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Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace
Chapter 2
FOR NET-SHY PARENTS -- INTERNET 101
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"A must for any parent with a cybersavvy kid... We all need
to work together to make sure the Internet is an exciting avenue of
discovery for our children, not a source of exploitation. I believe
Kids Online will prove to be an excellent resource for parents."
Bob Franks, Member of Congress, Co-Chairman of the Congressional
Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus
What equipment do I need to get online?
How should I go about choosing a computer?
How can I assist my child in finding appropriate content online?
The Basics of Hardware and Software
Guidance about buying a computer
Internet Service Provider or Online Service?
Beginning the Journey
Saving Information from the Internet
How Can I Assist My Child in Finding Appropriate Content Online?
Here are a few resources to get you started. Also check out
Appendix A: Resources for Kids and Parents.
Enough Is Enough http://www.enough.org
Net-mom http://www.netmom.com
Family Education Network
http://familyeducation.com
Get Netwise http://www.getnetwise.org
Filter Review http://www.FilterReview.com
Descriptions and explanations of the following terms are explained in full in Chapter 2:
Bookmarks
Browser
E-Mail
Home Page
Hypertext Links
HyperText Transfer Protocol (http)
Information Superhighway
Listservs
Modem
Mouse
Search Engines
Uniform Resource Locators (URLs)
USENET Newsgroups
Web addresses
World Wide Web
Search engines are programs that you can select from your Web browser
to enable you to search the Internet by keywords or topics. Examples
of search engines include:
AltaVista: http://www.altavista.digital.com
Go: http://go.com
Lycos: http://www.lycos.com
Webcrawler: http://www.webcrawler.com
Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com
Yahooligans! (for children):http://www.yahooligans.com
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