Box 10.3 An Illustrative Internet Safety Program for Parents The Internet and Your Child is a comprehensive Internet safety and education program for adults in many states, including Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. Taught by volunteer law enforcement officers and computer professionals, the program offers 7 hours of instruction covering: Computer hardware and software basics, Windows basics, Getting connected to the Internet, Internet addressing, Newsgroups, E-mail, Hacking, Protecting your privacy, Internet fraud, Sex crimes, Internet chats, Filtering and blocking unwanted sites with software, and Searching the Internet for information on you or your child. SOURCE: <http://www.theinternetandyourchild.org/>