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The Internet is a great place to visit colleges and find out about financial aid. The location, or URL, for most college Web sites consists of the school name followed by .edu. These include Ivy League schools such as Yale (http://www.yale.edu), state universities such as UCLA (http://www.ucla.edu), and state colleges like SUNY (http://www.suny.edu). Community Colleges can often be located through a state's home pages. Try these sites:
For links to more than 3,000 American and foreign universities, visit: http://www.mit.edu:8001/people/cdemello/univ-full.html
Michigan Colleges & University Web Links
The U.S. Department of Education "Think College" site is designed for high school students thinking about college. It includes links to financial aid information and 1,300 college Web sites. There is also a site for people interested in completing their GED (high school General Equivalency Diploma).
College PowerPrep - Home of SAT and ACT test preparation goodies.
Preparing Your Child for College - An overwhelming task - but this source provides parents with a wide variety of extremely helpful information.
WebWare for the SAT - Brought to you by the Stanford Testing Systems, Inc. This site offers nearly 40 skill lessons to beef up math and verbal muscle. Each lesson features several SAT questions.
Animorphs For All Ages, Parent/Teacher. All about the animorphs. Also contains a parent and teacher page.
BrainPOP - Give your brain a reall y good work out! Visit BrainPOP and learn while watching cool movies, playing great games and trying new activities.
Bonus.com - Known as the "SuperSite for Kids", has one of the most extensive and exciting collection of multimedia student activities and learning experiences on the web.
Candlelight Stories For elementary, middle school. Penpals, free e-greetings, submit stories, read or listen to stories, watch short animation movies.
Clifford The Big Red Dog For Elementary School. Fun and games page. Find out about all of the Clifford books.
Crayola Preschool, Elementary, Parents/Teachers. Coloring, crafts, games, stories.
CTW Family Workshop – Home of Sesame Street For preschool and elementary. Activities, learning, games, parent toolbox. Discussion board for parents
Discovery Kids - Spin-off of the Discovery channel will captivate any curious child with its supply of projects, adventures, and articles about the world around us.
Fox Kids For all ages; Family. Fun Flash Wave image map of dinosaurs, games, Kids club with a click able image map.
FunBrain - The #1 education site for kids of all ages.
Gigglepotz - Gigglepotz provides information and resources for students and teachers. It is a totally free site and of particular interest to elementary teachers
How Stuff Works - Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes your refrigerator cold? Then How Stuff Works is the place for you! Click on the categories below to see hundreds of cool articles.
Kaitlyn's Knock Knock Jokes and Riddles For all ages: Family. This site has won several awards. Lots of fun jokes and riddles.
Kids Domain For all ages; Family. Free Shareware games for kids, crafts, magazines,mailing list, help pages for kids on how to create their own web pages, safe parental and child links
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood For preschool, elementary, Parents/Teachers. Any child will enjoy Mr Rogers’ site, there is enough to keep them busy for hours.
Nintendo Power Source For all ages. Parental consent needed. Games
SurfMonkey Kids Channel - Parents who worry about where their kids go on the web should take a look at this fun and family-friendly Web directory. Every link is guaranteed to be great for kids, and you can add the SurfMonkey Bar for safer surfing.
Teen.com the place for Teens For middle school through high school. French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, health, beauty tips, games, active chat room, Pen Pals, jokes, poems, writing section, free home pages offered, free email, global news, riddles. Variety of different things for teens to do here. Chatroom is not monitored.
The Headbone Zone For middle and high school. E-cards, chat, games and much more.
Theodore Tugboat Online Activity Center For preschool and elementary. Activities include coloring book, games, puzzles, stories, sights and sounds.
Warner Bros. Kids Page For elementary and middle school. Build a free Loonie Toons webpage, send greeting cards, science section, drawing, etc. Has chatrooms that are unmonitored.
Yuckiest Site on the Internet For all ages. Learn all about bugs and other fun things that people usually find yucky
Homeworkopoly - http://www.teachnet.com/homeworkopoly/index.html
A+ Math - For All Ages, Parents/Teachers. Interactive activities and games to help students improve their math skills.
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - Educational listing of resources for students and teachers.
Helping Your Child Learn to Read U.S. Department of Education
www.highschoolhub.org - Great site for High School students. Very thorough!
History Channel - For all ages. An excellent source of historical information on events worldwide.
Homework Central - A great study site for students on the Internet.
HomeworkSpot.com is a free homework information portal that features the very best K-12 homework-related sites together with engaging editorial in one high-utility, educational spot!
KidInfo - The web's best student homework/study and teacher/parent resource site!
Study Web - For elementary through adult. A place for anyone doing research to find the information they need.
The Internet Public Library's Youth Page
The New Homework Parents and Students Together on the Web: A Dozen Information Skills for the Home Jamie Mckenzie
Still can't find the answer to a question you or your child has? Ask an Expert has extensive categories.
The Internet is a rich resource for helping children with homework. Not only can they get facts on subjects from apples to zebras, but they can also get advice from online help desks, tutors, and teachers. For an introduction on how to use technology to help with homework - whether it's a subject you understand or not - check out the King's County, Washington Library System's homework page.
Visit the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education at www.ncpie.org and the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education www.pfie.ed.gov.
U.S. Dept. of Education Publication for Parents - Helping your child in school
Your Time-Their Future - A national public education campaign developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Campaign urges adults to become involved in volunteering, mentoring, and other efforts that help young people, ages 7 to 14, participate in positive activities that build skills, self discipline, and competence.
ABC's of Parenting - All about parenting. Great resource for parent's!
American Library Association links for Parents and Kids
CTW Online - Sesame Street rules. It always has, and it always will if the folks at Children's Television Workshop keep producing outstanding entertainment and educational material like CTW Online. From online dot-to-dot drawings and printable coloring pages, to rainy day activities and fun recipes for the family, this site has it all. On the serious side, you will find a wealth of articles on education, child development, health and safety, and more. And believe it or not, the site's creators manage to keep the advertising and self- promoting to a minimum. So visit the official online home of Sesame Street and reintroduce yourself and your students to some old friends.
Education Source - Helping parents, teachers, and homeschoolers find the very best educational resources.
eSCORE - eScore is the leading online resource to help parents play a more active role in their children's learning, growth and development.
Family.Com http://www.family.com Keeping this in mind, the Disney people have capitalized on their trusted name and have set up Family.Com. It's a site that's packed with information for not only parents, but also students and teachers. Topics are arranged under the headings of Family Matters, Travel, Activities, Computing, Education, Family ties and Food. Some of the customized features are available through subscription only.
Grief Recovery On Line - For middle school through adult. Wonderful site for learning to cope with grief. Has chat rooms and they are monitored by adults.
Helping Your Child Learn Math - Features dozens of activities parents can use to help children (K-5th grade) have *fun* learning geometry, algebra, measurement, statistics, probability & other important mathematical concepts.
HEALTHwindows - It is never too early to learn about your body and how to take care of it, so that you can live a long and healthy life. HEALTHwindows has created this Kids & Health area specifically for you.
Home2School - A tool for parents to help their children with their schoolwork. The creators of Home2School have done extensive research on the learning objectives commonly taught in schools across the country.
KIDWare - Through a special arrangement with KIDware, you can purchase the KIDware software that your child is using in their elementary school. The best part is your child's school will receive a portion of all sales. All you need to do is click on the KIDware link for your child's elementary school: Campbell Elementary, Churchill Elementary, Lincoln Park Elementary, or Ross Park Elementary. There, you can view all the titles that are available (starting at just $9.95) and get full details on each program.
Moms Online http://www.momsonline.com - I love interactive technology that works with little fuss and no downloading of software. The online chat area here fulfills my basic requests. It's easy to get into and once in the chat area, I was greeted by all participants and asked a number of questions to involve me in the discussion at hand. A friendly bunch here at Mom's Online! A popular feature is the Hot Tips Categories. Tips from bathtime, the first two weeks after birth, diapering, getting organized, reading to your child to toilet training and travelling are found here. Other areas include Mom of the Week and a very intriguing trivia game called Daily Sphinx, where the competition is fierce and monthly prizes are awarded.
Parents Guide to Technology in the Classroom - Okay; it's time to get really specific. Whether you're a technology expert or a complete beginner, you've probably wondered what technologies you should see in your child's classroom.
Parent Smart - Your child in school and how well your child succeeds in school is one of your top priorities. Research evidence makes it very clear that when parents are involved in their children's education at home, their children do better in school. When parents are involved at school, their children go further in school, and the schools they go to are better. ParentSmart is a website created to support you in reaching those goals.
Parent Soup - Chat with other parents, find resources, etc.
Parenting Today's Teen http://www.parentingteens.com - Anyone who has a teenager, or who interacts with teens on a daily basis, should click on to this site. This newsletter-type format features articles which discuss timely topics for todays parents of teens. Among the current and past articles featured on this site are "Teens Are Found to be Abusing Ritalin," "Value of Teens Working Debated," "Is Your Teen Depressed?" Other features include parenting surveys and a roundtable column.
PEP - The PEP site is an informational resource for Parents, Educators, and children's software Publishers. The content of this site has been developed in response to the interests and needs of these three audiences.
Surfing the net with kids. A great site for kids to start surfing the web.
The Computer Lab - a newsletter
designed to help parents help their kids use computers productively.
The family education network. A great site for parent information.
WholeFamily Center Help for families passing through life’s difficult spots.
Zero to Three Lots of information on infants and toddlers for both parents and professionals.
The CyberTipline
handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual exploitation of children.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, in partnership with the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Customs Service, and the U.S. Postal
Inspection Service, serves as the national CyberTipline and as the national
Child Pornography
Child Quest International http://www.childquest.org
Congressional Internet Caucus http://www.netcaucus.org
Cyberangels http://www.cyberangels.org
Enough Is Enough http://www.enough.org
Family Education Network http://familyeducation.com
Focus on the Family http://www.family.org/cforum
GetNetWise http://www.getnetwise.org
Kidshield http://www.kidshield.com
Kids Online http://www.protectkids.com
Larry's World http://www.larrysworld.com
Moms Club/Moms Online http://www.momsonline.com
The National Crime Prevention Council Presents McGruff & Scruff and the
Crime Dogs
http://www.crimedog.com 800-WE PREVENT
National Parent Information Network http://npin.org/
800-583-4135
PICS http://www.w3.org/PICS
Safeguarding Our Children--United Mothers (SOC-UM) http://www.soc-um.org
SafeKids http://www.safekids.com
SafeTeens http://www.safeteens.com
Surf Swell Island http://www.surfswellisland.com
Welcome to Surf Swell Island! Rescue Mickey's friends in the
correct order to earn your Internet Safety Certificate, found in the Print Hut.
The Parents' Guide to
the Internet Parry Aftab, Esq. Check out Parry's book "A Parents' Guide
to the Internet...and how to protect your children in cyberspace" at http://www.familyguidebook.com/press.html.
The Sage Letter http://www.sageway.com
Web Wise Kids http://www.webwisekids.com
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May 20, 2005.