Teaching kids Internet safety.More than 18,000 fourth graders across the state of Missouri Missouri, state, United States Missouri (mĭz  r`ē, –ə), one of the midwestern states of the United States. know
how to use the Internet safely, thanks to members of the Missouri
chapter of TelecomPioneers, Denver, a volunteer organization of nearly
750,000 current and retired telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. workers.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Each child who participates in the "Mouse in the House" program receives a mouse pad A fabric-covered rubber pad roughly 9" square that provides a smooth surface for rolling a mouse. There are also mouse pads that provide a better surface; for example, 3M makes the Precise Mousing Surface, an ultra-thin mouse pad that is engineered to reduce friction. on which basic safety rules are printed. "It was a total team effort, beginning with the development of the materials and ending with the classroom presentations and the distribution of mouse pads," says Gloria Delgado, vice president of pioneering. The innovative program received special recognition at the recent International TelecomPioneers annual meeting in Halifax, Nova Scotia For other uses, see Halifax. Halifax, Nova Scotia may refer to any of the following:
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