Favorite Web Sites for Parents

 

 

Safe Use of the Internet

• Dr. Alice Christie, a technology professor at ASU West, has created a wonderful list of resources for anyone who wants to know about filtering the Internet for students' safe use.

Search Directory

• Yahooligans is a large search directory that is child friendly and lists topics by category. It's supposed to be "safe " for kids, however, not all inappropriate sites have successfully been blocked.

Search Engines

• Again, Dr. Christie has done a wonderful job of compiling a list of good search engines

Peoria School District's Resource Page

• This site has some wonderful links for educators and parents. as well as a "surf-safe" site for kids.

KidSource Online's Page on Gifted and Talented Students

"A group of parents interested in providing the best education and health possible to their children formed KidSource Online to make information available to other parents. Their site includes a page devoted to articles on gifted and talented students. Topics include career planning, helping and nurturing the gifted child, developing leadership skills, teaching children to manage stress, and more." From ASCD

Mensa International Home Page

"Stop by this site to exercise your gray matter with "The Mensa Workout." Your score will be tabulated automatically upon completion of the test, and answers and discussion of the answers will be provided. From this site, you can also reach the Mensa Foundation for Gifted Children (MFGC), where you can find answers to parents' frequently asked questions and links to resources." From ASCD

The American Memory Collection

• This offers a wonderful nostalgic trip through American history. The site contains Historical Collections for the National Digital Library from the Library of Congress. This is a multimedia collection of digitized documents, photographs, recorded sounds, moving pictures and text from the Library's Americana collection.

 Smithsonian

• People of all ages will enjoy searching through the various museums at this fascinating site. From dinosaurs to the Global Positioning System, you will find this site full of wonderful pictures and displays that will make you feel as though you've been to the actual museums.

NASA

• This site is a treasure for those interested in space. There are some wonderful links, including NASA for kids. You could spend an entire afternoon here.

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