Normal safeguards and security practices may not be efficient in keeping kids safe while using the Internet. However, there are tips and advice that parents and caregivers can benefit from to prevent ...

Videos and activities to help primary school teachers deliver effective lessons on staying safe online. Collections are ...

MIDLOTHIAN, Va. (AP) -- On a screen at the front of a classroom, Gene Fishel flashed an online social-networking profile of "hotlilflgirl," which said she was 15, enjoys being around boys and wants to ...

One of the fastest-growing threats to children – online scams – has been brought to life in a fun and educational way thanks ...

On Tea and similar apps, people upload pictures of themselves and chat freely. If those materials aren’t secured properly, they’re liable to fall into the wrong hands. The user is rarely at fault for ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Staff from the Hampden District Attorney’s Community Safety & Outreach Unit visited two Longmeadow elementary schools earlier this month to deliver age-appropriate lessons ...

K–12 IT administrators should ask themselves these questions when it comes to internet access and web-based tools in the classroom. Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12.

Alan Portillo didn't think much, if at all, about his online vulnerability. Then the 15-year-old heard technology teacher Wendy Maitland list three pieces of information an online predator would need ...

Stop, drop and roll! I learned this lesson — and many more important safety lessons — at a Naperville Safety Town as a child. There are many miniature safety towns, villages and parks around ...