What should you know?
As the Internet evolves, the activities children/youth undertake change as well. While it can be difficult to keep up with
online developments, it's important that parents/guardians take a proactive approach to learning about what their
children/youth enjoy doing on the Internet.
The following sections outline basic online interests of children/youth, provide general Internet resources and links for
parents/guardians, and list commonly-used online lingo.
Chat Lingo
The language used in Internet messaging, emails and chatrooms is quite different than that found in books, newspapers, or in conversation. Many words have been shortened, typed phonetically, or made into acronyms. As such, it can quite confusing and difficult for parents, guardians, and educators to interpret communication between children/adolescents over the Internet.
Noslang.com
A site for translating internet slang and acronyms.
Transl8it.com
A site for translating SMS, text, emoticon, smiley, slang or chat room lingo.
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