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| Parental Involvement Conference |
| October 13, 2005 |
| Linda Dueser and Cheryl
Shamburger |
| Keeping Your Children Safe |
| NetSmartz http://www.netsmartz.org/index.htm NetSmartz is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids how to stay safe on the Internet. |
| PBS Web License http://pbskids.org/license/ Take this "Rules of the Road" test to earn your official PBS Kids Web license! |
| The Anti Drug http://www.theantidrug.com Visit this site to get current drug information, parenting advice, or conversation starters. |
| Mothers Against Drunk Drivers http://www.madd.org/stats Keep up with the latest research on under-age drinking at this site. |
| Learn about bullying from these
sites: http://www.cyberbulling.org http://www.bullying.org http://www.bullying.co.uk http://www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm http://www.isafe.org |
| EXTRA! EXTRA! Check out this
site with your child! Topics address stress and time management,
sibling rivalry and surviving divorce from a child's point of view.
Play Beat the Bully and other games that teach while providing
entertainment....and, best of all, time together! http://www.pbskids.org/itsmylife |
| Take Your Pick |
| American Library Association http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm The ALA has compiled an excellent resource for you and your child. The sites are rated as appropriate for the following groups: PK, Elementary, Middle School and Parents/Teachers/and Caregivers. |
| Moving America to the Head of
the Class http://www.ed.gov/pubs/50things/index.html 50 Simple Things You Can Do! |
| BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/index.html Seventeen year old BJ Pinchbeck created this web page to help kids with homework in all subject areas. |
| Quick Reference and Research http://www.refdesk.com/instant.html What a reference desk!!! Everything you wanted to know can be found here...well, almost everything. |
| Free Web Sites and Email http://www.think.com/en_us/ Think.com is a free service from Oracle Education Foundation for primary and secondary schools. |
| My Class.Net http://www.myclass.net/ Free web sites for teachers, parents and students. |
| 4Kids.Org http://www.4kids.org/ What can I say...more good stuff! |
| Kids Click http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/ Web search for kids by librarians. |
| Reverso http://www.reverso.net/ Translations are free here! |
| Kindersite http://www.kindersite.org/ This site is for children ages 2-6. |
| Reading |
| StarFall http://www.starfall.com Super site for introduction to letter sounds, early beginning reader, intermediate beginning reader, and early beginning reader to advanced. |
| Reading Comprehension http://www.rhlschool.com/reading.htm This site has reading comprehension passages for parents and teachers to print for children ages upper elementary and middle school. |
| The Moonlit Road http://www.themoonlitroad.com/index.html Ghost stories and strange folktales of the American South, told by the region's most celebrated storytellers. |
| The Story Place http://www.storyplace.org/ Stories and activities in English and Spanish |
| Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html Super web site for children of all ages. |
| Colorin http://www.colorincolorado.org/homepage.php Information, activities, and advice for Spanish-speaking parents |
| Read, Write, Think http://www.readwritethink.org/ This site has high quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. |
| ABC Teach http://www.abcteach.com/ Numerous activities in all content areas. |
| Vocabulary University http://www.vocabulary.com/ Activities to build vocabulary. |
| Math |
| Practical Money Skills for
Children http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/english/students/level.php?id=2 Activities for children concerning allowance, savings, and spending. |
| Math Cats http://www.mathcats.com/contents.html Adventures in learning are lead by Math Cats. |
| Kid's Bank http://www.kidsbank.com/index_3.asp Students can learn the fundamentals of banking while reading about the adventures of Penny (the penny) and others. Students will also learn about compound and simple interest. |
| Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/tools/index.aspx Lesson plans and interactive tools for all ages. |
| Math Forum http://www.mathforum.org/ Everything from lessons plans to ask an expert can be found at this site. |
| Martindale's Calculators http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html Be calculating and go to the site! It will make your head swim. |
| Calculus http://www.ies.co.jp/math/products/calc/menu.html This site has interactive applets to demonstrate concepts from calculus: limits, derivatives, and inbtegrals. |
| Geometry from the Land of the
Incans http://agutie.homestead.com/ This is a step-by-step online learning tool to help students learn about geomegry--problems, theorems, and proofs. |
| Social Studies |
| White House For Kids http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/ Super site for children to learn about the White House and government. |
| Ben's Guide to US Government http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ Web site for children (from k-12), parents, and teachers. |
| The University of Oklahoma
College of Law http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ A chronology of US historical documents. |
| CIA World Fact Book http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Information on every country of the world. |
| EASE History http://www.easehistory.org/index2.html EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History. |
| Geography Games Galore! http://www.members.aol.com/bowermanb/games.html |
| Info Please http://www.infoplease.com/ More reference material than you can imagine. |
| Texas Beyond History http://www.texasbeyondhistory.net/ Texas history lesson plans aligned to TAKS. Interactive maps and a kid's page makes this a valuable tool for all social studies teachers. |
| Kid's House http://www.kids.house.state.tx.us/kids.htm State related information for students in grades 1-8. Activities and resources for teachers. Some interactive tools. |
| National Atlas http://nationalatlas.gov/ Maps galore to challenge and explain. |
| Fine
Arts |
| Creating Music http://creatingmusic.com/ A little bit elementary, but an interesting site for music. |
| A. Pintura Art Detective http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/ Art mysteries for children to solve. |
| Art Connected http://www.artsconnected.org/ Discover art! |
| Educational Web Adventure http://www.eduweb.com/ Awesome adventures in art. |
| A Brush with Wildlife http://www.wildlifeart.org/Rungius/index.html Elements of art by the artist, Carl Rungius. |
| The Art Zone http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/ Art with a WOW! |
| The Artist's Toolkit http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/ Students can explore the tools that artists use - line, color, and balance - to build works of art. |
| Science |
| Extreme Science http://www.extremescience.com/ Some of the most extreme science on the Internet. |
| Cells Alive! http://www.cellsalive.com/ |
| NatureShift! http://www.natureshift.org/index2.html |
| NASAKids http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/ |
| Astronomy: Our Place in Space http://www.ology.amnh.org/astronomy/index.htm |
| EPA's Air Now Web Page for Kids http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=aqikids_new.main |
| America's Museum of Natural
History http://www.ology.amnh.org/index.html This web site highlights science careers in all of the "ology" fields. |
| Math, Physics, and Engineering
Applets http://www.falstad.com/mathphysics.html Interactive math/science tools to investigate! |
| Kid's Health http://kidshealth.org/ Good health information for parents, teens and youngsters. |
| PhET The Physics Education
Technology Project http://www.colorado.edu/physics/phet/simulations-base.html Interactive tools to amaze students. |