Net Cetera: A handy cybersafety booklet from the FTC
January 29, 2010
BY BILL FERRIS
I don’t know what I did to get on the Federal Trade Commission’s radar, but I’ve gotten a bunch of email from them lately. So far, it’s all been good — the first email was for YouAreHere, a cool site that tells kids how to be savvy consumers. Now they’ve sent me Net Cetera, a handy guide for good online citizenship.
Net Cetera deals with the benefits and hazards of P2P file sharing, privacy issues, identity theft, phishing, spamming, cyberbullying, sexting, and other cleverly named vices unique to the internet. It also talks about getting parents involved in their kids’ internet usage. You can download Net Cetera for free as a handy PDF, which is also available in Spanish. If you’d like to distribute these to your class, you can also bulk order free copies from the FTC.
As technology becomes more integrated with life and school, knowing how to stay safe online is a vital skill. It’ll help me stay on my best behavior, now that I know the FTC is watching me.
Related stuff:
YouAreHere teaches kids to be smart consumers
Help stop cyber pressure: Thats Not Cool
Teach students Internet safety with iKeepSafe.org
