THE INTERNET FOR PARENTS
Course Description
This course will show you how to utilize the Internet with your children. In this class you will access multimedia documents, instructional aid files, and tutorial resources. In addition, participants will receive web sites that will assist them in becoming more technology aware 21st century parents.
Goals and Objectives
· Connect to the Internet/Intranet
· Use a Web Browser
· Understand and use URLs
· Access and use resources on the Internet
· Use basic search engines to locate information
· See examples of students activities and resources
Sample Internet
Lesson
GENERAL EDUCATION SITES
Education
World
http://www.education-world.com
You can now enter “Language Arts” in the search box
OR
You can click on Lesson Plans on the left, then click on Language Arts and click through the blue hyperlinks.
A to Z
Teacher Stuff
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/
Type in “Math” in the search box (note the number of hits)
OR
Click on a blue hyperlink in the middle such as Lesson Planz.com(searchable lesson plan database)
Enter “addition” as the Keyword to see plans & resources
Browse lesson plans by subjects
WEB-BASED QUIZ SITES
Fun Brain
Click on the “Parent” tab and explore the site
SCHOOL WEBSITES
Tuxedo Website
Click on your child’s grade level
Click
on Links and explore
Mountain Brook Integration
http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/tech.htm
Click “Language Arts”
Click “Guides to Grammar & Writing”
Look at Quizzes at the bottom
Parenting Resources
Type in
http://www.parent-world.com/ Parent World
Click on “Forums”
Click on “Older Children”
Click on “Height Calculator”
Click on ”Click Here”
Put the information in
Click on the “Home” tab to go to:
Parent Center
Explore the options down the left side of the page
Click on “Symptom Guide”
Click on “Problem Solver”
Other Parenting Resources
Google Family Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Family/Parenting/
A Warning for Parents & Students
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/1896/parentlink2.htm
Click on “A Warning for Parents and Students”
Awesome Library
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/parent.html#home
School Essentials for Parents
http://school.discovery.com/parents/index.html
700+ Great Sites for Parents and Kids
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
How Can I Be Involved in My Child’s Education
http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/
Your Baby’s Brain: The Crucial First Years
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5318.html
Ages and What Your Child Should Be Doing
http://familyeducation.com/channel/0,2916,66,00.html
Parent’s Soup
http://www.ivillage.com/topics/parenting/0,10707,166559,00.html
Educational Stuff for Parents (and others)
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/3446/
(Click the green link at the top of the page
or scroll down to see the table of subject links)
Suite 101.com’s K-12 Education
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/education_k12
Parenting.com
http://www.parenting.com/parenting/
Find a good recipe for apple pie
Cheerios-Spoonful of Stories
http://www.spoonfulsofstories.com/welcome.asp?flash=true
Click on “Make Learning Fun “ and wait for the page to load, then choose
the age level and share the book with your child
Link-Up Parents
http://www.linkup-parents.com/edresources.htm
Parent-Line Plus
http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/data/parents/education.htm
Alfy’s Family Room
http://alfy.lycos.com/parents/Education/index.asp
KidSource Online
http://alfy.lycos.com/parents/Education/index.asp
Links of Interest to Parents
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/1896/parent.html
Flashcards for Kids (Online Math practice from easy to hard)
AVL
Kid Search
http://cindy.esmiths.us/sengine.htm
Literacy Center
http://www.literacycenter.net/lessonview_en.htm
Links for Kids
www.pgcps.org/~sthills/websites.html
Printable Math Worksheets
www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
An Idea for keeping kids
safe on the Web
Bookmark the sites you want your children to go to in a special folder in your Favorites.