Parents' Page

Learning Targets are established to help students understand what they are learning.
Learning Targets are written in student-friendly terms. Here are some examples...

• I can use email to communicate with others and to send attached files.
• I can create a safe home environment for my child's Internet use.

Parents, this site has been created for you! This page will serve as our communication hub. Please feel free to email me with questions, ideas and suggestions!

Questions? Email Mr. Glickman
sglickman@thecrossroadsschool.org

Email:

Email is a great way to communicate and share with others. These days email is a necessity.

Sign up for a free email service:

• Gmail
• Yahoo

Safety:

The resources within will help you to take on the responsibility of creating a safe home environment for your child's Internet use.

WiredSafety.org - "...the world's largest Internet safety and help group..."
http://www.wiredsafety.org/

FBI - A Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
"...Keep the computer in a common room in the house, not in your child's bedroom..."
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm

The Parents Edge - Giving parents the edge in a tech savvy teen world!
http://www.theparentsedge.com/

Software4Parents.com - "secretly records all Internet [content] and blocks adult content."
http://www.software4parents.com/

SBC Internet Safety Connections Game
http://www.att.com/Common/images/safety/game.html

iKeepSafe Internet Safety Coalition
http://www.ikeepsafe.org/

Connect For Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org/

Ethics in Computing
http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/

Wired News article -
"MySpace...not liable for content posted by users"

Home Security and Safety Games and Activities for Kids -
"...To jump-start the discussion of safety, use any of the following safety oriented games..."
http://www.homesecuritysystems.net/resources/home-security-and-safety-games-and-activities-for-kids/