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RESOURCES: Digital Safety
The internet offers many opportunities to learn, connect, and communicate, but it also comes with risks. Explore resources designed for youth, parents, and caregivers to help protect personal information, recognize online risks, make safe and respectful choices online, build healthy technology habits, and use social media and the internet safely.
Internet Safety
Internet Safety
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Unaccompanied Children Resource Center, USCRI
Languages: English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish
Description: This flyer provides practical internet safety guidance for newcomer youth and families, including how to respond to cyberbullying, protect personal information, and use social media safely.
Digital Awareness for Newcomers in the United States
Digital Awareness for Newcomers in the United States
Resource Type: Website
Source: Settle In
Description: This resource introduces newcomers to the role of digital technology in everyday life in the United States. It provides guidance on protecting privacy and personal information, staying secure online, supporting children’s safe internet use, and managing phone and data costs.
How to Protect Yourself on Social Media
How to Protect Yourself on Social Media
Resource Type: Website
Source: Settle In
Description: This resource provides practical guidance on using social media safely and protecting personal information online. It includes tips on privacy settings, strong passwords, sharing information, managing friend requests, limiting social media use, and helping children stay safe online.
Youth Privacy and Data Protection 101
Youth Privacy and Data Protection 101
Resource Type: Website
Source: The Public Interest Privacy Center (PIPC)
Languages: English
Description: This resource provides practical guidance on using social media safely and protecting personal information online. It includes tips on privacy settings, strong passwords, sharing information, managing friend requests, limiting social media use, and helping children stay safe online.
Online Safety 101
Online Safety 101
Resource Type: E–Learning Module
Source: Unaccompanied Children Resource Center, USCRI
Description: This interactive learning module helps youth develop essential online safety skills, including protecting personal information, creating strong passwords, identifying safe websites, and securing personal devices. Through interactive activities, participants learn practical strategies to protect their privacy and stay safe online.
Online Safety 101
Online Predators
Resource Type: PDF
Source: Unaccompanied Children Resource Center, USCRI
Languages: English, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish
Description: This interactive learning module helps youth develop essential online safety skills, including protecting personal information, creating strong passwords, identifying safe websites, and securing personal devices. Through interactive activities, participants learn practical strategies to protect their privacy and stay safe online.
Internet Safety for Kids
Internet Safety for Kids
Resource Type: Video
Source: Twinkl USA
Languages: English
Description: This 3-minute educational video introduces children to simple internet safety rules to help them stay safe online. Through easy-to-understand guidance, children learn healthy digital habits, how to protect their personal information, and ways to make smart, responsible choices while using the internet.