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One News Now:
From cyber-scared to cyber-savvy
by Allie Martin
OneNewsNow.com
February
25, 2010
245 words
A non-profit organization dedicated to keeping children
safe online has launched a major initiative to get parents involved.
Enough is Enough
(EIE) is kicking off Internet
Safety 101, a comprehensive program for parents, educators,
and other adults who need knowledge and resources to protect kids from
dangers on all Internet-enabled devices.
Donna Rice Hughes, president and chairman of EIE, says the campaign is made
up of a four-part DVD teaching series, a workbook, and a website.
"Most of the Internet safety programs for parents are primarily web-based,
and in our experience we found that parents and others really like to use
traditional media to learn," she explains. "So we developed a
program so it cannot only be used by individuals, but it can also [be used]
by small and large groups alike."
Hughes adds that parents must go from being cyber-scared to cyber-savvy.
"It's very easy to feel overwhelmed or ill-equipped when it comes to
protecting your children in a digital age," she empathizes. "At
Enough is Enough, our goal is to come alongside parents and first of all,
help them recognize that they don't need to have a PhD in Internet technology
to be a really good and effective cyber-parent. In fact, in our safety
section, we spend as much time talking about safety rules that parents need
to implement, as well as the software tools."
EIE's Internet Safety 101 national partners include the U. S. Department of
Justice, AOL, MySpace, Verizon, and Microsoft.
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