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This issue's NetWatch features sites to help kids stay safe throughout the school year. Past editions of NetWatch and additional sites for some topics can be found online in the Archives.
by Lynda Scarrow
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Safely back to school
Safe Canada
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one-stop safety spot
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 Here's a great federal government site with national links to lots of safety
information. See School Safety, Teachers and Kids for the most relevant material.
Topics include: Chat/News Groups, Emergency Preparedness at School, Injury
Prevention and much more.
School Bus Site
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animated
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Simple, colourful animation makes the Ontario Safety League web site a good
one for young children. Elementary-school student Sam walks kids through safely
boarding, riding and dismounting the bus.
Childnet International
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cyber safety for kids
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UK-based Childnet International offers award-winning web sites like Blog Safety,
Chat Danger and Know It All, where you'll find numerous teacher resources,
strangely enough, under Know It All for Parents. This section includes Flash
videos and cartoons and real people introducing you to applicable resources.
Cyberbullying
two sites
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introductory information
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cyberbullying.org gives a basic introduction to bash boards and other media.
Related Resources offers lesson plans plus a glossary of web/instant messaging
terms and links to other cyberbullying sites. Some important links on the site
don't work.
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Canadian-based web site |
stopcyberbullying.org offers age-specific information. Choose the blue apple
for teacher materials.
Also see www.stopbullyingnow.com, www.bebo.com/CyberBullying.jsp and www.internetsuperheroes.org.
Canada Safety Council
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keeping kids safe everywhere
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Easy to navigate, this site includes playground safety, field trips, water
safety, scooters, skates and bicycles, sports and sun safety.
Food Allergy Initiative
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quick access to allergy info
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The New-York-based
Food Allergy Initiative offers a good introduction to food allergies.
Skip directly to Food Allergy Information and Living with Food Allergies
at the top of each page. I like the by-allergy, image-based navigation beneath
the top navigation. You'll also find downloadable posters and a comprehensive
links page on the site.
Additional Resources
Allergy Safe Communities
www.allergysafecommunities.ca
Anaphylaxis - A Handbook for School Boards
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/child-enfant/anaphylaxis-anaphylaxie_e.html
Health Info Source.com - Allergies
www.healthinfosource.com/topics/viewTopic.cgi?topicID=91
Living With Severe Allergies
www.epipen.com/living_resources.aspx
SchoolAsthmaAllergies.com
www.schoolasthmaallergy.com
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
foodallergy.org
Child and Family Canada – Safety
www.cfc-efc.ca/menu/safety_en.htm
Code Red Rover – Teaching Home Safety
www.coderedrover.org/teachers.html
Education Safety Association of Ontario - Health and Safety Links for
Schools
www.esao.on.ca/clients/schools/links.htm
Family Education – School Safety
school.familyeducation.com/school/safety/34566.html
National School Safety Center
www.schoolsafety.us
Sick Kids – Safe Kids Canada
www.sickkids.ca/safekidscanada
SafeTeens.com
www.safeteens.com
TeensHealth – Staying Safe
www.kidshealth.org/teen/safety
Teen Workers
www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/index.html
NetSmartz - Teens
www.netsmartz.org/netteens.htm
NetSmartz Workshops - Cyberbullying
www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm
School Bullies – Canada Safety Council
www.safety-council.org/info/child/bullies.html
Stop Cyberbullying
www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html
Stop Bullying Now
stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp
Disney’s Adventures in Internet Safety
disney.go.com/surfswell
The Zone – British-based kid-generated videos,
art, content against bullying
www.bullying.co.uk/zone
Kids and Cars
www.kidsandcars.org
Bus Safety Colouring Pages
www.mast.mb.ca/Risk_management/school%20bus%20safety/coloring.htm
Elmer The Safety Elephant School Bus Safety
www.elmer.ca/english/thinksafe/school/index.htm
Staying Alive – School Bus Safety
www.stayingalive.ca/schoolbus_safety.html
Lynda Scarrow is the College's web
editor. She can be reached at lscarrow@oct.ca.
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