Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and Secretary of State Ben Ysursa have unveiled a new, updated version of their "ProtecTeens" DVD, which informs parents about how to protect children and teens from sexual predators on the Internet. State Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna and an array of other partners in the project joined Wasden and Ysursa for the unveiling; it updates a program first developed by Wasden's office in 2005 that's seen more than 100,000 copies distributed and hundreds of presentations made to schools and organizations around the state. "We know that it has prevented children from being victimized," Wasden said.

The new video includes sections on Internet risks and safe practices; social networking; online chat and instant messaging; cell phones and "sexting;" online gaming and virtual worlds; and cyberbullying. Said Wasden, "This new video ... includes subjects that were not even on the radar screen five years ago." The entire video, which can be viewed in full or in sections, is available online here; it's also available in Spanish. The attorney general's ProtecTeens Web site also includes related tools for parents, including an Internet lingo dictionary, a family Internet contract and more.

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