John Walsh: Some Great Resources For Your Kid’s Online Safety

Just a quick note this month to let you know about two important online resources I’ve recently discovered.

The first is 4NetSafety. It’s a great website that’s full of information about staying safe online. It’s aimed at both kids and parents, and its goal is to open the lines of communications about internet safety between young people and adults. It’s also got a special section for educators. 4NetSafety was put together by our friends at Sprint in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the NEA, and it’s well worth checking out.

The other site I want you to know about is Sprint’s Project Connect. It gives you a way to get rid of your old cell phones, and help keep kids safe online at the same time – and help keep the environment clean. Project Connect is a recycling program that will take any wireless phone, battery or accessories that you don’t use any more. The website includes instructions on how you can ship your stuff to them for free. Instead of ending up in landfills, the equipment is refurbished and resold, broken down for parts, or the materials are recycled – and the profits are used to keep the 4NetSafety program going.

We’ve put links to both sites on the home page here at the AMW Safety Center.

Stay safe.  And as we move into the holiday season, I’m wishing for health and happiness for you and your loved ones.

John