Lassen Online Safety Training Program

Protecting Our Children Online

The Lassen Online Safety Training (LOST) program is designed to help teachers, parents and students to develop good habits while surfing the internet.  Child predators and the like are actively searching for their next victim.

Never give out any of the following information online (other than to a banking type institution): Full Name, Address, City, Passwords, Account Numbers, Mother's Maiden Name or Social Security Number.

Below are some links that will help you learn more about what you can do to protect yourself online.

http://www.fbi-sos.org - Free Internet Game for Grade School Students
http://www.webwisekids.org - Computer Game about Internet Kidnapping
http://www.netlingo.com - Phrases Parents Should Know
http://www.missingkids.com - Excellent Resource for Parents & Guardians
http://www.netsmartz.org/ - Free Software & Educational Materials
http://www.meganslaw.ca.gov - Sex Offenders Registration Site
http://www.safekids.com - Safety Advice
http://www.netbullies.org - Cyber Bullying Info
http://www.shrekbrowser.com - Kid Safe Browser
http://www.tuki.com - Kid Safe Browser
http://www.xbox.com/isyourfamilyset - XBox 360 PACT
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support - Play Station Parental Controls

Below is a list of the best personal web monitoring/filtering solutions available.  Installing this type of software on your computer will prevent access to the majority of websites that you don't want visited on your computer.  Remember, there is no substitute for direct supervision and there is no solution that will block 100% of all bad websites, short of pulling the plug on the computer.

http://www.cybersitter.com/ - Filtering Software
http://www.netnanny.com/ - Filtering Software
http://www.internetsafety.com/ - Filtering Software
http://www.cyberpatrol.com/ - Filtering Software