A parent's guide to the Internet
By: by Ilene Raymond
Publisher: Parent's Guide Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780967512792
Subjects: Internet and children; Parenting; Safety measures; Internet
Other titles: Internet
Description: This book presents all the technical information a parent needs to effectively monitor children's Internet use and experience. The book also features advice on parenting issues with the Internet, an analysis of parental control features such as filters, and interviews with Internet experts, educators, and child development professionals.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Internet Ate My Kids; title: What is the Internet, Anyway; title: Nothing But Net; title: An Internet Timeline; title: And Now?; title: Searching The World Wide Web; title: We're Only Browsing; title: What's That Address; title: Search Sites; title: Directories; title: The Challenge: Locate Luther; title: Encyclopedias; title: Sorted Subject Directories; title: Keyword Math & Boolean Logic; title: Visual Search; title: Luther Burbank: Found; title: Notes of a Searcher; title: Projects: Kids Search Sites to Explore; title: Email; title: Sending and Receiving E-mail; title: Finding E-mail Addresses; title: Mind Your Manners; title: Safety & Privacy Tips; title: Viruses; title: The Challenge: A Brush with Power E-mail; title: Talking to the Big Guys; title: Global Pen Pals; title: Meeting the Masses: Lists; title: Projects: E-mailing on a Lazy (or Busy) Afternoon; title: Chat Rooms and Discussion Boards; title: Internet Relay Chat; title: Applets; title: IRC Software; title: Tips on using IRC; title: Discussion Boards; title: Instant Messaging; title: Kids' Chat and Discussion Groups; title: Chat Tips; title: Build your Own Web Page; title: The Challenge: Paging Us!; title: Ready, Set, Type; title: Love at First Site: HTML or WYSIWYG; title: Hypertext Markup Language; title: Some Basic HTML Tags; title: Structure Tags; title: Text Tags; title: Image Tags; title: List Tags; title: Meta Tags; title: Special Effects; title: Cool Tools to Check Your HTML; title: Wed Editors or WSYIWYGs; title: Clip Art; title: Solid Web Tips; title: Showing Off Your Site; title: Projects: Webbing It; title: Playing Around; title: Interactive Games: Pros & Cons; title: Games Online; title: Types of Games Online; title: Freeware, Shareware, Demos & Mods; title: The Challenge: Have Fun!; title: Quiz Games and Crosswords; title: Fantasy Baseball for Kids; title: Projects: A Deeper Look at Games; title: Learning Online; title: The Connected Classroom; title: The Internet and Homeschooling; title: Distance Learning; title: Research and the Web; title: Towards Media Literacy; title: Projects: Education; title: Teens Online; title: Instant Messaging; title: Music; title: Streaming Audio and Video; title: E-Zines and Web Pages; title: Selling It; title: What is COPPA?; title: Give COPPA a Helping Hand; title: Targets: Your Kids & Teens; title: Tricks of the Trade; title: Web Purchases; title: Blocking Ads; title: Projects: Teaching Media Literacy; title: Protecting Kids Online; title: Guidelines for Cyber Kids; title: Loss of Privacy; title: Strangers; title: Inappropriate Material; title: Guidelines for Parents of Teens; title: Maintain Your Privacy; title: Family Contracts; title: Safety Pledges; title: Filtering the Internet; title: Internet Content Filters; title: Stand Alone Systems: List Based Ratings; title: Protocol-Based Systems: Evaluative Ratings; title: Filtered Internet Providers; title: Issues; title: Projects: Filters and Kids.