The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Safe Searching on the Internet." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

004.6 HAR
Harris, Judi. Way of the ferret : Finding educational resources on the Internet. Eugene, OR : International Society for Technology in Education, 1994. xiii, 191 p. : ill.

004.6 JOS
Joseph, Linda C. World link : An Internet guide for educators, parents, and students.Columbus, OH : Greyden Press, 1995. ix, 260 p. : ill.

004.67 BEN
Benson, Allen C. The Complete Internet companion for librarians. New York : Neal-Schuman, 1995. xxiv, 405 p. : ill.

004.678 ICO
American Association of School Librarians. ICONnect : Curriculum connection on the 'Net. Chicago, IL : The Association, 1996. 16 p.

004.678 KYK
Kyker, Keith. Wading the World Wide Web : Internet activities for beginners. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1998. xvii, 170 p. : ill.

004.678 WRE
Wresch, William. A Teacher's guide to the information highway. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Merrill, c1997. xvii, 202 p. : ill., map.

016.3713344678 REE
Reese, Jean. Internet books for educators, parents, and students. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1999. xiii, 299 p. : ill.

025.637 BEN
Benson, Allan C. Connecting kids and the Internet : A Handbook for librarians, teachers, and parents. New York : Neal Schuman Publishers, 1996. xvii, 382 p. : ill.

025.0637 COO
Cooper, Gail. Virtual field trips. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1997. xvii, 168 p. : ill.

025.0637 JUN
Junion-Metz, Gail. K-12 resources on the Internet : An Instructional guide. 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA : Library Solutions Press, c1997. xii, 236 p. : ill. + 1 computer disk.

025.0637 ROE
Roerden, Laura Parker. Net lessons : Web-based projects for your classroom. Sebastopol, CA : Songline Studios and O'Reilly & Associates, c1997. xxi, 284 p. : ill. + 1 computer laser optical disc.

025.0637 WEB
Khan, Badrul Huda. Web-based instruction. Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Educational Technology Publications, c1997. xvi, 463 p. : ill.

371.33 LEU
Leu, Donald J. Teaching with the Internet : Lessons from the classroom. Norwood, MA : Christopher-Gordon Publications, 1999. xv, 336 p. : ill.

371.334574 MIL
Miller, Elizabeth B. The Internet resource directory for K-12 teachers and librarians. 98/99 ed. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, c1998. xxii, 403 p.

371.334678 BAR
Barron, Anne E. The Internet and instruction : Activities and ideas. 2nd ed. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1998. xi, 244 p. : ill.

VTR 004.67 CAU
Tennant, David. Caught in the net. Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 1997. 1 videocassette (13 min, 58 sec) : sd., col. and b&w. VHS
SUMMARY: Provokes young people to explore the risks of getting too personal on the Internet. VHS0002778  JSA

VTR 004.67 SUP
Super searching the web. Lancaster, PA : Classroom Connect, c1998. 1 videocassette (23 min.) : sd., col. -- (Internet revealed videos series).
SUMMARY:    Step-by-step descriptions of each major searching tool -- directories, search enjines, and meta search engines -- followed by a real-time example of its classroom applications.  VHS0003049  A

VTR 362.88 VIO
Violence prevention : Don't be a victim. Pleasantville,NT : Sunburst Communications, 1999. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. + 1 teacher's guide.
SUMMARY:    Designed to equip viewers with specific strategies for keeping safe at school, on the street and on the Internet.  VHS0002786  JS

VTR 371.33 INS
Inside the Internet. Pyramid, 1996. 1 cassette (ca. 28 min.) : sd., col. VHS -- (New tools : Teaching with technology).
SUMMARY: Focuses on how to use the Internet as a learning tool. Shows how to use the World Wide Web in the classroom and discusses the different types of Internet connections. VHS0002715  A.

Brandt, D. Scott. "Insecurity on the Net." Computers in Libraries v 18 p 34-37 March '98.

Bruce, David. "Filtering the Internet for young people : Products and problems." Teacher Librarian v 26 p 13-17 May/June '99.

Burnett, Tim. "Putting your bookmarks online : Avoiding one of the pitfalls of web assignments." Classroom Connect p 17 September '99.

Byerly, Greg. "Let's Go!! : Virtual visits, tours, exhibits, and journeys." School Library Media Activities Monthly v 15 p 37-39 March '99.

Canadian Library Association. "Have a safe trip : A Parent's guide to safety on the Internet." 

Chapin, Betty. "Filtering the Internet for young people : The Comfortable pew is a thorny throne." Teacher Librarian v 26 p 18-22 May/June '99.

Clyde, Anne. "Censorship or protection? : Children and access to the Internet." Emergency Librarian v 24 p 48-50 January/February '97.

Davie, Rik. "Stranger in our schools." Education Today v 10 p 17-19 Fall '98.

Fitzgerald, Mary Ann. "Misinformation on the Internet : Applying evaluation skills to online information." Emergency Librarian v 24 p 9-14 January/February '97.

Friedman, Edward A. "The Internet isn't a threat to students...it's a tool for teachers." Education Week v 18 p 33 September 30 '98.

Graves, Judith K. "Research pathfinders : Offline access to online searching." Multimedia Schools v 5 p 26-29 May/June '98.

Griesbauer, Peter. "Search engines summary sheet." Teacher Librarian v 26 p 25 March/April '99.

Johnson, Doug. "Head for the edge : Teaching ethical technology behaviors." Book Report v 17 p 96 September/October '98.

Kowalski, Kathiann M. "Safe surfing on the Net" Current Health v 24 p 28-29 November '97.

Loundy, David. "To filter or not to filter?" Classroom Connect v 5 p 4-6 November '98.

Mancall, Jacqueline C. "Cyberspace a la carte." School Library Journal v 45 p 35-37 February '99.

McKenzie, Jamie. "Grazing the Net : Raising a generation of free-range students." Phi Delta Kappan v 80 p 26-31 September '98.

McKenzie, Jamie. "The New plagiarism : Seven antidotes to highway robbery in an electronic age." The Bookmark v 40 p 19-23 December '98.

Small, R.V. & Arnone, Marilyn P. "Web site quality : Do students know it when they see it?" School Library Media Activities Monthly v 15 p 25 February '99.

Stevens, Mark. "Safe surfing on the Net." T H E Journal v 23 p 20 November '95.

Symons, Ann K. "Sizing up sites : How to judge what you find on the web." School Library Journal p 22-25 April '97.

Teicher, Jim. "An Action plan for smart Internet use." Educational Leadership v 56 p 70-74 February '99.

Truett, Carol. "Responsible Internet use : Steps to follow and advice to consider for protecting students from inappropriate material and helping them to be responsible Internet and Web users." Learning and Leading With Technology v 24 p 52-55 March '97.

RECOMMENDED SAFE SITES FOR KIDS

http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/r0998-10.shtml
This site is found under the comprehensive Education World web site. These theme-based guided tours of the Internet provide kid-safe locations for kids to visit on the World Wide Web.

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
The American Library Association has compiled a great list of about 700+ sites suitable for children.

http://db.cochran.com/li_toc:theoPage.db
Berit's Best Sites for Children is a directory of safe, recommended web sites for children up to age 12. Each selected site has been carefully reviewed and given a rating of 5.

http://www.cbc4kids.ca/
CBC 4 Kids is an interactive site for kids to learn about current events, science, music, history, language, etc. New ideas are posted regularly to give great variety to its users.

http://www.safeteens.com
SafeTeens.Com is a website dedicated to teaching young adults how to protect their privacy and stay safe online.

SAFE SEARCH ENGINES

http://www.education-world.com
Education World is a comprehensive search engine giving you access to many educational sites for both teachers and students. All sites are considered "safe" and contain appropriate content for education purposes.

http://www.studyweb.com/
StudyWeb allows you to search their database of over 84,000 research quality, classroom safe URL's.

http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahooligans is a trademark of Yahoo! Inc. It is a search engine suitable for kids. It has preselected categories to search through, or you can start a brand new search on your own. Very easy to use.

http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
Kids Search Tools is a comprehensive listing of many search engines which are suitable and safe for children.

http://www.ajkids.com/
Ask Jeeves For Kids! This search engine is "kid friendly". It allows natural language searches as well as linking to "cool sites" for students and teachers."

http://www.google.com/
Google! is a user-friendly effective search engine that has no banner ads on the search page.

EDUCATOR'S INFORMATION

http://www.nueva.pvt.k12.ca.us/~debbie/library/research/research.html
The Nueva Library site has provided an excellent outline of how to cite references for students and teachers. Includes a great section on citing web sources.

http://www.ala.org/ICONN
Developed especially for School Library Media Specialists, Teachers and students, ICONnect offers anyone the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to navigate the Information SuperHighway.

http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo
MarcoPolo is an Internet-based educational resource that provides one-stop shopping for K-12 educators searching for the best educational resources the Internet has to offer. It includes resources like classroom activities and lesson plans, links to panel-reviewed and approved web sites for safe in-class activities and powerful search engines to speed research.

http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/surf/
Surfing Safely On The Internet provides a hotlist of resource sites that explain which search engines to use for finding information on the Internet. There is also a list of sites which will point to articles and slide shows that will teach students, teachers and parents how to use the Internet safely. Lesson plans and slide shows on various topics are also available.

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/~mpress/eduweb.html
The purpose of Canadian Education on the Web is to bring together everything relating to Canada and education that has a presence on the World Wide Web. Just a few of the links you can follow from this page are: Boards of Education, databases, clearinghouses, directories, educational networks and teacher's organizations.

http://discoveryschool.com/schrockguide/eval.html
The ability to evaluate information is an important skill in this information age. Kathy Schrock has designed a series of evaluation surveys, one each at the elementary, middle, and secondary school levels.

http://www.2learn.ca
The Education Society of Alberta has developed a comprehensive site compiled of search engines, award winning sites, k-12 E-zines, virtual field trips and more.

http://www.TISPA.org/kinnaman/filtering.html
The Texas ISP Association has compiled information on software which automatically blocks or screens material on the Internet. The site provides links to parental guides, online safety handbooks, positive examples, reviews of software, and basic advice and information.

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr073.shtml
Education World provides a well detailed article on "Getting Started on the Interent : Safe Searching". Explains how teachers and computer specialists help teach students the skills they need to be efficient and safe Internet surfers.

http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr070.shtml
The Internet Safety Debate is an article provided by Education World. This debate discusses the pro's and con's to filtering the Internet in the classroom.

http://www.cme.org
The Center for Media Education is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of electronic media, especially on behalf of the children and families. This site has many good articles regarding safety on the Internet and in the media.

http://www.safekids.com
Child Safety on the Information Highway provides a lot of information for parents, educators and children on how to keep safe while surfing the web. There are also links to child search engines which produce "safe" results.

http://www2.widener.edu/Wolfgram-Memorial-Library/webevaluation/webeval.htm
Evaluating Web Resources is based on a book with the same title. This excellent website contains a wealth of information and activities for evaluating websites.

http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/webaware/home.htm
This is a Canadian site from Web Awareness Ontario that looks at the issues that arise when kids go on the Internet. There are sections for parents, teachers, and librarians.

http://www.infopeople.org/bkmk/select.html
Evaluating Resources. This guide provides a starting point for evaluating the World Wide Web sites and other Internet information.