Illinois Attorney General – Internet Safety

You can protect yourself online, and we've got some ideas to help you stay safe while staying connected. If you have a question that is not answered here, please click on the following link to email our Internet Safety Specialist at
e-info@ilag.gov.

Setting Up & Checking In

Creating Online Profiles

Creating Passwords and Usernames

Accepting Requests

Posting Pictures or Videos

Identifying a Trusted Adult

Warning Signs Checklist

Warning Signs You are Being Cyberbullied

Forms of Cyberbullying: Where Can it Happen?

Online Grooming

Reporting vs. Snitching

Puzzles, Games
and Worksheets

Word Scramble

Word Search

Coloring Sheets

Robot Color Sheet

Buddy and Browser's Online Adventure Coloring Book

Schedule a Digital Safety Presentation

The Attorney General's Office supports parents and teachers in their efforts to teach kids how to use technology safely. Specifically, our Internet Safety Specialists provide age-appropriate presentations for students as well as presentations for parents, educators and student service providers in schools throughout Illinois.

Speaker Request Form (Fillable PDF) Speaker Request Form (PDF)

The goals of our presentations are as follows:

Students: Encourage empathy, support critical thinking and promote privacy and safe use of technology, sites, apps and video games as they relate to student use. Presentations are available for all grades K-12.

Parents and Educators: Build a foundation of Internet safety knowledge, provide information on current Illinois youth trends and discuss intervention and prevention strategies as well as laws in regard to cyberbullying and sexting.

Schedule a Digital Safety Presentation

The Attorney General's Office supports parents and teachers in their efforts to educate students regarding safe technology use. Our Internet Safety Specialists provide age-appropriate presentations for students, as well as for parents, educators and youth service providers throughout Illinois.

E-Info Hotline

To contact an Internet Safety Specialist, please call 1-888-414-7678 or email
e-info@ilag.gov.

Webinars and Presentations

2022
Digital Safety Community Webinar Schedule
Parents, educators and community members can join the free webinar series for timely safety tips.

Newsletters

Fall 2020
Digital Safety in the Midst of COVID-19

Additional Resources

If you or someone know is in immediate crisis or danger, call 911,

In the absence of a trusted adult, Safe2Help Illinois offers students a safe, confidential way in which to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence or other threats to school safety.