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Parent/Student Resources
Spotlight on technology forums
Internet Safety
Homework Help Resources
Appropriate searching
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K-12 Planet
Spotlight on technology forums
The district will be hosting several technology forums, specifically aimed at parents. These forums are designed to share information with parents on a variety of technology related topics, and assist parents. These seminars will serve to inform and raise awareness on several technology related issues.
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Internet Safety
The Internet has proven to be an incredible source of information. In order to assist parents with sorting out the issues, we have collected several sites dedicated to Internet safety.
Top 10 Things to Teach Your Children to Keep Them Safe Online from protectkids.com
The ALA guide to Cyberspace for parents and kids
The Children's Partnership guide to the information superhighway
Child Safety on the Information Highway from SafeKids
The FBI Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
SmartParent.com
Surfing the Net with Kids
Homework Help Resources
The Learning Network Homework page
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
Discovery.com homework page
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
AOL School
http://school.aol.com/
About.com homework
http://about.com/homework
Factmonster from the Learning Network
http://www.factmonster.com/
The Learning Network Homework site
http://www.infoplease.com/homework/
Jiskha Homework Site
http://www.jiskha.com/
Mulmomah County Library Homework site
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/
Effective Internet Searching
The following sites will help you maximize the information you can find on the Internet by improving your search strategies:
In Search of the Best Kids Search Sites (from Technology and Learning)
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/200103/picksofmonth.html
In Search of the Perfect Search Engine
http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/200102/picksofmonth.html
The Center to Remote Access to Learning on Searching
http://www.cral.ac.uk/guidelines/search/searcheng.html
The Boolean Machine
http://www.kathyschrock.net/rbs3k/boolean/
Boolean Operators
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/wit/2000/curriculum/homeroommodules/searching/seamethodles1.htm
Boolean Searching on the Internet
http://library.albany.edu/internet/boolean.html
Kid's Tools for Searching the Internet
http://www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm
KidsClick! Web Search
http://www.kidsclick.org/
Ask Jeeves for Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Yahooligans!
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Search Engine Watch - A directory of Search Engines
http://searchenginewatch.com/
K-12 Planet
Login to K-12 Planet
The district will now provide home access for parents to view their children's student information, including attendance, report cards, progress reports, and discipline information. This will be available initially to H.H. Wells parents in the spring of 2002, and the rest of the other schools in the fall, 2002. The system is called K12 Planet (www.k12planet.com.) To use it, you would access the Internet and go to www.k12planet.com and login with your unique, secure username and password. You would only have access to your child's information.
This will give you and your children secure access to a copy of the school's central information system, so you can see complete data that is specific to your child's performance in class; report cards, progress reports, attendance, and conduct. Data is uploaded daily, so the information is always current.
If you're interested in learning more about K12Planet simply visit the website at www.k12planet.com. Rest assured that K12Planet.com is a private website for our school. Only people inside the community are authorized to "enter" K12Planet and even then, each and every single authorization has to be applied for individually - to ensure total privacy protection.
K12 Planet and the Brewster Central School District have taken stringent and rigorous precautions to ensure the privacy of this information. At no time will any personal information be requested, or any sensitive information exchanged, without the parent's express consent.
Here's How to Sign Up:
In order for parents to receive a K-12 Planet ID and password, they must do the following:
1 - Read and sign the parental consent form
2 - Read the K-12 Planet privacy policy at http://www.k12planet.com/internet/privacy.asp
3 - Once these above forms have been signed, parents may return the forms to the Wells school. Parents can pickup their ID in the main office of the H.H. Wells School. A photo ID is required for all accounts. No account information will be mailed or sent home with students.
Copies of all forms are available in the H.H. Wells main office.
Additional Resources:
K-12 Planet privacy policy
Parental Consent Form
K-12 Planet Quick Tour for Parents (PDF)
K-12 Planet guide for parents (PDF)
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