The Parents Guide to the Internet (November 1997) is intended to help parents--regardless of their level of technological know-how--make use of the on-line world as an important educational tool. The guide gives parents an introduction to the Internet and suggests how parents can allow their children to tap into the wonders of the Internet while safeguarding them from its potential hazards. The Spanish version of this publication, La Guía del Internet para Padres de Familia, is also available.
Education Resources on the Internet
Just for Preschoolers-When the web was first getting underway, there weren't very many online games and activities. And those for pre-readers were even more scarce. Now, thankfully, we have an abundance of sites geared toward preschoolers. A few of them can even be managed without much adult help. I've included some of the best in this WebTopic (be sure to also see our list of books, CD-ROM's, videos, and kits just for preschoolers).
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids-Hello kids! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Benjamin Franklin. I will be your guide throughout this site. You probably know me best as a Founding Father and from my "shocking" kite experiment.
Alphabet Superhighway-The Alphabet Superhighway is a resource for teachers to find materials and ideas for teaching almost any part of the elementary or secondary curriculum; it is a place for students to browse for ideas and materials for reports and for in depth information on topics of interest, for classes to build exhibits on problem based projects, for challenges, and for fun. And it is a place where students can improve their writing and information representation skills through writing for the Cyberzine and building exhibits.
Fun Brain.com. Educational games for children and teens, plus some parenting and teacher resources
Specific Topics on the Internet
Behavior
Helping Your Child Learn Responsible Behavior
Government
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government for Kids-Hello kids! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Benjamin Franklin. I will be your guide throughout this site. You probably know me best as a Founding Father and from my "shocking" kite experiment.
Grammar
English-Zone.com — A fun site for both teacher and students
Jack Lynch's Grammar and Style Notes — Problems with grammar? Check it out
Purdue On-line Writing
Lab — Need to know what punctuation to use where?
Elements of Style by
William Strunk — Great grammar site
Darling's Guide to
Grammar and Good Writing — Excellent grammar site
On-line English Grammar
Bluebook of Grammar and
Punctuation — Worth reviewing
Common
Proofreading Symbols — Now you will know what your English teacher means
when she corrects your papers
Diagramming Sentences — Excellent site for learning how to diagram sentences
History / Geography
Helping Your Child Learn Geography
Helping Your Child Learn History
People Past and
Present Part 1
People Past and
Present Part 2
African American Cyber Gateway
Links to information on all parts of African American culture.
HyperHistory Online
A clickable chart of people and events throughout human history. Take a look
Homework
Helping Your Child with Homework
Homework Help Page -Simply The Best Online Reference & Learning Sites
Library Skills
Helping Your Child use the Library
Literature
18th
Century Literary and Cultural Studies
Labyrinth Library: Middle English
Renaissance Texts
Math
The Math Forum and
Dr. Math
Math Forum: K-12
Problems, Puzzles, Tips & Tricks
Math.com - World of Math Online
Music
K-12 Resources For Music Educators
Music Resources on the Internet, graphics, clipart, instruments
Organizational Skills
HOW TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
LD OnLine: 10 Tips for Developing Good Organizational Skills
Poetry
Poet's Corner — Tons and tons of poems here…let me count the ways
Columbia University Bartleby
Library — Many poems and quotations from famous authors
The
Literary Web — A wonderful collection of literature geared towards readers
of poetry and fiction
The
Poetry Archives — Find poems written by all kinds of poets
Reading
Helping Your Child Become A Reader
Reading First
Reading Resources
School
Helping Your Child Succeed in School
Helping Your Child Get Ready for School
Science
Helping Your Child Learn Science
Wendell's Yucky Bug World-If you're a fan of cockroaches, this is the page for you!
Hands on Activities from National Engineers Week
SCIED:Science and Math Education Resources
Standardized Testing
Parent Soup Education Central: Standardized Testing - Mention standardized tests and many of us freeze in our tracks. We know our kids are smart and capable, but will the tests show it? What do those scores really mean? This site includes information on K-12 as well as college admissions tests.
Some Things Parents Should Know About Testing
Standards-provide a framework that helps parents and schools work to help children achieve at higher levels.
Creating Better Student Assessments some basic definitions of content and performance standards, as well as an overview of the issues involved in developing assessments to measure state content and student performance standards.
Studying
Study Guides and Strategies
- Study Guides includes over 50 pages of summary guides to assist students
in succeeding in their studies. Topics include time and stress management, test
preparation, organizational strategies, reading and writing, and more.
Translated into Arabic, Russian, Chinese, French, German, and Italian, the site
should help students around the world.
Study Hall, The
- online
SAT/PSAT test preparation, verbal, math, vocabulary instruction includes college
entrance tips and practice tests.
Students Helping Students
- offers study tips, tutoring, and more.
Study Guides and
Strategies
Study Skills
- strategies to improve school success for
students, teachers, and parents.
Homework & Studying at Home
Test Taking
Help Your Child Improve in Test-Taking
Dealing with Test Anxiety
Managing your Test Anxiety
Vocabulary
WordCentral.Com — An
incredibly fun grammar and word site for elementary and middle school students
Readers's
Digest Word Power — Test your vocabulary skills
Word Jumbles — Enter a scrambled word…this site will unscramble it
Word
Scrambler — Takes any letters and unscambles them for you
World
Wide Words — Meaning of words and phrases
The Puzzle
Depot — A nice crossword puzzle site with links to other nice sites
Puzzlemaker
— Make your own word puzzles
OxymoronList.com — A
complete list of oxymorons
Word Play —
Great site with many word site links
Writing
Help Your Child Learn to Write Well
Kids on
the Web
Children write stories and post them for everyone to read.
Inkspot Young
Writer's Resource
A Web magazine for young writers.
The
UVic Writers Guide — A wonderful guide for writers from the University of
Victoria — Try it!
Rensselaer Writing Center — Info on writing memos, cover letters, resumes,
lab reports…GREAT
Principles of Composition — How to be an expert writer
A+ Research and Writing
for High School and College Students — If you need to do a term paper or
research paper, this is the place to be…Great!
A Basic
Guide to Writing an Essay — Good information on essay writing