About us
At Internet 101 we are committed to providing a safe and positive experience for families who use the Internet. Our goal is to become a national leader in promoting Internet safety for youth, in partnership with local law enforcement and community groups. Besides sharing our own information and resources, we encourage other agencies to join us in promoting safe Internet habits to our communities.
Internet 101 began in 2004 as a collaborative project between police forces in the National Capital Region. Police officers became concerned after seeing media reports of a local website where teenagers posted explicit photos of themselves and personal information. The result was the first Internet 101 workshop, and the formation of www.internet101.ca
Members of the RCMP, Service de police de la Ville de Gatineau, Sûreté du Québec (SQ) and MRC des Collines Police in the National Capital Region teamed up to create multi-media presentations for youth and their parents, held in the StarCité movie complex in Gatineau, Quebec.
Presented by local media personalities, and with the support of La Fondation communautaire de la SQ, the Mounted Police Foundation and community sponsors, the dynamic presentations showed youth and parents the potential dangers of the Internet, and how to safely avoid them. Over 400 youth and their parents attended the event, which also promoted the simultaneous launching of the Internet 101 website, created in partnership with the RCMP’s deal.org program.
Since then, Internet 101 has continued to grow, working with local police officers to host workshops in schools and developing Internet safety resources that are currently being used in communities across the country. Internet 101 is housed and administered by RCMP staff in Ottawa, and continues to collaborate with police and educational partners to develop cyber awareness materials.
For more information about the Internet 101 team and our partners, click here.
Aside from our partnerships with local police and schools to present to youth and parents, we have also collaborated on many regional and national initiatives. Browse through the photos below and read about some of our cyber safety activities.
Ottawa, Ontario
May 2007
Together with RCMP “A” Division, the Internet 101 team met with members of the public at a kiosk in the St. Laurent Centre as part of Police Week 2007. The team discussed Internet safety with youth and parents as part of the large RCMP display, which also involved the Drug Awareness Unit, Integrated Technological Crime Unit, Traffic Unit and Police Dog Services.
Across Canada
February - March 2007
Teachers, police officers and other educators in 11 Canadian cities received a first-hand look at Kit101: An Educator’s Guide to Internet Safety during its national launch. Members of the Internet 101 team and CyberWise.ca presented the toolkit to delegates from local police services, school boards, community centres and ministries of education across the country.
Ottawa, Ontario
February 2007
Internet 101 teamed up with Rogers Communications, CyberWise.ca, the Mounted Police Foundation, the Media Awareness Network and Rainbow Cinemas to present the “Let’s Chat: Webproofing Workshop”. Together with representatives from the RCMP, Ottawa Police Service and Military Police, they spoke to youth and parents about Internet luring, cyberbullying and other safety concerns.
Across Canada
December 2006
Internet 101 received an invitation from Service Canada to participate in the Feature of the Month theme of Internet safety. Together with SafeCanada.ca, the RCMP’s National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre and deal.org program, CyberWise.ca and Cybertip.ca, the Internet 101 team promoted safe surfing to families across the country through Service Canada Centres and the partners’ websites.
Ottawa, Ontario
June 2006
Internet 101 continues to partner with local police services and schools to present to youth and parents in the community. Among these presentations was an Internet safety workshop for students and staff at École secondaire catholique Béatrice-Desloges, in partnership with Industry Canada’s CyberWise.ca.
Ottawa, Ontario
August 2005
Internet 101 hit the national level when it was presented to several hundred chiefs of police by A/Commr. Ghyslaine Clément, Commanding Officer of RCMP "A" Division. Showcased in a dynamic, animated presentation created by Lafbros, Internet 101 wowed the attendees of the annual Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police conference.
Ottawa, Ontario
May 2005
After the success of the first Internet 101 workshop in November 2004, the police forces decided to repeat the experience on the Ottawa side with the Ottawa Police Service, Military Police and the Ontario Provincial Police. Media personalities hosted the big-screen presentations, held at the SilverCity theatre complex in Ottawa, to show families how to surf safely.
Browse through the section below to see magazine articles and newspaper clippings about Internet 101. We would like to extend our thanks to the organizations who generously allowed these articles to be posted here. If you have something you’d like to share, please contact us at info@internet101.ca. < Disclaimer >
The articles posted here have been reprinted with permission from the original publishing agency. They have been collected and posted for the purpose of informing parents and educators about potential dangers on the Internet, but do not necessarily reflect the views of Internet 101 or the RCMP. Neither Internet 101 nor the RCMP endorses any organization, materials or opinions presented in these articles.
