The St. Joseph Police Department is proud to present a 9-1-1 Education Program with participation throughout Buchanan County and in surrounding counties. This program was started in the spring of 2009.
To schedule a 9-1-1 presentation at your school or for additional questions, please do not hesitate to call us at 816-271-4822 or email Dawn Kneib or Rebecca Beattie
	REMEMBER - NEVER PRACTICE CALLING 9-1-1 ON A REAL PHONE
Thank you to the St. Joseph Rotary Club for providing the 9-1-1 Coloring Books this year! Click here to open up and print your coloring book.

Safe Internet Websites for Children

• Cartoon Network™
  This site has games and activities galore based on the cartoons of Cartoon Network. This site also includes trading cards so you can collect and trade your favorite cartoons.
• KidsCom®
  KidsCom has kids' games, chat rooms for kids, video game cheats and other child activities. Our kids' games focus on fun, learning and Internet safety.
• Life in the White House
  Visit the White House online! Learn about the people who have lived in the White House, including pets! This site includes activities and games, coloring book pages you can print, and also video tours. Also includes News for Kids.
• Nickelodeon Online at Nick.com
  Have a favorite Nickelodeon cartoon character? Just click on their picture and you'll not only see when the show is on, you'll be able to click on "Meet the Characters", "Games", "Movie", "Message Board", "e-Collectibles", "Shopping", "Nick Arcade", and "Nicksclusive Newsletter".
• Surf Swell Island: Adventures in Internet Safety
  This quiz-driven adventure activity presents Internet safety material in a series of three games each featuring a classic Disney character and focusing on an area of concern such as privacy, viruses, or netiquette which is guidelines for good behavior on the Internet. A mini-quiz follows each of the three games reinforcing what was presented. The activities are accompanied by a parent's guide, a teacher's guide, and additional Internet safety information for adults.
• WiredKids.org
  This site contains Internet safety information for children, parents, teachers, and officials. It provides links to child-friendly and other Internet safety sites as well as fun games and activities.
• Starfall.com
  Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade.

Internet Safety Websites

• GetNetWise
  GetNetWise is a public service brought to you by a wide range of Internet industry corporations and public interest organizations. The GetNetWise coalition wants Internet users to be only "one click away" from the resources they need to make informed decisions about their and their family's use of the Internet.
• NetSmartz Workshop
  The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches children and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. NetSmartz combines the newest technologies available and the most current information to create high-impact educational activities that are well received by even the most tech-savvy kids. Parents, guardians, educators, and law enforcement also have access to additional resources for learning and teaching about the dangers children may face online. NetSmartz was created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) and Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA).
• LiveWWWires
  The Missing kit, developed by LiveWires Design Ltd, teaches children how to surf the Internet safely. It includes a CD-ROM game for children, a parent/teacher guide, a video and a poster. This web site has information on internet safety issues for parents, teachers and librarians.