for when your children are computing at friends' houses.

Enforce the joint policy with other parents & respect their values.
Share new ideas & family web site finds with others.
Are other parents using filtering software or tools? If so, what software are they using?
How can you get the best out of the software they chose?
Plan a few community projects, like a cyber-scavenger hunt.
Use your library's tech resources.
Make sure your librarian & library media specialist are important parts of the team.

The best acceptable-use policies I have found come from libraries, & the "cream of the crop" seem to come from school libraries. Check with your school librarian or library media specialist & see what they're using. I've listed many resources for acceptable-use policies at familyguidebook.com, Baltimore County's Student Acceptable-Use Policy & the Trevor Day School's Policy (a private school in Manhattan that has developed some very special programs for students using laptop computers). Both policies are among the best I've seen & among the earliest. If you know of a good policy, let me know so I can share it with others at the www.wiredkids.org sites.

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