“The Internet exposes our children to a vast new world,” said state Superintendent of Schools Steve Paine. “Teaching our children how to use that resource safely and protect themselves while online, playing games or surfing the Web is an important step in educating children in the 21^st century.”

• Teri Schroeder, CEO of iSafe, is one of two speakers whose national organizations protect others online. iSafe is the leading provider of Internet safety education for schools, and stresses a community approach by parents, law enforcement and community leaders in teaching students to avoid dangerous, inappropriate, or unlawful online behavior. “Parents can't talk to their children about the Internet because they don't understand it as well as their kids do. Internet safety is talked about a lot more       between students,” Schroeder said.  
• Cindy Southworth, technology director at the National Network to End Domestic Violence, said abusers are seeking to find or control their spouses using a range of technology, ranging from global positioning systems or GPS to spyware to breaking into e-mail accounts. "Everybody is using technology now, in every domestic violence case,” Southworth said.
• Sgt. Christopher Casto, head of the West Virginia State Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force, is a key player in the increased prosecution of child pornography statewide. He heads one of two forensic units for cyber crimes in the state and developed a web presence to report crimes anonymously.