Safety

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There are two types of safety that concern us primarily:

Internet safety

being safe online; finding communities and resources safely. See Online threats and security and Software Security.

  • i-SAFE and Symantec both have collections of related material
  • i-SAFE Inc. is the worldwide leader in Internet safety education. Founded in 1998, i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting the online experiences of youth everywhere. i-SAFE incorporates classroom curriculum with dynamic community outreach to empower students, teachers, parents, law enforcement, and concerned adults to make the Internet a safer place.
  • material for both students and teachers
  • how to set up a secure school network; how to use existing options for filtering.

Laptop safety

using and maintaining the hardware safely

  • how to replace batteries; how to deal with electrical work and recycling