Internet Safety Resources
July 17, 2025
Using the Internet opens a universe of possibilities and discoveries for students. Recognizing what a valuable tool the Internet is, Winnipeg School Division has put together some resources to help parents and teachers in ensuring students have a safe and successful experience using the Internet.
WEB RESOURCES
- Be Internet Awesome - Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world
- Canadian Centre for Child Protection - Helping Families, Protecting Children
- MediaSmarts - Canada's Centre for Digital Media and Literacy
- Cyberbullying Videos from NetSmartz - real-life stories and resources for middle and high school students
- Cyberbullying.ca - Canada's Bill Belsey's web resource
- Cybertip.ca – Canada’s tipline to report the online sexual exploitation of children
- Cybertip .ca Alerts – notifications sent out to inform the public of concerning technology trends and new resources designed to increase children’s personal safety
- Dangers children face online - Dateline MSNBC video (Sept. 25, 2004) A Dateline hidden camera investigation turns the spotlight on Internet predators
- DontGetSextorted.ca – a website with information about sextortion – including a video, lesson plan, tips to stay safe, and information about reporting
- How to Keep Safe in Chat Rooms - contents my be blocked on school computers in our Division but site is otherwise available
- Internet Safety - A Government of Canada French language site which includes Cyber Security, Hacking, Internet Security for Kids, On-Line Transactions, Spamming and Viruses
- Kids in the Know (KIK) – while not a resource for parents to use in the home, KIK is the Canadian Centre for Child Protection's personal safety education program, with lessons designed to be used by educators in a classroom setting
- Manitoba Ombudsman - Online safety poster
- Media Awareness Network - In addition to a wealth of media and Internet resources for teachers and parents, this site contains the " Young Canadians in a Wired World " research study. This project tracks and investigates the behaviours, attitudes, and opinions of Canadian children and youth (ages 11 - 17) with respect to their use of the Internet
- NeedNelpNow.ca – a website designed to help teens stop the spread of sexual pictures or videos and provides support such as information about how to involve a safe adult, helping a friend, and the laws in Canada/how to report
- NetSmartz - provides a wealth of resources to teach safe and appropriate Internet behaviour
- Protectchildren.ca – the Canadian Centre for Child Protection’s main website with resources for families to help keep kids safe
- Protectkidsonline.ca – a one-stop shop for all things about internet safety
- Social Smarts: privacy, the Internet and you
- STOP Cyberbullying - a program of Parry Aftab and the Wired Safety Group
- Videos for youth 12 – 18 and other trending resources – these video provide information about healthy relationships, boundaries, online safety, and consent
- Zoe & Molly Online – an interactive series that gives children in Grade 3 and 4 an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be safe while playing games online
BLOGS
- Are You Web Aware? - Blogs - shares blog information, guidelines and a review worksheet
- Childnet's Blog Safety - provides information about blogging and social networking for children, parents and educators including a "Blog Safety" booklet