Around the Computer Eisenhower National Clearinghouse provides parents with excellent summaries of software and a list of Internet sites for students. Articles for Parents Articles written by Buddy Project technology facilitators that provide suggestions on how technology can be used in the home. Clinging to Horace Mann in the Twenty-first Century David Thornburg examines the uses of technology and the underlying model of education. A wonderful collection of computer activities for children that support using technology at home. Educational Home Computing Suggestions to help parents become seriously involved in providing direct support and assistance in developing mindful educational computing.
Technology can be very effective at enhancing the school experience.
This article points out five important ways technology can make schools better. An online magazine that makes available parent and kid-tested reviews of software, web links and information about computers. The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement Office of Educational Technology provide information for parents to help make use of the on-line world as an educational tool. The Bloomington Public Library offers a short history of the Internet. This article provides suggestions for supervising your child's online experience to help make it positive, productive and educational.