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GeneralCommon Sense Media By creating a grassroots movement of concerned citizens, Common Sense Media aims to make the media producers accountable to families and urge them to invest in and promote programming that serves the interests of children. http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ PSV Ratings PSVratings gives parents, grandparents, educators and all consumers an objective tool which allows them to determine for themselves what is appropriate entertainment media content for each member of the family based upon their own individual standards of suitability. http://www.psvratings.com/National Institute on Media and the Family The National Institute on Media and the Family helps families and educators to maximize the benefits and minimize the harm of mass media on children through research, education and advocacy. You can help your family to make wise media choices with our many online tools and resources. http://www.mediafamily.org/ Grading the Movies, Music & Games Grading The Movies helps take the guesswork out of finding appropriate family entertainment. Started in 1993, it first appeared as a weekly newspaper column featuring an easy letter grading system and a 350 word review of a recently released video. http://www.gradingthemovies.com/ MoviesMotion Picture Association of America The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its international counterpart, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) serve as the voice and advocate of the American motion picture, home video and television industries, domestically through the MPAA and internationally through the MPA. http://www.mpaa.org/ Plugged In Online Plugged In Online specializes in providing you with movie reviews as soon as films arrive in theaters. This Web site also serves as an easy-to-access archive of the music and TV reviews that appear in the magazine. http://www.pluggedinonline.com/ Versión en Español: http://www.pluggedinonline.com/enfoque/ TVTV Parental Guidelines Monitoring Board The board comprises a broad range of experts drawn from the television industry to make sure that there is as much uniformity and consistency in applying the Parental Guidelines as is possible. The Board examines programs whose ratings may have been inappropriate to ensure the accuracy of the Guidelines. http://www.tvguidelines.org/ Control Your TV Cable in the Classroom and The National Cable & Telecommunications association addresses parents' concerns about what they and their children see on television. Cable operators and program networks are strongly committed to addressing these concerns. Cable's approach to addressing indecency and violence on television is based on the concepts of control, choice and education. http://www.controlyourtv.org/ Versión en Español: http://www.controlesutelevisor.org/ TV-Turnoff Network The TV-Turnoff Network, formerly TV-Free America, is a nonprofit organization that encourages children and adults to watch much less television in order to promote healthier lives and communities. http://www.tvturnoff.org/ Video GamesThe Entertainment Software Rating Board The ESRB is a self-regulatory body for the interactive entertainment software industry established in 1994 by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA), formerly the Interactive Digital Software Association (IDSA). ESRB independently applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles adopted by the computer and video game industry. http://www.esrb.org/ InternetFAUX PAW "Adventures In The Internet" The Internet Keep Safe Coalition group teaches basic rules of Internet safety to children and parents, reaching them online and in school. Governors and/or first spouses formed this coalition in partnership with a growing list of crime prevention organizations, law enforcement agencies, foundations and corporate sponsors. www.ikeepsafe.org/ The NetSmartz Workshop The NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational safety resource to teach kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. NetSmartz combines the newest technologies available and the most current information to create high-impact educational activities that are well received by even the most tech-savvy kids. Parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement also have access to resources for learning and teaching about the dangers children may face online. NetSmartz was created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). http://www.netsmartz.org/ K-9 Web Protection K9 Web Protection provides today's Internet Parent with essential tools for the critical challenges the internet presents parents. K9 Web Protection is part "guide dog" and part "watch dog", keeping those in your care away from the wrong parts of town. With K9, you can decide which neighborhoods are OK to visit, and which ones aren't. That ability makes a big difference when you're trying to provide a safe environment for children. K9 makes it easier to let your children explore and learn on the Internet, while you do what you can to keep them safe. http://www.k9webprotection.com/ Content Watch ContentWatch offers powerful Internet Protection solutions for homes, businesses and organizations. If you're seeking a complete, bundled Internet Protection solution, ContentWatch offers ContentProtect Home Suite for homes and families and ContentProtect Professional Suite for businesses and organizations. Whether in the home or in business, the ContentWatch Suites offer the best value. https://www.contentwatch.com/ Cyber Sentinel Cyber Sentinel protects your children from online Predators and Pedophiles, logs all Instant Messaging conversations and keeps them out of pornographic and sexually explicit material. http://www.securitysoft.com/ GetNet Wise GetNetWise represents the collective efforts of a broad-based coalition of companies, public interest organizations, non-profits and trade associations all committed to empowering Internet users with the tools they need to keep their Internet experience positive, safe and secure. http://www.getnetwise.com/ Enough Is Enough The EIE mission is to make the Internet Safer for Children and Families. Their mission is to continue raising public awareness about the dangers of Internet pornography and sexual predators, and advance solutions that promote equality, fairness and respect for human dignity with shared responsibility between the public, technology, and the law. http://www.protectkids.com/ Headquarters Counseling Center The HQCC and its trained volunteers provide personal assistance through counseling, education and information services that are readily available to people in need. http://www.hqcc.lawrence.ks.us WHOA Kids/Teen WHOA Kids/Teen Division is the offshoot of WHOA, a volunteer organization founded in 1997, to fight online bullying, harassment and stalking of Kids and Teens. http://haltabusektd.org/ |
