Internet Skills and Safety

Evaluating Websites for Educational Uses: Bibliography and Checklist
This site, compiled by the University of North Carolina Center for Instructional Technology, offers links to sound advice from librarians and other information specialists about how to determine what's worthwhile on the Web. You'll also find a handy checklist of questions to use as you evaluate Web Sites.

Searching for Information
Useful Internet research tutorial created by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries. Includes an outline of search basics and a glossary of unfamiliar terms.

Children on the Internet
NCH Action for Children addresses adults' concerns about the dangers their children face on the Internet, from neglect of homework to exposure to inappropriate material or individuals.

Parents Guide to the Internet
This detailed primer for parents is from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

SmartParent.com
Offers a wealth of suggestions for parents who want to safeguard their young ones in cyberspace. It offers a lengthy list of software available to monitor Internet use or block access to unsuitable content, along with links to further information online. Sign up for the email newsletter.