Welcome to CSRIU

The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. We provide guidance to parents, educators, librarians, policy-makers, and others regarding effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-control to use the Internet and other information technologies in a safe and responsible manner.

CSRUI is pleased to announce an entire new set of resources that will be coming available through 2010. These resources are in the form of downloadable video presentations and associated handouts. The presentations under development include:

• Cyber Savvy Teachers ~ resources for K-2 teachers for teaching Internet safety, including a scope and sequence, handouts for students, and a 2 hour professional development presentation with an extensive resource handout. This will eventually include video presentations for students and parents.
• Cyberbullying, Cyberthreats & Sexting ~ resources for principals, counselors/psychologists, and school resource officers, including a 2 hour professional development presentation with an extensive resource handout, and flowcharts to guide investigating and intervening in these situations.
• Youth Risk Online ~ resources for mental health professionals, including a 2 hour professional development presentation with an extensive resource handout.
• Effective Internet Use Management in a Web 2.0 World ~ resources for educational leadership and technology personnel, including a 2 hour presentation with extensive resource handout.
• Web 2.0 Legal Issues for Schools ~ resources for educational leadership and technology personnel, including a 2 hour presentation with extensive resource handout.
• Digital Media Literacy (likely not available until later 2010) ~ resources for K-2 teachers for teaching digital media literacy.

Nancy Willard, executive director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use, is a recognized authority on issues related to the safe and responsible use of the Internet.