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NetSmartz® is an interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) for children aged 5 to 17, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement that uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the Internet.
The goal of the NetSmartz Workshop is to extend the safety awareness of children to prevent victimization and increase self-confidence whenever they go online. These goals include to
- enhance the ability of children to recognize dangers on the Internet
- enhance the ability of children to understand that people they first "meet" on the Internet should never be considered their friend
- encourage children to report victimization to a trusted adult
- support and enhance community education efforts
- increase communication between adults and children about online safety
The NetSmartz Workshop teaches children the rules for online safety.
- I will tell an adult I trust if anything makes me feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused.
- I will ask my parents or guardian before sharing my personal information.
- I won't meet in person with anyone I have first "met" online.
Since the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was established in 1984, it has worked to make children safer. In 1994, long before this nation realized that the Internet might pose a threat to the safety of its youngest computer users, NCMEC published a brochure titled Child Safety on the Information Highway, providing families with a roadmap to stay safer in cyberspace. Later, when cases of online child enticement garnered front-page news nationwide, NCMEC's brochure, Teen Safety on the Information Highway, became the first publication of its kind to try to prepare teens for the risks they face online. Every year more and more children of all ages go online to study, have fun, and communicate with the world at large. Just as the numbers of kids online have grown, so have the dangers they face.
The NetSmartz Workshop was created to meet that growing need in an unprecedented way. The NetSmartz Workshop provides Boys & Girls Clubs of America with original, animated characters and age-appropriate, interactive lessons on CD-ROM that use the latest 3-D and web technologies to entertain while they educate. Boys & Girls Clubs leaders and children played vital roles in helping to refine the appearance of the characters and program content, helping to ensure that the NetSmartz messages were on target and characters appealed to the respective age groups. In September 2001 the NetSmartz Workshop content was pilot-tested and later released to all Clubs nationwide in August 2002.
The NetSmartz Workshop was made possible via a public-private partnership with the United States Congress, United States Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Sponsorship from private corporations enables the NetSmartz Workshop and its innovative content to be shared with children, parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement globally via the Internet at www.NetSmartz.org.
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Netsmartz, LLC strives to be leaders in the global marketplace for software solutions in the areas of E-Business, E-Learning and E-Marketing. We believe that by focusing on Total Quality and Customer Satisfaction as our top corporate values, we will exceed our growth goals while establishing long-term relationships with our clients.
NetSmartz is an Internet safety resource from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America that uses the latest technology to create high-impact educational activities for even the most tech-savvy kids of any age group.
The goal of NetSmartz is to extend the safety awareness of children and empower them to make responsible decisions online and in real life.
NetSmartz has also created interactive presentations for elementary, middle, and high school students and communities.
With over 430 employees in four locations around the world, CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications, Netsmartz truly is a global, quality-driven, software company. We offer products and services in the areas of E-Business Software (including web development), E-Learning Courseware and E-Marketing Solutions. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Rochester, NY, our business has achieved consistent annual growth in revenue, profitability, clients and employees. With over 200 clients and 900 completed projects under our belt, we have the stability, experience and scalability to be the ideal partner.
Speed:
With over 430 employees in the United States and India, our development team is working 24 hours a day - enabling our clients to begin receiving the benefits of our solutions that much faster.
Quality:
Speed is nothing if it isn't accompanied by quality. That's why we've invested in our Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) processes and have earned our CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001:2000 certifications. These standards specifically require a company to infuse quality into their entire SDLC process. Being certified demonstrates that regardless of budget, timeline or scope issues surrounding a project, our team consistently holds to our processes and delivers the highest quality solutions.
Choice:
It's absolutely true that our clients' budgets benefit from our global workforce. But that's not the end of the story. We recognize that not every piece of every project is a good fit for offshore development. Sometimes, our clients need on-site support for highly collaborative, mission-critical projects. Other times, the right answer is a mix of onshore and offshore resources. We give our clients choices. And regardless of the staffing choice, we work to minimize the total cost of the project.
Security:
Outsourcing your application needs can be a scary prospect, especially if you're engaging a non-U.S.-based company. How is your IP protected? What recourses do you have in the event something goes wrong? It's perfectly normal and wise to ask these questions. But our clients can rest their minds from these issues. Netsmartz, LLC is a Limited Liability Company chartered in the state of New York. We guard our client's IP like it's our own. And as a result, our clients benefit from the security of dealing with a U.S. company, while gaining the price advantages of overseas labor.
