Make kids aware of possible threats on the Internet. There are people who are looking to find out personal information over the Internet and use it for foul play. Before you let kids on the Internet, explain the importance of never giving out personal information or talking with strangers, just like in real life.
Practice searching the Internet with the kids. When they come across something that might be dangerous, such as a free offer in exchange for personal information, remind the kids that this is a possible threat and encourage them to avoid such encounters on the Web.
Demonstrate how to narrow down search topics when searching the Web. Narrower topics produce better search results, which helps improve education. For example, rather than searching "habitat for monkeys," search "African chimpanzee habitat." This will give you more narrow and effective search results.
Teach kids the signs of a Web site that probably will not provide accurate or effective information. Ineffective sites will likely not have a clear intended purpose or will appear to have been written by regular people, not experts or educated people. Sites sponsored by reputable organizations, academic institutions or associations are more likely to have better information than a site that is not sponsored by such as group.