SITES FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS

ALA’s Resources for Teens, Parents, and Kids http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html
A great resource for families as they learn to use Internet resources.

Ask Dr. Math http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math
This is a question and answer service for K-12 math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic.

Ask Jeeves for Kids http://ajkids.com/
A great classroom resource allowing searches to be accomplished by forming questions to be answered.

Brain Station http://www.brainstation.com/
A vast collection of online sites and resources suitable for both teachers and parents. These sites provide information on the learning process.

Discovery Channel http://www.discovery.com
A large collection of feature stories, expeditions, mind games, etc.

Dr. Toy’s Guide http://www.drtoy.com
The latest information on the best educational products, articles, and links.

Expect the best from a girl…http://www.academic.org
Tips to help parents encourage girls to succeed.

Family Education Network http://www.familyeducation.com
The mission of this FEN is to help parents help their children succeed. This site provides parents with the information and resources they need to actively participate in their children’s learning process.

Family.com http://www.family.disney.go.com/
A large collection of feature stories, expeditions, mind games, etc.

Kid’s Web http://www.kidsvista.com
Includes online books, creative-writing sites, fairly tales, etc.

Kids-in-mind http://www.kids-in-mind.com/
A guide to movies and videos for parents.

KidSource OnLine http://www.kidsource.com/
A source for timely educational and healthcare information.

Learn2.com http://www.learn2.com/
Tutorials on a variety of everyday topics.

National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
This is a great for geography resources. It includes maps, surveys, atlases, and lesson suggestions.

The National Parenting Center (TNPC) http://www.tnpc.com
This is an award-winning parenting site dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidance. A great support for parents who wish to expand their parenting skills and strengths.

U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.liveandlearn.com/cpsc.html
Learn about consumer product safely issues at this site.