Children's Online Safety: Government Regulation and Industry Trends. This online report by the National School Boards Foundation provides an overview of children's online safety issues, trends within the children's online industry, government regulation and industry self-regulation, and resources.

Leader's Guide to Education Technology. This online publication by the National School Boards Foundation, produced in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking and the MCI WorldCom Foundation, helps school leaders think through effective technology policies and practices. This publication is available at www.edvancenet.org.

Safe Surfin'. This video for children and teenagers, produced by America Online, features comments from Anne Bryant, executive director of the National School Boards Association. Visit www.safesurfin.com to order a free video.

The U.S. Department of Education (www.ed.gov) lists hundreds of resources for teachers and parents, including Web sites with engaging academic content.

Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994-1999, a new report by the National Center for Education Statistics, provides information collected in fall 1999 about the extent of Internet access, major sources of funding for educational technology, and more. Visit http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000086.

The underwriters for this project also provide the following resources that address Internet safety and parenting issues:

www.learn.msn.com
www.microsoft.com/education
www.sesamestreet.com

Other Web sites that offer guidance and content for school leaders and parents:

www.childrenspartnership.org
www.cme.org
www.connectforkids.org
www.electronic-school.com
www.familyeducation.com
www.getnetwise.org
www.mediafamily.org
www.safekids.com

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