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If you’re an adult who works with kids, you’re on the front lines when it comes to keeping them safe. #Back2School with Know2Protect — a national effort to combat online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) — has you covered with valuable internet safety resources that can help you protect the kids in your care. See below for available resources and how to use them.

  • Tips2Identify Exploitation and Abuse for Educators: Learn the signs of exploitation and abuse and how to respond. Display in the teacher lounge and share with faculty and staff. Scroll down to download.
  • Top 10 Tips2Protect for Teens: Display in the classroom, use as a starting point for discussion or a classroom activity. These tips can prompt activities like a 10-minute discussion on the tips or giving each student one minute to write down what they will do to stay safe online. Download Top 10 Tips2Protect Teens.
  • Tips2Identify Fake Profiles: Display or share so students can avoid potential online predators. Download Tips2Identify Fake Profiles.

The following resources can be sent home to parents or guardians:

  • Top 10 Tips2Protect: Know2Protect's Top 10 Tips2Protect children and stay safe online. Download Top 10 Tips2Protect.
  • Family Online Safety Agreement: Families can work together and develop their own terms around online safety. Download Family Online Safety Agreement.
  • Internet Safety Checklist: Help families protect themselves online. Download Internet Safety Checklist.
  • Know2Protect First Day of School Picture Sign: Hand out during back-to-school events so parents have a safe option that won’t give away too much information to online predators. Scroll down to download.

  • Know2Protect Posters: Share Know2Protect with others by displaying Know2Protect posters in classrooms and around school. Download the Posters and see other available campaign resources.

  • Crossword Puzzle: Help students familiarize themselves with terms related to online CSEA. Offer an incentive for completion. Answer Key provided for educators. Scroll down to download.
  • Word Search: Help students familiarize themselves with internet safety terms. Offer an incentive for completion. Answer key provided for educators. Scroll down to download.
  • All-Out Bingo: Help students adopt an online safety posture with this action-oriented, self-paced bingo game that can be completed over time. Offer an incentive for completion. Scroll down to download.
  • Project iGuardian Coloring Pages: Download coloring pages featuring the iGuardians® for classroom activities, coloring contests or for a “decorate your door” theme. Download the coloring pages.
Attachment Ext. Size Date
#Back2School: Introduction Letter for Back2School Resources PDF 12.18 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Know the Risks Crossword PDF 7.15 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Know the Risks Crossword Answer Key PDF 5.12 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Digital Defense All Out Bingo PDF 12.29 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Online Safety Word Search PDF 5.51 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Online Safety Word Search Answer Key PDF 5.55 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: Tips2Identify How to Respond for Educators PDF 6.75 MB 08/08/2024
#Back2School: I'm Going Back2School Safely with Know2Protect PDF 1.87 MB 08/08/2024

Report an Incident

To report an incident, you can call the Know2Protect Tipline at 1-833-591-KNOW (5669) or visit the NCMEC CyberTipline at https://report.cybertip.org.

Last Updated: 08/14/2024
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