Online Safety and Media Literacy Initiative
The cable industry has a long-standing commitment to help parents manage media coming into their homes and to ensure its appropriateness for their children. As a leading provider of high-speed Internet services, the cable industry shares the concerns of parents about keeping their children safe when online. The industry is committed fully to giving parents a wide range of tools, information and resources to help better shape and manage their family’s online use.
Examining the Issue
The PointSmart.ClickSafe. Initiative
Useful documents from the PointSmart.ClickSafe. press kit. In addition, you may wish some of the intiative's partner websites, such as: The American Association of School Librarians; the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children; National PTA; the Public Library Association; the State Educational Technology Directors Association, Internet Keep Safe Coalition, Common Sense Media.
6/6/2007
PointSmart.ClickSafe. Fact Sheet
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Abstract: An overview of Cable Puts You in Control: PointSmart.ClickSafe., a comprehensive initiative to educate consumers and parents about online safety and the appropriate use of the Internet by children.Attachment: PSCS_Fact_Sheet_06.06.07.pdf (68 KB)Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication
6/6/2007
Industry Online Code of ConductEmail this Document
Abstract: Cable operators serving more than 90 percent of cable households and more than 200 cable networks, have pledged their participation in PointSmart.ClickSafe. and have pledged to provide their customers and viewers with a variety of tools and resources. Attachment: Online_Safety_Code_of_Conduct_06.06.07.pdf (61 KB)Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication
6/6/2007
Ten Tips for ParentsEmail this Document
Abstract: A list of ten tips for helping your child surf safely and knowledgeably online.Attachment: 10_Tips_for_Parents_06.06.07.pdf (46 KB)Publication Type: Miscellaneous Publication
Additional Resources
6/20/2007
"Parental Controls and Online Child Protection: A Survey of Tools and Methods"Abstract: A new book from the Progress & Freedom Foundation's Adam Thierer provides a broad survey of resources on the market today that can help parents better manage media content, including such sources as broadcast television, cable or satellite TV, music devices, mobile phones, video game consoles, the Internet, or social networking websites.Publication Type: Expert Study
Media Literacy
10/25/2007
"Parenting Moves Online: Parents’ Internet Actions and Attitudes, 2007"Abstract: A new poll from Cable in the Classroom and Common Sense Media finds that parents are taking proactive steps to keep kids safe and smart on the Web.Publication Type: Expert Study
6/26/2007
Media Literacy and Internet Safety Education: Key to Students’ Success in the 21st CenturyEmail this Document
Abstract: A new survey of states was released at the National Educational Computing Conference, The Changing Media Landscape: Ensuring Students’ Safety and Success in School & the Future Workplace. It was conducted by SETDA in cooperation with Cable in the Classroom to better understand the evolving challenges and opportunities offered by technology and to...Attachment: Media_Lit_Survey_Release_06.26.07.pdf (40 KB)Publication Type: Expert Study
11/1/2006
"Media Literacy: A Vital and Underserved Need in Schools"Email this Document
Abstract: Grunwald Associates conducted an online survey on behalf of Cable in the Classroom in March 2006 of a nationwide cross section of 1,045 U.S. full-time classroom teachers of core subject areas and library/media specialists in K-12 public schools. The report looks at the state of media literacy as seen by educators from all levels - elementary, mid...Attachment: CIC_Media_Literacy_Report_11.06.pdf (7 MB)Publication Type: Expert Study
Miscellaneous
7/17/2008
HISTORIC AGREEMENT WILL STRENGTHEN THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD PORNOGRAPHYAbstract: Cable operators that bring Internet service to 87 percent of homes in the United States will take additional voluntary measures to limit the distribution of child pornography on the Internet under an agreement announced today among NCTA, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and the National Association of Attorneys Gener...Publication Type: Media Release
3/26/2009
Cable's Commitment to Online SafetyEmail this Document
Abstract: CABLE’S COMMITMENT TO ONLINE SAFETY AND INTERNET LITERACY FOR
AMERICA’S FAMILIESAttachment: Cable's Commitment On-line Safety-January 2009.pdf (23 KB)Publication Type: Talking Points