Useful links

• Born to chat
  www.wonko.info/iwho/borntochat.htm 
  Peter Whitehouse, Head of Information Services, St Joseph's College Gregory Terrace
• Evaluating students' participation in on-line discussions
  ausweb.scu.edu.au/aw02/papers/refereed/ho/paper.html 
  Suzanne Ho, Sessional Lecturer, Curtin University of Technology
• Using chat rooms in the classroom
  schools.becta.org.uk/ 
  This UK site provides general information about the 'educational' use of chat rooms. Safety tips for students are included.
• Netiquette
  www.albion.com/netiquette/book/index.html 
  Everything you need to know about 'Netiquette'. This site has an online version of the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea.
• Master the Basics: Netiquette
  www.learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm 
  Learn the Net, a guide to the Internet and World Wide Web: Netiquette, the rules of online etiquette.
• FAU - Netiquette
  www.fau.edu/irm/about/netiquette.php 
  Everything you need to know about 'Netiquette' from the Florida Atlantic University.

Curriculum Exchange resources

• WKN Internet Safety
  The site offers a number of guidelines for safety when using the Internet under the headings: General Safety Tips, Messaging Netiquette, Chat Room Safety and Netiquette, Email Tips and Netiquette, IRS Chatting Tips and Parents/Teachers Guide.
• NetAlert
  Excellent advice, in user-friendly language, on Internet safety and Internet filters for the protection of children, students and families
• Cybersmart kids online: smart net surfing for kids and their grownups
  Australian Communications and Media Authority site provides information to help parents feel comfortable about their children accessing the Internet.
• Becoming webwise
  This BBCi online course is designed to produce a 'confident Internet user'.
• Surf Swell Island
  Engaging, quiz-driven adventure that uses popular Disney characters to demonstrate the basic principles of safety on the Internet.
• The social and ethical implications of the computer as a publishing tool (w00019)
  WebQuest in which Years 11 and 12 students gather facts, develop their understandings and take on roles.
• Cybersearch. Take control of your keywords! (0426)
  Students complete a step-by-step tutorial which demonstrates how to use keywords effectively when conducting Internet searches.