Children and the Internet: Laws
Relating to Filtering, Blocking and Usage Policies in Schools and
Libraries
http://www.ncsl.org/IssuesResearch/TelecommunicationsInformationTechnology/StateInternetFilteringLaws/tabid/13491/Default.aspx
This site contains a lists of various states' laws concerning
protecting minors from the internet in public schools and libraries.
Copyright & Fair Use: Stanford
University Libraries
http://fairuse.stanford.edu/Copyright_and_Fair_Use_Overview/index.html
This page has a comprehensive explanation of copyright protection
laws and fair use policy. It also contains a section on website
permission and obtaining it.
Copyright for Educators
http://www.jmu.edu/computing/fileshare.shtml
This site has links discussing copyright laws and fair use
guidelines for educational multimedia and related documents.
The Core Rules of Netiquette
http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html
This site contains 10 core rules of netiquette taken from the book
Netiquette by Virginia Shea.
The Digital Divide
http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~eroberts/cs201/projects/digital-divide/start.html
This site gives links to pdf files written on internet access and
usage topics. Particularly, numbers one and five focus on internet
access with respect to socio-economic status and gender
respectively.
Educational Cyber Playground
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/morestuff4.html
This page has a huge amount of material on child safety. Every
medium of the internet is discussed, as well as parent suggestions,
and privacy tools that can be used by parents.
Foundation and Libraries Help Ensure All Have Access to Computers
and the Internet
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/supporting-internet-access-in-public-libraries-050113.aspx
This article discusses a large grant the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation gave to public libraries. One of the main reasons for
this, from the article, was the low internet access among low
socio-economic families.
Internet Access in America: Who's
Got It, Who Needs It?
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/stats/1692723/internet-access-america-whos-got-it-who-needs-it
This article on the web discusses internet access with regard to
socio-economic status. As a side note, the authors name is Michael
Pastore.
Internet Safety and Your Child
http://www.bluesuitmom.com/family/parenting/internetfilters.html
This site lists a couple of internet filters, as well providing an
example of a monitoring software.
Netiquette
http://www.albury.net.au/new-users/netiquet.htm
This page discusses netiquette pertaining to e-mail, mailing lists
and NetNews, as well as IRC's.