Additional Resources

There are numerous agencies, associations and organizations with great information about responsible wireless use for teens, parents and educators. Here are a few of those organizations and their programs.

General Information
For Teens
For Parents
For Educators

General Information

Wireless AMBER Alerts^TM – If a child is abducted in your area, sign-up to receive AMBER Alerts as free text messages on your mobile device.
Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative at Harvard University: This Initiative will explore those policy issues that fall within three substantive clusters that emerge from youth's information and communications technology (ICT) practices: Risky Behaviors and Online Safety; Privacy, Publicity and Reputation; and Youth Created Content and Information Quality. The intent of this initiative is to bring the best research on youth and media into the policy-making debate and to propose practical, relevant, situated solutions based upon that research.
Children’s Advertising Review Board (CARU) – CARU is an investigative arm of the U.S. advertising industry’s self-regulatory system which addresses the advertising of products and services directed at children under 12. CARU reviews, evaluates and sets guidelines for child-directed advertising in all media primarily directed to children.
Connect Safely – A non-profit interactive forum and resource center with tips and videos, plus a place to ask questions, comment on issues and discuss youth online safety with other parents, teens and experts.
Common Sense Media – A non-profit organization which rates and reviews movies, TV shows, songs, books, video games, wireless applications and websites according to developmental criteria recommendations from some of the nation's leading authorities.
Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) – An international non-profit membership organization dedicated to working to develop a safer Internet through four pillars: events, public policy, technology and education.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) NetSmartz – Online safety information for teens, parents and educators from NCMEC.
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC): NCPC’s mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families and their communities safe from crime. Founded in 1982, NCPC manages the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign, McGruff the Crime Dog and administers the Crime Prevention Coalition of America.
OnGuard Online: Your Safety Net Net Cetera – A coalition of federal government agencies (including FTC, FCC, DOJ, DHS, IRS, DOC, SEC) and the technology industry that have created Net Cetera, an online safety guidebook for parents that helps them communicate with their children about using mobile phones safely and responsibly.
U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) Online Safety and Technology Working Group – Established pursuant to the “Protecting Children in the 21^st Century Act,” public and private participants evaluate industry efforts and make recommendations to promote online safety for children through education, labeling and parental control technology.
WiredSafety: WiredSafety is A 501(c)(3) program and the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. Together with affiliate, www.wiredcops.org, specially-trained volunteers patrol the Internet looking for child pornography, child molesters and cyberstalkers. Also offer a wide variety of educational and help services; find and review family-friendly websites, filter software products and Internet services. Along with the volunteers of our affiliated WiredKids.org, WiredTeens and Teenangels, CyberMoms and CyberDads volunteer to speak at local community groups and schools around the country teaching Internet safety. The Cyber911 help line provides netizens access to help when they need it online.

For Teens

Children’s Advertising Review Board (CARU) – CARU is an investigative arm of the U.S. advertising industry’s self-regulatory system which addresses the advertising of products and services directed at children under 12. CARU reviews, evaluates and sets guidelines for child-directed advertising in all media primarily directed to children.
Connect Safely – A non-profit interactive forum and resource center with tips and videos, plus a place to ask questions, comment on issues and discuss youth online safety with other parents, teens and experts.
GetParentalControls.org: The purpose of GetParentalControls.org is to provide accurate, comprehensive, and unbiased information about parental control technology. GetParentalControls.org is not affiliated with any company or organization, is run entirely by volunteer effort and accepts no outside funding and no advertising.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) NetSmartz – Online safety information for teens, parents and educators from NCMEC.
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC): NCPC’s mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families and their communities safe from crime. Founded in 1982, NCPC manages the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign, McGruff the Crime Dog and administers the Crime Prevention Coalition of America.
Tech Savvy Teens [PDF] – As part of National Network to End Dating Violence (NNEDV), this two-page guide explains how to use technology safely.
Teen Safety Plan [PDF] – The Family Violence Prevention Fund developed a safety plan if a teen finds himself/herself in an unhealthy relationship.
That’s Not Cool – A joint program developed by the Family Violence Prevention Fund, The Ad Council and the Office on Violence Against Women, this website tells teens that when someone is pressuring or disrespecting them via technology, that’s not cool.
WiredSafety: WiredSafety is A 501(c)(3) program and the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. Together with affiliate, www.wiredcops.org, specially-trained volunteers patrol the Internet looking for child pornography, child molesters and cyberstalkers. Also offer a wide variety of educational and help services; find and review family-friendly websites, filter software products and Internet services. Along with the volunteers of our affiliated WiredKids.org, WiredTeens and Teenangels, CyberMoms and CyberDads volunteer to speak at local community groups and schools around the country teaching Internet safety. The Cyber911 help line provides netizens access to help when they need it online.

For Parents

Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative at Harvard University: This Initiative will explore those policy issues that fall within three substantive clusters that emerge from youth's information and communications technology (ICT) practices: Risky Behaviors and Online Safety; Privacy, Publicity and Reputation; and Youth Created Content and Information Quality. The intent of this initiative is to bring the best research on youth and media into the policy-making debate and to propose practical, relevant, situated solutions based upon that research.
Children’s Advertising Review Board (CARU) – CARU is an investigative arm of the U.S. advertising industry’s self-regulatory system which addresses the advertising of products and services directed at children under 12. CARU reviews, evaluates and sets guidelines for child-directed advertising in all media primarily directed to children.
Connect Safely – A non-profit interactive forum and resource center with tips and videos, plus a place to ask questions, comment on issues and discuss youth online safety with other parents, teens and experts.
Common Sense Media – A non-profit organization which rates and reviews movies, TV shows, songs, books, video games, wireless applications and websites according to developmental criteria recommendations from some of the nation's leading authorities.
GetParentalControls.org: The purpose of GetParentalControls.org is to provide accurate, comprehensive, and unbiased information about parental control technology. GetParentalControls.org is not affiliated with any company or organization, is run entirely by volunteer effort and accepts no outside funding and no advertising.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) NetSmartz – Online safety information for teens, parents and educators from NCMEC.
The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC): NCPC’s mission is to be the nation's leader in helping people keep themselves, their families and their communities safe from crime. Founded in 1982, NCPC manages the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign, McGruff the Crime Dog and administers the Crime Prevention Coalition of America.
OnGuard Online: Your Safety Net Net Cetera – A coalition of federal government agencies (including FTC, FCC, DOJ, DHS, IRS, DOC, SEC) and the technology industry that have created Net Cetera, an online safety guidebook for parents that helps them communicate with their children about using mobile phones safely and responsibly.
WiredSafety: WiredSafety is A 501(c)(3) program and the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. Together with affiliate, www.wiredcops.org, specially-trained volunteers patrol the Internet looking for child pornography, child molesters and cyberstalkers. Also offer a wide variety of educational and help services; find and review family-friendly websites, filter software products and Internet services. Along with the volunteers of our affiliated WiredKids.org, WiredTeens and Teenangels, CyberMoms and CyberDads volunteer to speak at local community groups and schools around the country teaching Internet safety. The Cyber911 help line provides netizens access to help when they need it online.

For Educators

Berkman Center for Internet & Society's Youth and Media Policy Working Group Initiative at Harvard University: This Initiative will explore those policy issues that fall within three substantive clusters that emerge from youth's information and communications technology (ICT) practices: Risky Behaviors and Online Safety; Privacy, Publicity and Reputation; and Youth Created Content and Information Quality. The intent of this initiative is to bring the best research on youth and media into the policy-making debate and to propose practical, relevant, situated solutions based upon that research.
Children’s Advertising Review Board (CARU) – CARU is an investigative arm of the U.S. advertising industry’s self-regulatory system which addresses the advertising of products and services directed at children under 12. CARU reviews, evaluates and sets guidelines for child-directed advertising in all media primarily directed to children.
Connect Safely – A non-profit interactive forum and resource center with tips and videos, plus a place to ask questions, comment on issues and discuss youth online safety with other parents, teens and experts.
Common Sense Media – A non-profit organization which rates and reviews movies, TV shows, songs, books, video games, wireless applications and websites according to developmental criteria recommendations from some of the nation's leading authorities.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) NetSmartz – Online safety information for teens, parents and educators from NCMEC.
OnGuard Online: Your Safety Net Net Cetera – A coalition of federal government agencies (including FTC, FCC, DOJ, DHS, IRS, DOC, SEC) and the technology industry that have created Net Cetera, an online safety guidebook for parents that helps them communicate with their children about using mobile phones safely and responsibly.
WiredSafety: WiredSafety is A 501(c)(3) program and the largest online safety, education and help group in the world. Together with affiliate, www.wiredcops.org, specially-trained volunteers patrol the Internet looking for child pornography, child molesters and cyberstalkers. Also offer a wide variety of educational and help services; find and review family-friendly websites, filter software products and Internet services. Along with the volunteers of our affiliated WiredKids.org, WiredTeens and Teenangels, CyberMoms and CyberDads volunteer to speak at local community groups and schools around the country teaching Internet safety. The Cyber911 help line provides netizens access to help when they need it online.