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Using The Internet With Children Paying the Rent! These ads are served by Google. I don't control the content. If you find any objectionable, please use the Ads by Google link.   Child Safety on the Information Highway http://web4j1.lane.edu/safety/childtoc.html Guidelines for parents, child safety rules and an introduction to the World Wide Web. Teen Safety on the Information Highway http://web4j1.lane.edu/safety/teentoc.html Written for teens, with guidelines for both students and parents. Great Web Sites for Kids http://www.ala.org/greatsites Maintained and updated by the American Library Association's Association for Library Service to Children. Virus Information and Virus Hoaxes "VIRUS WARNING !!!!!! If you receive an email titled "WIN A HOLIDAY" DO NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive. Forward this letter out to as many people as you can." Don't be caught with egg on your face! Read up on internet virus myths, hoaxes and urban legends before you forward that letter. And find out how to protect yourself against the real viruses. Symantec Security Hoax Page http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/hoax.html Hoaxbusters http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ In addition to describing hoaxes and chain letters found on the Internet, discusses how to recognize hoaxes, what to do about them, and some of the history of hoaxes on the Internet. Urban Legends Reference Page http://www.snopes.com Are Target stores owned by the French? Does a new Pepsi can design carrying the Pledge of Allegiance delete the words "under God?" This site meticulously documents hundreds of widely circulated claims, both old and new. (And heck...it's just a lot of fun to read!)