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04'083QBI07-600066ABOUTTHEAUTHORToddCurtisisaparentandapublishedauthorwhomorethanadecadeagocreatedtheWeb'smostpopularairlinesafetysite,AirSafe.
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HeholdsaPhDinaviationriskassessmentfromtheUnionInstitute,aswellasengineeringdegreesfromMIT,theUniversityofTexas,andPrinceton.
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APPENDIX1FREESOFTWAREInThisAppendixWebBrowsersBusinessandOfficeSoftwareCommunicationsSoftwareSecurity-relatedSoftwareMediaSoftwareEmailProgramsHardDriveSearchSoftwareGeographyReferenceSoftwarellthesoftwareapplicationsinthissectionhaveonethingincommon—allofthemcanbeusedforfree.
TheMicrosoft-relatedsoftwareproductsinthisappendixareeitherincludedwiththeWindowsXPorWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,ortheycanbedownloadedfromtheMicrosoftwebsite.
TheotherprogramsfeaturedherecanbefoundattheURLsthatareincludedwiththedescriptions.
RISKSOFFROMSOFTWAREAnytimethatyouaddsoftwaretoyourcomputer,youwanttoavoidproblemseitherwiththesoftwareorwithyourcomputer,especiallyfromviruses,spyware,andA212ParentingandtheInternetothermalicioussoftware.
Whileitispossiblethatthefreesoftwarethatyoudownloadcouldhaveproblems,youcanavoidmanypotentialissuesbytakingthefollowingprecautions:Lookforreviewsofthesoftware:TwoexcellentresourcesforfindingreviewsoffreesoftwareareSourceforge.
netathttp://sourceforge.
netandDownload.
comathttp://www.
download.
com.
Youcanalsofindcomparisonswithsimilarsoftwareandfindoutadditionalinformationsuchashowfrequentlyaprogramhasbeenupdatedordownloaded.
Trustyourinstincts:Ifthereisanythingaboutaprogramorthemakeroftheprogramthatarouseyoursuspicions,don'tdownloadthesoftware.
Usetrustedsoftwaremakers:Manyfreeprogramsavailableonlinewerecreatedbyestablishedsoftwarecompaniesornonprofitorganizations.
Manyofthesesoftwaremakersalsoprovideupdates,documentation,andtechnicalsupport.
WARNING:Ifyourcomputerisinfectedwithspyware,adware,orothermalicioussoftware,itmaydirectyoutosomewhereotherthanthelinkslistedbelow.
Ifthishappens,donotdownloadanysoftware,ortakeanyotheractionsonthatsite.
Ifyouhaveanantivirusorantispywareprogramonyourcomputer,useittocheckyourcomputerformalicioussoftware.
Ifyoususpectthatyourcomputerisinfected,youcanalsovisitthesesitesusingacomputerthatisnotinfected.
Appendix1—FreeSoftware213WEBBROWSERSInternetExplorer—IncludedinWindowsXPandWindowsVistaThisbrowseristhemostwidelyused;mostwebsitesarecompatiblewithit.
Formoreinformation,visittheInternetExplorersiteathttp://www.
microsoft.
com/windows/ie/.
Firefox—http://www.
mozilla.
com/firefox/ThisisthesecondmostpopularbrowserbehindInternetExplorer.
Itisdesignedtoaggressivelyblockviruses,spyware,andpopupads.
MorefeaturesthatcanbeaddedtothebrowserbyusingfreedownloadsavailableontheFirefoxsite.
BUSINESSANDOFFICESOFTWARENotepad—IncludedinWindowsXPandWindowsVistaThistexteditorhasnospellcheckerorotheradvancedfeaturescommontomostwordprocessingprograms.
ThisprogramcanbeaccessedatStart>AllPrograms>Accessories>Notepad.
WordPad—IncludedinWindowsXPandWindowsVistaThisisabasicwordprocessorthatallowsuserstoformattextandgraphics,buthasnospellcheckerorotheradvancedwordprocessingfeatures.
ThisprogramcanbeaccessedatStart>AllPrograms>Accessories>WordPad.
OpenOffice.
org—http://www.
openoffice.
orgThisofficeapplicationsuiteincludesawordprocessor,databasemanager,andpresentationmanager.
Theseprogramscanreadandworkwithfilesfromanumberofsimilarprograms.
214ParentingandtheInternetAdobeReader—http://www.
adobe.
com/downloads/Thissoftwarecanbeusedtoview,print,andsearchPDFfiles.
ManyofthesupplementaldocumentsassociatedwiththisbookareavailableinPDFformatathttp://forms.
speedbrake.
com.
COMMUNICATIONSSOFTWARESkype—http://www.
skype.
comThissoftwareisprimarilydesignedforvoicecommunication,butitalsoallowstext-basedinstantmessagingaswellasavideoconnectionwithotherSkypeusers.
WindowsLiveMessenger—http://get.
live.
com/messenger/overview/ThissuccessortoMSNMessengerallowsmultipletypesofcommunication,includinginstantmessaging,sendingandreceivingfiles,aswellasvoiceandvideochat.
Also,usersofWindowsLiveMessengercommunicatewithYahoo!
InstantMessengerusers.
AOLInstantMessenger—http://www.
aim.
comThisIMprogramofferstextbasedinstantmessagingaswellasvoiceandvideochat.
Yahoo!
InstantMessenger—http://messenger.
yahoo.
comThissoftwareallowstext-basedinstantmessaging,voicechat,andtheabilitytosharefilesofuptoonegigabytewithotherusers.
Yahoo!
InstantMessengeruserscanalsocommunicatewithusersofWindowsLiveMessenger.
SECURITY-RELATEDSOFTWAREAVGAntivirus—http://www.
grisoft.
comThisantivirussoftwareprovidesreal-timeantivirusprotectionforfilesandemails.
Appendix1—FreeSoftware215ZoneAlarm—http://www.
zonelabs.
comThisbasicfirewallidentifiesandblockshackersandmalicioussoftwarefrominvadingyourcomputer.
Ad-AwareSEPersonal—http://www.
lavasoft.
com/software/adaware/Thisantispywareproductprovidesbasicprotectionagainstspywareandhelpstoprotectyourprivatedata.
ComodoFirewall—http://www.
personalfirewall.
comodo.
comThisfirewallprogramallowstheusertocontrolwhatprogramscanhaveInternetaccessfromyourcomputer.
Comodoi-Vault—http://www.
comodogroup.
com/products/i-vault/Thisautomatedpasswordmanagercanalsogeneratecomplexpasswordsthatcanenhanceyoursecurity.
McAfeeSiteAdvisor—http://www.
siteadvisor.
comThisplug-inforInternetExplorerandFirefoxevaluateswebsitesfordangerousdownloadsandotherproblems.
MicrosoftMaliciousSoftwareRemovalTool—http://www.
microsoft.
com/security/malwareremove/ThissoftwarescanscomputersrunningtheWindowsXPorWindows2000operatingsystemsformalicioussoftware.
WindowsDefender—http://www.
windowsdefender.
comThisMicrosoftprogramhelpsprotectyourcomputeragainstpopups,slowperformance,andsecuritythreatscausedbyspywareandothermaliciousorunwantedsoftware.
Italsorecommendsactionsausercantakewhenspywareprogramsaredetected.
216ParentingandtheInternetMEDIASOFTWAREiTunes—http:/www.
apple.
com/itunes/download/Thismediaplayerandorganizerallowsyoutoplayandmanagevideoandaudiofilesfromseveralformats.
ItcanalsobeusedtodownloadpodcastsortocreateaudioCDsfrommaterialinyourmediacollection.
Thisapplicationalsohasparentalcontroloptions.
Audacity—http://audacity.
sourceforge.
netThisaudiorecordingandeditingsoftwarepackagecanbeusedtoproducepodcastsortoeditoneormoresourcesofaudioinformation.
Youcanalsoexportthefinishedfilesindifferentaudioformats,includingMP3.
Picasa—http://picasa.
google.
comThisphotoorganizerprogramallowsyoutoedit,manage,andsharethepicturesandothergraphicsfilesonyourcomputer.
Itcanautomaticallylocateandorganizeallthegraphicsfilesonyourharddrive,uploadvisualcontentfromexternalmedialikeadigitalcameraoraflashdrive,orsaveyourpicturesontoaCD-ROM.
QuickTimePlayer—http://www.
apple.
com/quicktime/download/ThisdigitalmediaplayercanhandletheaudioandvideoformatsusedforApplepersonalcomputers.
RealPlayer—http://www.
real.
comThisdigitalmediaplayercanplayaudioandgraphicsfilesassociatedwithbothApplepersonalcomputersandcomputersthatusetheWindowsoperatingsystem.
ItcanactasaCDorDVDplayer,organizemediafiles,andcreateCDsfromyouraudiofiles.
Appendix1—FreeSoftware217WindowsMediaPlayer—IncludedinWindowsXPandWindowsVistaThisdigitalmediaplayeriscapableofplayingseveraltypesofaudioandvideofiles,anddisplayingstillimages.
YoucanalsousethisprogramtoorganizemediafilesandcreateaudioCDs.
WindowsMovieMaker—IncludedinWindowsXPandWindowsVistaThisvideoeditingprogramisincludedwithWindowsXPServicePack2.
andwithWindowsVista.
Theprogramacceptsaudioandvideoinputfromseveralformats,andtheoutputcanbeplayedontheWindowsMediaPlayer.
EMAILPROGRAMSEurdora—http://www.
eudora.
com/download/Thefreeversionofthisemailprogramincludesallofthebasicsneededtosendandreceiveemail.
OutlookExpress—IncludedinInternetExplorerThisprogramhasallthebasicfunctionsofanemailclientprogram,includinganaddressbookandnewsgroupaccess.
Itisalsopossibletocreaterulesthatcanrouteincomingemailintodifferentfolders.
Moreinformationandonlinesupportisavailableathttp://www.
microsoft.
com/windows/oe/.
Thunderbird—http://www.
mozilla.
com/thunderbird/ThisemailclientprogramisfromthesameorganizationthatdevelopedtheFirefoxbrowser.
Userscanimportexistingemailaccountsandmessagesintothisprogram.
Thunderbirdallowsuserstosearchmessages,checkthespellingofoutgoingemails,andfilterincomingmessages.
218ParentingandtheInternetHARDDRIVESEARCHSOFTWAREGoogleDesktop—http://desktop.
google.
comThisprogramallowsyoutoperformsearchesyourcomputer'sharddriveinthesamewaythatyoudoonlinesearcheswiththeGooglesearchengine.
ItcanfindIMchats,imagefiles,videofiles,audiofiles,spreadsheets,documentfiles,PDFfiles,emails,andrecentlyvisitedwebpages.
UnlikeGooglesearchesontheWeb,noadvertisingappearswithyoursearchresults.
WindowsDesktopSearch—http://toolbar.
live.
comThissearchprogramfromMicrosoftallowsyoutofindemailmessages,documents,andmanyotherfiletypeslocatedonyourharddrive.
GEOGRAPHYREFERENCESOFTWAREGoogleEarth—http://earth.
google.
comThismappingsoftwarecombinessatelliteimagery,maps,andGooglesearchtechnologytoallowyoutoviewlargeareasoftheEarth.
SomeareassuchaslargeUScitieshaveparticularlydetailedinformation.
GoogleSketchUp—http://sketchup.
google.
comThismodelingprogramallowsyoutocreatethree-dimensionalmodelsofbuildings,furniture,andotherobjects.
Theprogramalsoallowsyoutoaddathree-dimensionalmodelofstructurestothetwo-dimensionaloverheadphotosusedinGoogleEarth.
APPENDIX2ONLINERESOURCESInThisAppendixInternetSafetyandSecurityOnlineParentingResourcesSearchEnginesandDirectoriesCopyrightandIntellectualPropertyEmailAccountsSocialNetworkingResourcesComputerandInternetResourcesDictionaryandThesaurusResourcesBookandLibraryResourcesEncyclopediasandGeneralReferencesWorldGeographyandPoliticsResourcesFinancialInformationResourcesNewsandWeatherResourcesHomeworkandStudyResourcesArtandMuseumResourcesWritingandLiteratureResourcesEarthandSpaceResourcesMathandScienceResourcesMedicalandHealthResourcesEducationandResearchResourcesAudioandVideoEntertainmentPhotoSharingResources220ParentingandtheInternetINTERNETSAFETYANDSECURITYSafeKids.
com—http://www.
safekids.
comAfamily-orientedguidetomakingtheInternetfun,safe,andproductive.
ContainslinkstoinformationalsitesandtoarticlesoncomputerandInternetsafetyandsecurity.
CyberTipLine—http://www.
cybertipline.
comAnonlineservicethatallowsuserstoreportcasesofchildsexualexploitationincludingchildpornography,solicitationofchildrenforsexacts,childmolestation,andunsolicitedobscenematerialsenttoachild.
Reportscanbemadebyphoneat1-800-843-5678.
CyberWise.
ca—http://cyberwise.
caThissiteprovidesresources,information,andlinksforkidsandteensonhowtousetheInternet,aswellasinformationonhowtokeepchildrensafeonline.
KomandoKids—http://www.
komando.
com/kids/ThispartofradiotalkshowhostKimKomando'swebsiteprovideslinkstomanyofherInternet-relatedarticles.
USFederalTradeCommission—http://www.
ftc.
gov/idtheft/Thisisacomprehensiveresourceforunderstandingidentitytheft,includinghowyoucandetectanddetersuchcrimes,andspecificactionstoperformifyouareavictim.
GetNetWise—http://www.
getnetwise.
orgThissite,whichissponsoredbythetheInternetindustryandbyvariouspublicinterestorganizations,providesresourcesandadviceforavoidingandminimizingInternet-relatedrisks.
Appendix2—OnlineResources221NationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren—http://www.
missingkids.
comThemissionofthisnonprofitorganizationistohelppreventchildabductionandsexualexploitation;helpfindmissingchildren;andassistvictimsofchildabductionandsexualexploitation.
NetFamilyNews—http://netfamilynews.
orgThisnonprofitorganizationprovidesaforumfortechnologyandmediaissuesthatconcernchildren.
Includesaweeklynewsletterandotherresources.
OnGuardOnline.
gov—http://www.
onguardonline.
govThisUSFederalTradeCommissionsiteprovidesadviceonhowtoidentifyandavoidfraudulentanddeceptivepractices,andtipsonprotectingbothyourpersonalinformationandyourcomputerfromonlinethreats.
McAfeeFreeSecurityServices—http://us.
mcafee.
com/root/catalog.
aspcatid=freeThissiteoffersafreeonlinevirusscanthatwillprovidealistofanyvirusespresentonyourcomputer.
Anotheronlineserviceevaluatesthesecurityofyourwirelessnetwork.
MicrosoftWindowsLiveOneCare—http://safety.
live.
comThissiteprovidesseveraldifferentkindsofonlinetoolsthatcanfindandremovevirusesandothermalicioussoftware.
NetSmartz—http://www.
netsmartz.
orgOperatedbytheNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren,thissiteprovidesresourcesforunderstandinghowtostaysaferonline.
SpywareWarrior—http://www.
spywarewarrior.
comLinkstospyware-relatedresourcesandonlineforums,aswellascomparisonsofantispywareproducts.
222ParentingandtheInternetStaySafe.
org—http://www.
staysafe.
orgThiseducationalsitehelpsconsumersunderstandhowtomanageavarietyofonlinesafetyandsecurityissues,andprovideshow-toadviceforhardwareandsoftware.
SymantecSecurityCheck—http://security.
symantec.
com/ssc/Thissitehasthreeseparatefreeonlinetests.
Thefirsttestsyourcomputer'svulnerabilitytoonlinesecurityrisksandmakessuggestionsabouthowtomakeyourcomputermoresecure.
Theseconddetectsviruses,andthethirdtrackstheroutetakenbyapotentialattack.
Teenangels—http://www.
teenangels.
orgThissiteworkswithleadingsafetyexpertsandwithlawenforcementorganizationstotrain13-to18-year-oldvolunteersinallaspectsofonlinesafety,privacy,andsecurity.
Thesevolunteersthenworkwithintheirschoolstopromoteonlinesafety.
WiredSafety.
org—http://www.
wiredsafety.
orgStaffedbyhundredsofvolunteersaroundtheworld,thissiteprovideseducation,assistance,andawarenessonallaspectsofInternet-relatedcrimeandabuse,privacy,security,andresponsibletechnologyuse.
ONLINEPARENTINGRESOURCESChildnetInternational—http://www.
childnet-int.
orgThisnonprofitorganizationfromtheUnitedKingdomorganizesanumberofprojectsthatprovideusefulinformationforbothparentsandchildrenonhowtousetheInternet.
Appendix2—OnlineResources223Chatdanger—http://www.
chatdanger.
comThisChildnetInternationalsitediscussesthepotentialdangersofinteractiveonlineservicessuchaschat,instantmessaging,andonlinegames,andalsooffersadviceonhowtoengageintheseactivitiesmoresafely.
Kidsmart—http://www.
kidsmart.
org.
ukThisChildnetInternationalsiteprovideschildren,parents,andteacherswithinformationonmakingtheInternetexperiencesaferandmorefunforchildren.
Sorted—http://www.
childnet-int.
org/sorted/ThisChildnetInternationalsiteprovidesadviceoncomputersecurityissuesandincludesinformationaboutviruses,spyware,phishing,identitytheft,andfilesharing.
SuperKids—http://www.
superkids.
comThesitehasreviewsandratingsofeducationalsoftwareandlinkstoonlineandofflineeducationaltools.
Yahoo!
FamilyResourceCenter—http://family.
yahoo.
comThesitehasadviceforsafebrowsingandsafecommunication,aswellaslinkstotheYahooligans!
Webguideforkids.
SEARCHENGINESANDDIRECTORIESAsk.
com—http://www.
ask.
comThissearchengineallowsuserstoposesearchqueriesusingquestionsaswellaskeywordsandkeyphrases.
AskforKids—http://www.
askforkids.
comThischildfriendlysearchsiteallowsuserstocreateasearchrequestintheformofaquestion.
224ParentingandtheInternetOpenDirectoryProject—http://www.
dmoz.
comSitesinthisdirectoryarescreenedbyateamofvolunteers.
Byselectingtheadvancedlinkonthehomepage,youcanlimitsearchresultstomaterialappropriateforchildren,teenagers,andmatureteenagers.
Google—http://www.
google.
comThemostpopularsearchengineontheWeb,thesiteincludeslanguagetranslationandlanguagespecificsearching.
UserscanchangetheleveloffilteringbyselectingthePreferenceslinkontheGooglehomepageandchoosingfromthreeoptions:strictfilteringofexplicittextandimages,moderatefilteringofexplicitimagesonly,ornofilteringatall.
KidsClick!
—http://www.
kidsclick.
orgThisdirectoryisaprojectoftheRamapoCatskillLibrarySystemandisaguidetositesthatareconsideredtobeentertainingorenlighteningforchildren.
Yahoo!
Search—http://search.
yahoo.
comThissearchengineallowsuserstofiltersearchresults.
UserscansettheleveloffilteringbyselectingtheAdvancedSearchlinkonthehomepageandthenselectingtheYahoo!
SafeSearchoptionthatwillfilteroutexplicit,adult-orientedcontentfromthesearchresults.
Yahoo!
Directory—http://dir.
yahoo.
comThissitehasdirectlinkstothemajorsubjectareasoftheYahoo!
Directory,aswellasasearchfunctionthatallowsyoutosearcheithertheWebortheYahoo!
Directory.
Therearenolinkstofiltercontrolsonthishomepage,butifyousetupafilteringoptionontheYahoo!
Searchpage,thosesettingswillapplytothedirectory.
Appendix2—OnlineResources225Yahooligans!
—http://yahooligans.
yahoo.
comThiscombinationofsearchengineanddirectorywillprovidesearchresultsthataredesignedtobeappropriateforchildren.
Thissitealsohaslinkstonumerousresourcesonhowtosafelyuseonlineresources.
LiveSearch—http://www.
live.
comThesuccessortoMSNsearch,thisisthesearchengineusedbytheMSN.
comsite.
Thissearchengineallowsuserstofiltersearchresults.
SearchEngineShowdown—http://searchengineshowdown.
comThissitehasinformationaboutchangesandinnovationsinsearchenginetechnology,aswellascomparisonsofthefeaturesofmanyofthemostpopularsearchengines.
COPYRIGHTANDINTELLECTUALPROPERTYCreativeCommons—http://www.
creativecommons.
orgProvidesextensiveresourcesthatexplaintheconceptofaCreativeCommonsLicense,howitdiffersfromatraditionalcopyright,andhowmaterialwithsuchalicensemaybeused.
ElectronicFrontierFoundation—http://www.
eff.
orgThisnonprofitorganizationsupportsprivacy,intellectual,fairuse,andfreespeechrightsonbehalfoftheonlinecommunity.
PublicDomainMusicList—http://www.
pdinfo.
com/list.
htmAdatabaseofsongsandmusicalworkspublishedbefore1923intheUnitedStatesandthatarenowinthepublicdomain.
226ParentingandtheInternetStanfordUniversityLibrary—http://fairuse.
stanford.
eduThissitehasextensiveresourcesoncopyrightissues,includingtheconceptsoffairuseofcopyrightedmaterialandmaterialthatisinthepublicdomain.
IndianaUniversityCopyrightManagementCenter—http://copyright.
iupui.
eduThesiteprovidesexplanationsofhowtoobtainpermissiontousecopyrightedmaterial,howtoobtaincopyrightprotection,andachecklistthathelpstodetermineifaplanneduseofcopyrightedmaterialconstitutesfairuse.
UnitedStatesCopyrightOffice—http://www.
copyright.
govProvidesextensiveinformationoncopyrightandfairuse,andinformationonhowtoregisteracopyright.
UnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice—http://www.
uspto.
govProvidesextensiveinformationabouttrademarksandservicemarks,includinginstructionsonhowtoregisteratrademarkorservicemark.
EMAILACCOUNTSAbout.
com—http://email.
about.
comExtensiveinformationaboutvariousemailoptions,aswellascomparisonsofvariousfreeemailservices.
AIMMail—http://www.
aim.
comThisemailservicefromAmericaOnlinecanbeusedwithAOLInstantMessenger.
Usersarealloweduptotwogigabytesofstorage.
Appendix2—OnlineResources227Gmail—http://www.
gmail.
comThisserviceallowsseveralgigabytesofstorage.
Messagescanbeforwardedtootheraccounts,anduserscanalsodownloadmessagesintoanemailprogram.
WindowsLiveHotmail—http://hotmail.
msn.
comAccountsonthisWeb-basedemailservicefromMicrosofthavelimitedstorage,butthelimitincreasesoncetheaccounthasbeenverified.
Emailandattachmentsofupto10MBcanbesentorreceived.
Yahoo!
Mail—http://mail.
yahoo.
comMailcanbesentandreceivedonline,andcanalsobeforwardedtootheraccountsordownloadmessagesintoanemailprogram.
UserscanalsoretrievemailfromotheraccountswhilewithinYahoo!
Mail.
SOCIALNETWORKINGRESOURCESBlogSafety.
com—http://www.
blogsafety.
comThesitehasresourcesaimedatparents,teens,educators,advocates,andotherswhoareinterestedintheimpactofblogs,newsgroups,andothersocialaspectsoftheWeb.
Includessafebloggingtipsforteens.
Parent'sGuidetoMySpace.
com—http://www.
parentsguidetomyspace.
comProvidesdetailedinformationonhowparentscanfindtheirchild'sprofileonMySpace.
com,andhowtheycanensuretheirchilddoesnotplacecompromisinginformationonlineandavailabletothegeneralpublic.
228ParentingandtheInternetCOMPUTERANDINTERNETRESOURCESAcronymFinder—http://www.
acronymfinder.
comAsearchabledatabaseofhundredsofthousandsofacronymsandabbreviationsrelatedtocomputers,telecommunications,technology,andthemilitary.
AskBobRankin—http://www.
askbobrankin.
comProgrammerandcomputertechnologyauthorBobRankinprovideseasy-to-understandtechnicaladviceforanumberofInternet-relatedsubjectssuchasonlinemultimedia,security,privacy,andsearchengines.
AskLeo!
—http://ask-leo.
comAresourcewithlinkstohundredsofquestionsandanswersaboutpersonalcomputers,withmanydetailedanswersrelatedtousingOutlookExpress.
ComputerHope.
com—http://www.
computerhope.
comAcollectionoffreeservicesthatallowsanyusertoaccessadatabaseofextensivecomputer-relatedinformation,includinghardwareandsoftwaresupportforavarietyofsystems.
Download.
com—http://www.
download.
comThesitehasawiderangeoffreesoftwarefordownload,includingsecurity-relatedsoftware.
ThesitealsohasextensivetutorialsandotherresourcesthatexplainhowtousesoftwareandhowtousetheInternet.
Internet101.
org—http://www.
internet101.
orgAguidethatexplainsthebasicsoftheInternetinplainEnglish.
Itprovidesashorthistoryplusbackgroundinformationonseveraltopics,includingemail,chat,viruses,searching,onlineshopping,andnewsgroups.
Appendix2—OnlineResources229LearntheNet.
com—http://www.
learnthenet.
comThesiteprovidesabasicunderstandingofhowtosetupanduseapersonalcomputerandhowusevariousonlineservices.
NetLingo—http://www.
netlingo.
comContainsdefinitionstothousandsofcomputer-andInternet-relatedterms.
Alsohasexplanationsformanyoftheacronymsandslangtermsthatareoftenusedinemail,instantmessaging,andotheronlinecommunications.
Sourceforge.
net—http://sourceforge.
netThissitehasawiderangeoffreesoftwarefordownload,andisoneofthelargestonlineresourcesforopensourceprojects.
Thesearesoftwareprojectsrunbyvolunteerswhoworktogethertodevelopnewsoftware.
UrbanDictionary—http://www.
urbandictionary.
comAuser-generateddictionaryofslangEnglishwordsandphrases.
Thereareapproximatelyonemilliondefinitions,someofwhicharenotsuitableforchildren.
DICTIONARYANDTHESAURUSRESOURCESDictionary.
com—http://dictionary.
reference.
comAmultiplesourcedictionarysearchservicethatreturnsresultsfromotheronlinedictionaries.
Merriam—WebsterOnline—http://www.
m-w.
comProvideslinkstobothanonlinedictionaryandthesaurus.
Formanydefinitions,youcanalsolistentothepronunciationoftheword.
OneLookDictionarySearch—http://www.
onelook.
comAsearchenginethatallowssearchesonmorethanfivemillionwordsfrommorethan900onlinedictionaries.
230ParentingandtheInternetWebopedia—http://www.
webopedia.
comAnonlinedictionaryandsearchengineforcomputer-andInternet-relatedterms.
BOOKANDLIBRARYRESOURCESAnswers.
com—http://www.
answers.
comThisresourcedrawsfromreferenceworksfromtraditionalpublishersandonlinereferencesources.
Amazon.
com—http://www.
amazon.
comInadditiontobeinganonlinebookstore,thissitealsohasextensiveinformationaboutbooks,includingsamplepages,reviews,andpublisherinformation.
Bartleby.
com—http://www.
bartleby.
comAmultiplereferencesitethathaslinkstoseveralsourcesforquotations,encyclopedias,andnumerousbooksfromtheHarvardClassicsseries.
BUBLInformationService—http://bubl.
ac.
ukThisdirectoryishostedbyStrathclideUniversityinScotlandandusestheDeweyDecimalClassificationsystemtocatalogselectedInternetresources.
Thedirectorycoversallacademicsubjectareas.
FederalResourcesforEducationExcellence—http://www.
free.
ed.
govSitehaslinkstomorethan1,500educationresourcescreatedbynumerousUSfederalagencies.
Appendix2—OnlineResources231GoogleBookSearch—http://books.
google.
comThissearchengineallowsausertofindbooksusingtheauthor'sname,thebook'stitle,orevenbyusingwordsandphrasesthatmaybeinthebook.
Somebookshavetheirentirecontentsavailableonlineandothersmayonlyhavelimitedcontentavailable.
Ausercanalsofindlinkstolocallibrariesthatmayhavethebookintheircollections.
TheInternetPublicLibrary—http://www.
ipl.
orgThissitefromtheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofInformationprovideslibraryservicestoInternetusers.
Activitiesincludefinding,evaluating,andorganizinginformationresources.
LibraryofCongressOnlineCatalog—http://catalog.
loc.
govThissearchengineallowsausertofindbooksbyauthor,title,subject,callnumber,orkeyword.
ThissitealsohaslinkstotheLibrary'sphotographicandaudiocatalogs.
LibraryofCongressAskaLibrarianService—http://www.
loc.
gov/rr/askalib/Thissiteshowsusershowtouseemail,regularmail,phone,orfaxtoaskquestionsofLibaryofCongressreferencelibrarians.
LibraryofCongressVirtualReferenceShelf—http://www.
loc.
gov/rr/askalib/virtualref.
htmlAdirectorywithlinkstodozensofdifferentonlinereferencesourcesinareassuchasabbreviations,almanacs,quotations,statistics,music,andliterature.
TheOnlineBooksPage—http://onlinebooks.
library.
upenn.
eduThisresourcefromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniaLibrarycontainsasearchabledatabaseofthousandsofbooksthatcanbeviewedforfreeonline.
232ParentingandtheInternetProjectGutenberg—http://www.
gutenberg.
orgThisresourcecontainsasearchabledatabaseofmorethan20,000booksthatcanbedownloadedforfree.
ENCYCLOPEDIASANDGENERALREFERENCESEncarta—http://encarta.
msn.
comAfreeonlineversionoftheMicrosoftreferencesoftware.
Sitealsolinkstoadictionary,thesaurus,andatlas.
EncyclopediaBritannicaOnline—http://www.
britannica.
comAsearchanddirectorysitefeaturingEncyclopediaBritannica.
Thefreeonlineversionoffersaconciseversionofthematerialinthefullencyclopedia.
TheFreeDictionary—http://www.
thefreedictionary.
comAmultiplereferencesitethatallowssearchesonspecializeddictionariesforfinance,computing,medicine,andlaw,aswellassearchesintheonlineColombiaEncyclopedia.
HowStuffWorks—http://www.
howstuffworks.
comAsourceofunbiased,andeasy-to-understandexplanationsofhowthingswork.
Areascoveredincludetechnology,socialbehaviors,andconsumerproducts.
Thesitealsohasconsumeropinionsandexclusiveaccesstoindependentexpertratingsandreviews.
Infoplease—http://www.
infoplease.
comSearchablealmanac,dictionary,atlas,andencyclopedia.
TheMuseumofModernArt—http://www.
moma.
orgThesiteincludesthemuseum'sonlinecollectionofmorethan5,000itemsfromseveralofthethemuseum'sdepartments.
Themuseum'saudioprogramsarealsoavailablefordownload.
Appendix2—OnlineResources233TheStraightDope—http://www.
straightdope.
comAsearchabledatabaseofthesyndicatedweeklyquestionandanswercolumnbyCecilAdams.
Thesitehaslinkstomostofthecolumnsfromthepasttenyearsandtoselectedcolumnsgoingbackto1973.
TheUrbanLegendsReferencePages—http://www.
snopes.
comThissiteisdevotedtothestudyofcontemporarylore,withanextensivecollectionofrumors,urbanlegends,andotherclaimsthatareresearchedandjudgedtobeeithertrue,false,orsomethinginbetween.
USGovernmentManual—http://www.
gpoaccess.
gov/gmanual/Thisistheofficialhandbookofthefederalgovernment,anditprovidesinformationontheagenciesinthelegislative,judicial,andexecutivebranchesofgovernment,aswellasinformationonotheragencies,andinternationalorganizations.
VirtualReferenceCollection—http://libraries.
mit.
edu/help/virtualref.
htmlThispartoftheMITLibrariessiteprovideslinkstoalmanacs,informationoncorporations,dataonassociations,andotherreferenceresources.
Wikipedia—http://www.
wikipedia.
orgThisonlineencyclopediaismaintainedbyvolunteersandcontainsentriesontopicsfoundinencyclopedias,aswellasontopicstypicallyfoundinalmanacsandnewspublications.
Entriesmaybeaddedorremovedatanytimebyvolunteers,andmaycontainmaterialthatparentscouldfindobjectionableoroffensive.
234ParentingandtheInternetWORLDGEOGRAPHYANDPOLITICSRESOURCESCongressionalResearchService(CRS)Reports—http://www.
fas.
org/sgp/crs/ThisresourceoftheFederationofAmericanScientistsprovidesasearchabledatabaseofpublicationsfromtheCongressionalResearchService.
Thiscongressionalsupportagencydoesnotmakeitspublicationsdirectlyavailabletothepubliconline,butitscollectionprovidesaccesstomanyoftheCRSreportsthataddressnationalsecurity,foreignpolicy,andrelatedtopics.
GoogleMaps—http://maps.
google.
comThissiteprovidesdetailedstreetmapsfortheareaaroundagivenaddress,canprovidedetailedtraveldirections,andcanalsoshoweithersatellitephotosorsatellitephotoswithanoverlayofastreetmap.
LibraryofCongressPortalstotheWorld—http://www.
loc.
gov/rr/international/portals.
htmlContainsselectivelinksprovidingauthoritative,in-depthinformationaboutthenationsandotherareasoftheworld.
Theyarearrangedbycountryorareawiththelinksforeachsortedintoawiderangeofbroadcategories.
LibraryofCongressResearchGuidesandDatabase—http://www.
loc.
gov/rr/international/spguides.
htmlLinkstoanumberofspecializedresources,includingmorethan100onlineeditionsoftheCountryStudyseries.
Eachworkinthisserieshasadescriptionandanalysisofthehistoricalsettingandthesocial,economic,political,andnationalsecuritysystemsandinstitutionsofacountry.
Appendix2—OnlineResources235TheNationalGeographicSociety—http://nationalgeographic.
comThissitehasseveralgeographyresources,includinganonlineatlasandprintablemaps.
ItalsohasinformationabouttheNationalGeographicBee,anacademiccompetitionforfourthtoeighthgradestudents.
TheNuclearInformationProject—http://www.
nukestrat.
comTheNuclearInformationProjectprovidesthepublicwithaccesstodeclassifieddocumentsandanalysisaboutnuclearweaponspolicyandoperations,includingthelikelylocationofthenuclearwarheadsinthearsenaloftheUnitedStates.
Perry-CastaedaLibraryMapCollection—http://www.
lib.
utexas.
edu/maps/AcollectionofmostlypublicdomainmapsfromtheUniversityofTexasLibraries.
Includeshistoricalandcontemporarymapscoveringtheentireworld.
TopoZone—http://www.
topozone.
comOnlinetopographicmapscoveringtheUnitedStates.
TheWorldFactbook—https://www.
cia.
gov/cia/publications/factbook/ThissiteisbasedonthereferencebookofthesamenamethatispublishedbytheUSCentralIntelligenceAgency.
Thesitehasfactualinformationonthepoliticalandsocialsituationsoftheworld'snations.
Otherinformationincludesmaps,naturalresources,legalsystems,politicalparties,andmortalityrates.
Allinformationinthebookoronthewebsite,exceptfortheofficialsealoftheCIA,isinthepublicdomain.
236ParentingandtheInternetWorldStatesmen.
org—http://www.
worldstatesmen.
orgThissiteisafrequentlyupdatedencyclopediaofalltheleadersofnationsandterritories.
Internationalorganizationsandrecentreligiousleadersarelistedseparately.
Thissiteprovidesdetailedchronologies,flags,nationalanthems,mapsandindexes.
ChiefsofStateofForeignGovernments—https://www.
cia.
gov/cia/publications/chiefs/TheCentralIntelligenceAgencypublishesandupdatestheonlinedirectoryofChiefsofStateandCabinetMembersofForeignGovernmentsweekly.
Thedirectoryisintendedtobeusedprimarilyasareferenceaidandincludesdataonmostofthegovernmentsoftheworld.
FINANCIALINFORMATIONRESOURCESEDGAR—http://www.
sec.
gov/edgar.
shtmlTheElectronicDataGathering,Analysis,andRetrieval(EDGAR)systemisadatabasefromtheUSSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionthatcontainsmostoftheformsandreportsofeverypubliclytradedUScompany.
Investopedia.
com—http://www.
investopedia.
comBasicinformationabouttheworldofpubliclytradedinvestments,aswellasasourceoffinancialinformationtoolssuchasadictionaryoffinancialandinvestingtermsandtutorialsonstocks,stockmarkets,andmutualfunds.
RichKidSmartKid—http://richkidsmartkid.
comCreatedbytheFoundationforFinancialLiteracy,thissiteisdedicatedtoincreasingthefinancialliteracyofchildren.
Thereareextensiveresourcesforchildren,includingonlinefinancialeducationgames.
Therearealsograde-specificactivitiesthateducatorscanusetounderstandthebasicsoffinanceandentrepreneurship.
Appendix2—OnlineResources237TeenStartups—http://www.
teenstartups.
comThissite,whichispartofEntrepreneur.
com,hasanumberofhow-toguidesforstartingabusiness,andstoriesofteensandyoungadultswhohavecreatedsuccessfulbusinesses.
TeenBusinessLink—http://www.
sba.
gov/teens/CreatedbytheUSSmallBusinessAdministration,thissiteoffersinformationonthefundamentalsofstartingandrunningasmallbusiness.
NEWSANDWEATHERRESOURCESBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)—http://news.
bbc.
co.
ukTheonlineversionofoneoftheBritishtelevisionandradionewsorganizationshaslinkstonewsspecifictoseveralmajorregionsoftheworld,aswellnewsinareassuchasscience,technology,health,andentertainment.
CableNewsNetwork(CNN)—http://www.
cnn.
comTheonlineversionofthe24-hourtelevisionnewsnetworkhasseveralsectionscoveringnews,politics,sportsweather,andentertainment.
GoogleNews—http://news.
google.
comSearchableandcontinuouslyupdatedresourcefornewsfrommorethan4,500newssources.
Hassectionscoveringnews,business,science,entertainment,health,andsports.
UMWeather—http://cirrus.
sprl.
umich.
edu/wxnet/ThisUniversityofMichigansiteprovidesaccesstothousandsofforecasts,images,software,andmaps.
238ParentingandtheInternetUnisysWeather—http://weather.
unisys.
comThissitehasanextensiveselectionofsatelliteandgraphicalweatherinformation.
Althoughintendedformeteorologists,thereareampledetailedexplanationsforthenoviceuser.
VaisalaLightningExplorer—http://thunderstorm.
vaisala.
comVisualdisplayoflightningactivityacrosstheUnitedStates.
WeatherUnderground—http://www.
wunderground.
comThiscomprehensiveweathersitehasextensiveresourcesforregionsoutsideofNorthAmerica.
TheWeatherChannel—http://www.
weather.
comAssociatedwiththecablenetworkofthesamename,thissitefeaturescurrentconditionsandforecastsformorethan77,000locationsworldwide.
Yahoo!
NewsandMediaDirectory—http://dir.
yahoo.
com/News_and_Media/Thiscomprehensivemediadirectorycontainsthousandsoflinkstowebsitesofnewspapers,magazines,televisionstations,andmanyothertypesofmediaoutlets.
HOMEWORKANDSTUDYRESOURCESAOL@School—http://www.
aolatschool.
comAdirectoryofeducationalresourcesforkindergartenthroughhighschool,withsectionsforstudentsandteachers.
AwesomeLibrary—http://www.
awesomelibrary.
orgAdirectoryofmorethan30,000educationalresourcesforkindergartenthroughhighschoolwithdifferentsectionsaimedatchildren,parents,andteachers.
Appendix2—OnlineResources239How-To-Study.
com—http://www.
how-to-study.
comAstudyskillsresourcesitewithfreeadviceonstudyskills,studystrategies,andstudytipsinareassuchastesttaking,readingcomprehension,andwritingtechniques.
InfopleaseHomeworkCenter—http://www.
infoplease.
com/homework/DrawingontheresourcesoftheInfoplease.
comsite,thissectionofthatsiteservesasadirectorytoresourcesforthesubjectareasofwriting,geography,history,languagearts,mathematics,science,andsocialstudies.
Italsoincludeslinksforresearchandstudyskills.
WRITINGANDLITERATURERESOURCESBob'sByway—http://www.
poeticbyway.
comApoetryresourcesitethatincludesaglossaryofpoeticterms,plusexamplesofpoetictermsfromtheworksofprominentpoets,andtipsfortheenjoymentofpoetry.
TheColumbiaGuidetoOnlineStyle—http://www.
columbia.
edu/cu/cup/cgos2006/basic.
htmlAnonlineguideforcreatingformalhumanitiesstyleandscientificstylecitationsformaterialtakenfromonlinesourcessuchaswebsites,blogs,audiofiles,videofiles,graphicfiles,email,databases,andotheronlinecontent.
TheCompleteWorksofWilliamShakespeare—http://www-tech.
mit.
edu/Shakespeare/works.
htmlThissitefromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyisoneoftheearlierWebresourcesfeaturingthecompleteworksofShakespeare.
240ParentingandtheInternetDr.
Grammar—http://www.
drgrammar.
org/faqs/ThisresourcefromtheUniversityofNorthernIowaanswersquestionsabouttheproperuseofwords,punctuation,andgrammar.
EncyclopediaMythica—http://www.
pantheon.
orgAnonlineencyclopediaofmythology,folklore,andreligionthatisdividedbycontinent,withfurthersubdivisionstomakesearchingeasier.
Thesitealsohashundredsofimagescontainingmanykindsofdeities,heroes,andstrangecreaturesofeverydescription.
Mr.
WilliamShakespeareandtheInternet—http://shakespeare.
palomar.
eduThisresourcefromPalomarCollegeisacomprehensiveannotatedguidetothescholarlyShakespeareresourcesavailableonInternet.
RhymeZone—http://www.
rhymezone.
comAsearchengineforrhymeswheretheuserentersawordorphraseandthesiteprovidessuggestedrhymingwords,aswellassynonyms,definitions,andotherinformation.
ThePoetryArchive—http://www.
poetryarchive.
orgThissitecontainsacollectionofrecordingsofpoetsreadingtheirownwork,withsectionsofthesiteforstudents,teachers,andchildren.
PunctuationMadeSimple—http://lilt.
ilstu.
edu/golson/punctuation/ThisgrammarresourcefromIllinoisStateUniversityprovidesvisitorswithageneralideaofhowtousecolons,semicolons,commas,dashes,andapostrophes.
Appendix2—OnlineResources241PurdueUniversityOnlineWritingLab—http://owl.
english.
purdue.
edu/owl/Thiswritingresourcesitehastutorialsongrammar,sentencestructure,Englishfornon-nativewritersofEnglish,creativewriting,technicalwriting,andcitationstyles.
UniversityofWisconsinWritingCenter—http://www.
wisc.
edu/writing/Handbook/Aconciseresourceonbasicwriting,includingthestagesofthewritingprocess,adviceongrammarandpunctuation,andtipsonimprovingwritingstyle.
VocabularyUniversity—http://www.
vocabulary.
comAimedatstudentsfromthefourthgradethroughhighschool,thissitecontainsinteractivewordpuzzlesthathelpastudentacquireandretainvocabulary.
Eachsessionhasthreelevelsofdifficulty.
Eachlevelhasthreepuzzleswith12wordseach(36wordsinasession)andcontainssevenadditionalactivitiesandexercisesthathelpdevelopvocabulary.
EARTHANDSPACERESOURCESEarthquakeHazardsProgram—http://earthquake.
usgs.
govContinuouslyupdateddataonearthquakesintheUSthatareatleastmagnitude2.
5andearthquakeselsewhereintheworldthatareofmagnitude4.
0andabove.
Heavens-Above.
com—http://www.
heavens-above.
comProvidesdetailedinformationaboutoverflightsofsatellitesthatarevisibletothenakedeye,includingtheInternationalSpaceStationandSpaceShuttle.
242ParentingandtheInternetUniversityofAlaskaAuroraForecasts—http://www.
gedds.
alaska.
edu/AuroraForecast/ThissiteoftheUniversityofAlaska'sGeophysicalInstituteprovidesshort-termandlong-termforecastsforobservingtheauroraborealis.
MATHANDSCIENCERESOURCESAreYouBetterthanAverage—http://www.
airsafe.
com/analyze/average.
htmUsingonlyapairofdice,thisgamedemonstratesthreebasicpriciplesofappliedmath:averages,probability,andmodeling.
AskDr.
Math—http://mathforum.
org/dr.
math/ThispartoftheMathForumsiteatDrexelUniversityisaquestion-and-answerserviceformathstudentsandtheirteachersfromkindergartentohighschool.
Exploratorium—http://www.
exploratorium.
eduThissciencemuseumsitecontainsinstructionsformorethan500scienceexperiments,podcasts,andinteractiveexhibits.
InternetMathematicsLibrary—http://mathforum.
org/library/ThissitefromDrexelUniversityhasacatalogofmathematicsandmathematicseducationwebsites.
Subjectscoveredincludebasicmath,numbertheory,algebra,calculus,mathhistory,probability,statistics,operationsresearch,andmathematicalapplicationsinengineering,science,andotherfields.
Appendix2—OnlineResources243LosAlamosNationalLaboratoryPeriodicTableoftheElements—http://periodic.
lanl.
govThissite,intendedasaresourceforstudentsfromgradeschooltohighschool,hashistoricalandscientificinformationabouteachelement,aswellasperiodictablesthatcanbedownloadedasPDForMicrosoftWordfiles.
TheentiresitecanalsobedownloadedasaPDFfile.
Math2.
org—http://www.
math2.
orgAcollectionoftables,graphicalmodels,formulas,andothermathematicalinformationfortrigonometryandcalculus.
WebElements—http://www.
webelements.
comCreatedbyDr.
MarkWinteroftheUniversityofSheffieldintheUnitedKingdom,thissitehasextensiveinformationonthepropertiesandatomicstructureoftheelementsinperiodictable.
Webmath—http://www.
webmath.
comThissitefeaturesmanycategoriesofmathematicswhereausercanfindguidance.
Onceinthegeneralcategoryofinterest,avisitorcanuseamathfill-in-the-blankformstotypeinamathproblemofinterest.
Theoutputmaybeeithertheanswerorguidancetofindananswer.
MEDICALANDHEALTHRESOURCESMedTermsMedicalDictionary—http://www.
medterms.
comThisonlinemedicaldictionaryisthemedicalreferenceforMedicineNet.
com,containingexplanationsofmorethan16,000medicalterms.
244ParentingandtheInternetMerckManualofMedicalInformation—http://www.
merck.
com/mmhe/Thissearchablesiteexplainsdisorders,theirsymptoms,howtheyarediagnosed,howtheymightbeprevented,andhowtheycanbetreated.
Traveler'sHealth—http://www.
cdc.
gov/travel/ThissitefortheUSCentersforDiseaseControlhasspecificinformationaboutworldtravelhealthrelatedrisks,includingspecificwarningsofdiseaseoutbreaks.
EDUCATIONANDRESEARCHRESOURCESMITOpenCourseWare—http://ocw.
mit.
eduThissitefromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologymakesMITcoursematerialsthatareusedintheteachingofalmostallundergraduateandgraduatesubjectsfreelyavailableonlineforanyeducator,student,orself-motivatedlearneranywhereintheworld.
Nobelprize.
org—http://www.
nobelprize.
orgThisofficialwebsiteoftheNobelFoundationincludesinformationonallprizewinnersaswellasacollectionofeducationalgames.
UTOPIA—http://utopia.
utexas.
eduThisdirectoryprovidesfreepublicaccesstotheknowledge,research,andinformationfromthelibraries,museums,galleriesandlaboratoriesoftheUniversityofTexasatAustin.
Therearealsosectionsdesignedforstudentsandeducatorsfromelementaryschoolthroughhighschool.
Appendix2—OnlineResources245AUDIOANDVIDEOENTERTAINMENTAOLVideo—http://video.
aol.
comThousandsofvideosareavailableforviewing,andregistereduserscanuploadvideos.
Onlyaportionofthevideosonthissitearefree.
Materialscontainingillegal,pornographicorharmfulmaterialarenotallowed.
AFamilyFilteroptionisalsoavailable.
FreshPodcasts.
com—http://www.
freshpodcasts.
comLinkstorecentpodcasts,podcastingresources,andrelatedsoftwaretools.
InternetMovieDatabase—http://www.
imdb.
comThissitecontainsadatabaseofdetailedinformationaboutmorethan350,000moviesandtelevisionshowsfromaroundtheworld.
Productiondataprovidedincludestitles,alternativetitles,actors,directors,producers,writers,filminglocation,andcountryoforigin.
MusicUnited.
org—http://www.
musicunited.
orgThiscoalitionofmusicindustryorganizationsandmusicartistorganizationsprovidessourceswhereausercanlegallybuymusiconline,aswellasgeneralguidelinesonhowtoavoidviolatingtherightsofcopyrightholders.
TheOracleofBacon—http://www.
oracleofbacon.
orgBasedoninformationfromtheInternetMovieDatabase,thisUniversityofVirginiasiteallowsuserstoplaytheSixDegreesofKevinBacongamewheretheobjectiveistoseehowcloselylinkedanactororactressistoamovieroleplayedbytheactorKevinBacon.
246ParentingandtheInternetGoogleVideo—http://video.
google.
comTensofthousandsofvideosareavailableforviewing,andregistereduserscanuploadtheirownvideos.
Sexuallyexplicitmaterial,graphicviolence,hatefulcontent,orothermaterialinappropriateforyoungviewersisnotallowedonGoogleVideo.
Becauseoflimitedpre-screening,suchmaterialmaybeuploaded,butisusuallynotaccessibleforlong.
Yahoo!
Video—http://video.
yahoo.
comUsingYahoo!
Search,userscanviewvideosthatwereuploadedtoYahoo!
,orwillbelinkedtovideoselsewhereontheWeb.
Althoughadultmaterialsarenotallowedtobeuploaded,youcanlinktoadultcontentfromoutsideofYahoo!
However,youhavetheoptionofsettingupthevideosearchfeaturetofilteradultmaterial.
YouTube—http://youtube.
comMillionsofvideosareavailableforviewing,anduserscanuploadtheirownvideocreationsaswell.
Userswhouploadvideoscanchoosetoeitherletthegeneralpublicseethevideos,ortheycanrestrictaccess.
YouTube.
com'spolicystatesthatchildrenundertheageof13arenotallowedonthesite,andchildrenfrom13to17canvisitonlywiththeirparents'permission.
Materialmeantforadultsisavailableonthesite,andcanonlybeaccessedonlyafterregisteringasauser.
PHOTOSHARINGRESOURCESFlickr—http://www.
flickr.
comThissiteallowsyoutouploadphotosfromtheWeb,byemail,fromhomecomputers,orfrommobiledevices.
YoumusthaveaYahoo!
accounttousetheservice.
PicasaWebAlbums—http://picasaweb.
google.
comThissite,usedinconjunctionwiththePicasaphotoorganizerlistedinappendix1,allowsyoutosharephotosonline.
AdditionalResourcesDr.
ToddCurtishasalsocreatedanumberofotheronlineresources,includingtheawardwinningairlinesafetywebsiteAirSafe.
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