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Discovery Channel. (2004). Discovery School Parent’s Guide – Kids, School, & You. Retrieved February 5, 2004 from http://school.discovery.com/parents/
Discovery School’s parent page includes helpful reviews of children’s software, games, toys, books and videos. The site has links to home schooling resources like Web Math and Science Fair Central. Also included are links to articles about home and school issues and television.
GeoParent. (2003). GeoParent: a World of Ideas. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://geoparent.com/
GeoParent is a parenting site with everything from age-specific information about babies to teens, educational, pregnancy, health, and other information.
Hobson’s College View. (2003). Lifestage Parenting Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://www.educationindex.com/parents/
This site is the parent resources page from Education Index, an annotated guide
to education-related sites. This parent page covers a wide variety of subjects,
including links to information about ADHD/ADD, gifted children, children’s
health, and much more.
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Los Angeles County Office of Education – TEAMS Distance Learning. (n.d.). Parent Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/parents.html
This site is the parent resource page of TEAMS Distance Learning, the largest provider of distance learning for K-12 students in the United States. Links include general information sites for parents, Internet safety for children, links to publications for parents, and a parents’ web tour.
Nuttall, James R. (n. d.). Effective Parenting Educational Resources. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://www.oocities.org/Athens/Acropolis/7085/
Effective Parenting - Educational Resources is a page of links to a variety of websites dealing with children and education. The page was compiled by Dr. James R. Nuttall, Ph. D., who works for the Michigan Department of Education. Subjects covered include reading, math, learning disabilities, and how to help your child at home with schoolwork.
Parenthood. (2004). Helping Families Grow. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://parenthood.com/links.html
Parenthood.com has dozens of links dealing with a wide variety of subjects including childcare, education, family, parenting, health, nutrition, safety and much more. Especially notable are the links to support sites dealing with problems from loss of a child to special needs children.
TENET Web – The Texas Education Network. (2003, July 7). Parent Resources. Retrieved January 21, 2004 from http://www.tenet.edu/parents/general.html
This is a list of annotated links from the Texas Education Network, University of Texas at Austin. Subjects include early childhood, adolescence, parenting, and learning.
Yahoo directory. (2004).Educating Your Child. Retrieved January 19, 2004 from http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/families/parenting/educating_your_child/
This is a Yahoo! directory page of resources mainly dealing with math, reading, and general information about parenting issues.
Coalition for Quality Children’s Media. (2004). Kids First Parenting. Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://www.cqcm.org/kidsfirst/fparenting.htm
This page was put together by the Coalition for Quality Children’s Media, KidsFirst, an organization that promotes the positive effects of media on children. Links include reviews of children’s media, articles about media, and an online discussion forum.
American Library Association. (2004, January 18). The Librarian’s Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids. Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/availablepiomat/librariansguide.htm
The librarian’s guide to cyberspace for parents and kids is published by the American Library Association. The site includes safety tips, help for parents, information parents should know about the Internet, and an awesome list of 700+ great websites for children.
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Kids Freeware. (2003). Parents Only > Safe Surfing. Retrieved February 8, 2003
from
http://www.kidsfreeware.com
This page has several Internet filtering programs to protect children from objectionable material while they are “surfing” the net. Some programs only require payment of shipping and handling, others require a small donation.
Also offered are web tracking programs, download safeguard programs, search engines just for children, and a link to CyberAngels, an organization committed to Internet safety.
U. S. Department of Education. (Novemer 1997). Parents Guide to the Internet. Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/index.html
The Parent’s Guide to the Internet is published by the U. S. Department of Education. The site has specific tips for Internet safety, a glossary of terms, and a page of educational links.
Yahooligans Parents’ Guide. (2003). Parental Resources. Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/parents/
This is a “safe surfing guide” from Yahooligans!, a children’s search engine.
The page includes information about what to do if children find inappropriate information on the Web, and links to other Internet safety sites.
Parent Education Resources. (1996). Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://www.parent-education.com/
This site from Parent Education Resources has information about school readiness, kindergarten questions and answers, and a Kindergarten Survival Handbook There’s also a list of general parenting links.
Government and Organization Sites for Parents
The City of Joliet. (n. d.). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.ci.joliet.us/
The city of Joliet website is extensive and contains information about the city’s government, economic development, parks and recreation, special events, human resources and more.
Grundy County Special Education Cooperative. (2002, March 24). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://gcsec.mornet.org/index.htm
Grundy County Special Education Cooperative (GCSEC) website gives information
about special education programs available to all students in Minooka CCSD
#201. The site has a description of services, a calendar of events, and contact
information.
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Illinois Sex Offender Information. (n. d.) Retrieved
February 15, 2004 from
http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/frames.htm
Search the State Police Illinois Sex Offender database by city, county, zip
code, or name. The data base provides names, photographs, and addresses of
registered sex offenders in the state of Illinois.
Illinois State Board of Education. (n. d.) Resources for Students and Parents. Retrieved January 18, 2004 from http://www.isbe.state.il.us/students.htm
The Illinois State Board of Education has a Students/Parents web page with information on state programs, student learning, nutrition, special needs, early childhood, and educational equity. The page also has links to school information and the Illinois Compiled Statutes, or laws, concerning education in Illinois.
Interactive Illinois Report Card. (2004, February 7). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://iirc.niu.edu/iirc/default.html
The Illinois Interactive Report gives ISAT and PSAE information for all schools in Illinois, including Minooka CCSD #201 schools. The site was developed by Northern Illinois University in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education.
KidCare. (n. d.). Illinois KidCare. Retrieved January 18, 2004 from http://www.kidcareillinois.com/
This site gives information about KidCare, an Illinois state program that offers health coverage to children from low-income families and low-income pregnant women and their babies. KidCare information is available in .pdf form in thirteen different languages.
Minooka.com. (2003). Village of Minooka, Illinois. Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.minooka.com
Village of Minooka website with information about the village, its history, schools, businesses and organizations.
National Education Association. (2004). Getting involved in your child’s education. Retrieved February 3, 2004 from http://www.nea.org/parents/
The National Education Association has guides for parents on topics such as testing, reading, math, science, and ways to get involved in school. The site also has extensive information for getting the most out of parent-teacher conference.
TENET Web – The Texas Educational Network. Parent Resources – Parent Organizations. (2002, December 16). Retrieved January 25, 2004 from http://www.tenet.edu/parents/orgs.html
Parent Organizations from the Texas Education Network, University of Texas at Austin, includes links to ten parent organization sites including the Council for Exceptional Children, the National PTA, the National Association for Gifted and Talented, and Parents Helping Parents.
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Three Rivers Public Library District. (2004, March 7). Retrieved March 8, 2004
from
http://www.minooka.com/Village/Library/library.html
This site includes library information such as a calendar of events, catalog,
online reference section, links for adults, teens, and children, homeschool
information and a link to the Mars Rover site. Of special interest is the
link to Live Homework Help!, where students can log in and get help at certain
times of the day from live, online tutors. The site also has online, live
librarian help.
Village of Shorewood. (2002). Welcome to Shorewood!. Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.vil.shorewood.il.us
Village of Shorewood website has a wealth of information including building and zoning, a calendar of events, parks and recreation, contact information, and applications and forms in .pdf format.
Village of Channahon. (n. d.). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.channahon.org The village of Channahon website has information about housing, local organizations, churches, schools, health care, parks and recreation, current events and much, much more.
Free Planet CD ROM. (2004). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.planetcdrom.com/cgi-bin/shop?sc=142798
This site has educational software almost for free. The customer must pay shipping and delivery which ranges from $6.00 per item for 1 or 2 items to $3.99 per item for 6 items or more. Available titles include the 2003 World Book Encyclopedia, Body Works 6.0, Super Tutor Vocabulary and Kid’s Spanish.
Kids Click. (n. d.) Educational & Fun software just for kids. Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.kidsclick.com
This site has over 500 software titles for children categorized by grade, subject, age, brand, and character. Parents can order products online or by telephone.
Kids Freeware. (2003). Internet freebies just for kidz. Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://www.kidsfreeware.com/index.html
This website includes links to cyber pets, games, coloring pages, holidays, music, sites for toddlers, and jokes. It also has a Computer and Web menu with icons, screen savers, wallpaper and much more. There is an educational section with sites to explore, reading, writing, and studying with fun.
Software for Kids – SFK. (2002). Retrieved February 8, 2004 from http://sofwareforkids.com
This website has a variety of reasonably-priced programs specifically for children. The products are categorized by grade. There’s also a section just for girls and an edu-tainment section. The site is very easy to navigate and offers many popular titles for children.