Online safety is a concern for educators and parents.
Stories appear in the newspapers, magazines, and on television about the problems of online use. Although, to be sure, students can find their way to undesirable places online, classroom and home use of the Internet can be safe and effective. Exciting partnering projects among children all over the world are taking place online every day. There are a number of software programs designed to help schools and parents offer students safe use of telecommunications. These programs generally work by allowing access to sites that have been rated as appropriate, by denying access to sites that are considered unacceptable, or by not allowing use of certain phrases or words.