay safe online.

"Child Safety on the Information Highway"
By Lawrence J. Magid, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Written in 1998, but still timely.
www.safekids.com/child_safety.htm

Yahooligans Parent Safety Guide
This website discusses various web issues and offers tips for parents of younger children.
www.yahooligans.com/parents

FBI Internet Safety Tips Page
www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
The FTC Kids Page on Privacy
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/kidzprivacy/kidz.htm
The FTC site also has information for adults.

GetNetWise
A public service sponsored by Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations to help ensure that families have educational, entertaining, and safe online experiences. Many excellent resources for parents and kids of all ages.
Another page features safety guides written for students of all ages at www.getnetwise.org/safetyguide.
www.getnetwise.org

Lycos Privacy Policy
info.lycos.com/privacy/privacy.asp
Google Privacy Policy
www.google.com/privacy.html
Compare and contrast the two official policy statements.

Center for Democracy and Technology Report
"Why Am I Getting All This Spam?"
About half-way down the page under the category "CDT Commentary." You can download the entire report as a PDF, or you can read the summary.
www.cdt.org/speech/spam

RefDesk.com
A one-stop reference site edited and run by Robert Drudge.
www.refdesk.com

Beloit College Mindset Lists-A new list for the class of 2008 will be posted soon.
Lists of reminders to parents, teachers, professors, and other individuals who work with students, illustrating that today's students' world is much changed. Read several of the lists to discover how fast the world changed in just a few years.
www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/releases/mindset_2007.html

Pew Center for the Internet and American Life Report
"Teenage Life Online: The rise of the instant-message generation and the Internet's impact on friendships and family relationships and the Internet"
Lots of other good reports at this location.
www.pewinternet.org/reports/toc.asp?Report=36

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