Internet Safety and Homework Help
for Parents and Teachers
Internet Safety | Homework Helps | Lesson Plans
Internet Safety
Many parents are concerned about their children using the Internet. There are helps available for families to make using the resources on the Internet safe and productive. Here are some suggested sites:
Netsmartz - The NetSmartz Workshop® is an interactive, educational safety resource that teaches kids and teens how to stay safer on the Internet. http://netsmartz.org/index.htm
Yahooligans Rules for Online Safety - Tips to staying safe on the web.
The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway - Rules and Tools for Families Online: a simple step-by-step introduction to parenting in a world of computers and new forms of media. This Guide will provide some tools and rules for you to use with your children at home, at school, and in the community.
National Geographic - The National Geographic site tells kids how to "Be a Smart Surfer."
Protecting Our Kids on the Internet | Internet Safety - Two articles from Surfing the Net with Kids by Barbara Feldman, includes recommended sites and programs for monitoring children's Internet access.
Safe Kids.com - Your family's guide to making the Internet and Technology
fun, safe and productive.
Homework Center - Specific Help with several subjects including State Reports
B.J. Pinchbeck's Homework Helper - "If you can't find it here, then you just can't find it."
Writing Your Bibliography for Your Report A step-by-step guide to completing a bibliography
Surweb - Be creative - make a presentation to go with your state report. This is a fantastic, free, and easy to use site with a tutorial available on the site.
Lesson Plans and Helps for Teachers
United States Through Literature - Connecting children's books to each of the 50 states. This article by Carol Otis Hurst first appeared in Teaching K-8 Magazine.
TeacherLink - Lesson plans and resource - a site from Utah State University's ERTC teacher lab, maintained by Nathan Smith.
UEN - Online Internet Training for teachers, signups for UEN classes, lesson plans, and much more.
