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Protecting Your Kids On The Internet
By Aaron T. Hyde, Sat Dec 10th
The Internet is a great tool for many things, such as doingresearch, reading the latest news, shopping and staying in touchwith family and friends. To borrow from the title of a ClintEastwood movie, along with the good comes "the bad and theugly". Freedom on the Internet also opens the door for illegalactivity, such as emails pretending to be your bank (akaphishing), expression of various ideas - whether you agree withthem or not, scams to separate people from their money andcontent that some find objectionable, like pornography. While searching the Internet for homeschool support groups, toask for permission to list their web site as a resource inHomeSchoolEXPOs' Support Groups & Organizations directory, Ibecame a victim of porn-napping. I didn't know this term existeduntil I decided to do research for this newsletter. My purposewas to help other parents, who are short on time, learn aboutwhat they can do to protect their children who use the Internet.
Porn-napping happens when a non-pornography domain or web siteaddress becomes inactive and it is purchased by a pornographybusiness. The site might have closed down or the owner didn'trenew their ownership. Once the pornography business owns theaddress, they post their content on it. Below is an example ofhow I was porn-napped. Let's say there is a homeschool support group called FamilyHomeschooling. Their web site address iswww.familyhomeschooling.com. The group discontinues because allof the children have graduated high school and have gone tocollege. The parents decide not to renew the ownership
Home schooling gives teen flexibility - Kansas City Star
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First batch of home-schoolers do well in PSLE - AsiaOne
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Home schooling in, maids out - Inquirer.net
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20081121-173501/Home-schooling-in-maids-out&cid=1272716987&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNGnDWjbPwdn8xOBKPPEo-WPj7bd_g"><b>Home schooling</b> in, maids out</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Inquirer.net, Philippines -</font> <nobr>Nov 20, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>With diligence and creativity, I <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> my children for several years. (I refused to enroll them in a public school because I believed that it would <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home schooling on the rise in US - United Press International
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/11/19/Home_schooling_on_the_rise_in_US/UPI-71011227113443/&cid=1272301825&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNGAA4RuIBeQt1uWz99FXfDvcehJZA"><b>Home schooling</b> on the rise in US</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>United Press International -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>19 (UPI) -- A California think tank says there has been a sharp increase in the number of children being <b>home schooled</b> in the United States. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Joy Behar says home schooled kids are demented - The Inquisitr
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.inquisitr.com/9185/joy-behar-says-home-schooled-kids-are-demented/&cid=0&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNG4I4b5DPAn8R7HsME9cFSj1XVFmw">Joy Behar says <b>home schooled</b> kids are demented</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Inquisitr, Australia -</font> <nobr>14 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Joy Behar, of the view has enraged the American <b>home</b> school community, by suggesting that many of the kids who are <b>home schooled</b> end up being ?demented?. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Tailoring school to the child - USA Today
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2008/11/tailoring-schoo.html&cid=1272448958&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNFg4eCZwoT8-hUnaV5RJLMKdlHV2A">Tailoring school to the child</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>USA Today -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>These days, there's a third option, even for busy parents like the Obamas: <b>home schooling</b>. That's what New York mom Melissa Meyer discovered when she <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Education Next: As Popularity of Home Schooling Grows, Greater ... - Earthtimes (press release)
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/education-next-as-popularity-of,629234.shtml&cid=1272271786&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNGUOwaBjSHiSsn10dHq6hapZdJTkw">Education Next: As Popularity of <b>Home Schooling</b> Grows, Greater <b>...</b></a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Earthtimes (press release), UK -</font> <nobr>Nov 19, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>(Business Wire) <b>Home schooling</b> is now popular among a broader and more representative group of the American public than ever before. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Expanded Q&A: Kristen Stewart of ?Twilight? - NewsOK.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://blog.newsok.com/bamsblog/2008/11/21/expanded-qa-kristen-stewart-of-twilight/&cid=1271505094&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNHERN01X3_SD0809z8sT2CHmVtRrw">Expanded Q&A: Kristen Stewart of ?Twilight?</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>NewsOK.com, OK -</font> <nobr>7 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>I got so much out of <b>home schooling</b>. I really loved <b>home</b> school. Independent study is for me. A: No, because I had this other; the business is not just <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: Love of parents sparks learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNF4ujzp5c1ZqBZOazj0WMVZkYzOEw"><img src=http://news.google.com/news?imgefp=V4j4LNZRAk0J&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2007/08/04/WT200710108040022V2_r106x74.jpg%3Fc4028041f07984cc2b0208af53263b8f9a78b153 width=80 height=56 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/nov/16/love-of-parents-sparks-learning/&cid=1270923782&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNF4ujzp5c1ZqBZOazj0WMVZkYzOEw"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: Love of parents sparks learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Nov 15, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>This isn't limited to <b>home</b>-<b>schoolers</b>, of course. Any parent can practice the art of watching and admiring, of listening and enjoying. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
MP addresses home schooling, nutrition - Kalona News
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm%3Fnewsid%3D20195685%26BRD%3D1140%26PAG%3D461%26dept_id%3D151338%26rfi%3D6&cid=1269988214&ei=CIInSdvYFoKQNfmd-AQ&usg=AFQjCNEBgoT3Jtn4p96rhNPnJV_IKdOpzw">MP addresses <b>home schooling</b>, nutrition</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Kalona News, IA -</font> <nobr>Nov 12, 2008</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>An increase in <b>home schooling</b> students, according to Mrs. Farrier, shows a strong need for <b>home schooling</b> programs in this area. Mrs. Farrier reported that <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
of theirwebsite address. A pornography business discovers the supportgroups' web address is available and decides to buy it. Now thatthey own the address, they post their content under the domainwww.familyhomeschooling.com, with no warning of the content thatis coming. Another tactic they may employ is something called are-direct. This happens when you click on or type in a web siteaddress they have purchased, e.g. www.familyhomeschooling.com,and you are re-directed to another site with their content.Re-directing is not illegal. Many web sites use this feature forfunctions such as load balancing or redirecting users to a sitesnew web address because it has changed. My original plan was to write an article about the steps thatparents can to protect their children from pornography andpedophiles. While looking for information, I found a couple ofgood articles and resources that provide great information forparents. Instead of recreating the wheel, I'm providing thefollowing links for parents to learn more about what they can doto protect their kids when their kids are online. 1. 2005 Software Review of Parental Control and InternetFiltering Softwarehttp://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/?ttreng=1&ttrkey=internet+filter 2. Home Internet Filters - Steps Parents Can Take At Home ForFiltering Contenthttp://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/safety/filters.html 3. Parental Control and Internet Child Safetyhttp://www.protectkids.org/ 4. Wired Kids - Online Safety Project for Kids and Teenshttp://www.wiredkids.org/ 5. NetSmartz Workshop - Interactive games and activities toteach kids what to watch for online to protect themselves.http://www.netsmartz.org/ 6. Parents Can Make Internet Safer for Kids - Article in theHonolulu Advertiserhttp://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Oct/19/tc/tc08p.html 7. SafeKids - Making Technology and the Internet safe forFamilies http://www.safekids.com/ 8. GetNetWize - The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users tobe only "one click away" from the resources they need to makeinformed decisions about their family's use of the Internet.http://kids.getnetwise.org/
About the author:Aaron Hyde is a consultant with the 280Group,http://www.280group.com, with over 17 years of industryexperience. He homeschools and is the founder of HomeSchoolExpo,http://www.homeschoolexpo.com. HomeSchoolExpo is a new auctionsite for connecting homeschoolers who want to buy and sellhomeschooling books and resources. HomeSchoolExpo also providesstore hosting for family friendly businesses.
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