NetSmartz Workshop's dedication to community outreach has led us to work with diverse people and organizations in a variety of venues. Even Clicky has been busy making appearances at the games of Major League Baseball teams, the Texas Rangers and New York Mets, to encourage fans to be safer on- and offline.

Getting kids to think about safety everyday is the drive behind Club UYN^®, the new www.NetSmartzKids.org fan club. Club members will be the first to access new videos, games, and activities. They will also have the chance to see their fan mail and art featured on Club UYN. However, the most important component to Club UYN is adult participation; parents and guardians are encouraged to help their children complete the monthly hands-on activities.

The NetSmartz Back-2-School kit offers another way for adults to help kids think about Internet and real-world safety. New videos Way 2 Go! and Beat the Tricks! are central to this innovative resource along with corresponding activity cards for children in the Primary and Intermediate grade levels, safety pledges, teachable recipes, and other fun child-friendly activities. It is our hope that the Kit's resources will help educators and parents fully integrate safety into children's daily routines, making for a safer school year overall.

These new materials are only as valuable as you choose to make them. Resources such as the Back-2-School kit and Club UYN are meant to supplement the hard work that you are all ready putting in. At the beginning of October we will release the updated Internet Safety presentations in order to put the most current resources in your hands. I invite you to check NetSmartz.org for more materials, and encourage you to keep reading the newsletter for highlights.

Herbert C. Jones, Vice President

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