Other Resources for PTAs and Schools

Please note that these links lead to web sites outside the Texas PTA web site. Although Texas PTA periodically reviews 
the linked sites for acceptable content, we are not responsible for the content posted on these independent sites.

1. KidsHealth - Children’s Health and Parenting Information
   

2. Mars Millennium Project is a unique site sponsored by many national agencies and organizations. Teams of young people research what it takes to make a community living on planet Mars.
   

3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory - This Department of Energy facility is a leading lab for renewable energy research.
   

4. National Children’s Coalition - About and For Kids and Teens - a list of links to find the latest and most complete information about kids and teens, and a list of great places and projects for children and youth on the World Wide Web.
   

5. The National Parenting Center
   

6. One World-Our World - a global education and conflict resolution program founded by returned Peace Corps Volunteers and led by educators.
   

7. ParentsPlace.com - the parenting resource center on the web…
   

8. Parents: The Anti-Drug - Parent resource to help prevent teen drug abuse.
   

9. PBS ONLINE - The Public Broadcasting System’s world wide Web site.
   

10. PrivateLessons.com - a high quality, membership-based national network of independent music professionals - private teachers, performers and recording artists.
    

11. Quest: The NASA K - 12 Internet Initiative bring NASA into your classroom.
    

12. Safe Kids Now - environmental web site for kids.
    

13. Texas Association of Partners in Education (TAPE) - The premier organization in Texas whose mission is to build effective community partnerships with schools in order to enhance student learning.
    

14. Texas Beyond History - This “virtual museum” showcases information and images about Texas cultural heritage - over 13,000 years of human history - from Clovis mammoth hunters to cotton farmers. It presents in -depth articles, human-interest stories, photographs, and artwork, using a variety of creative resources including map tools, kids activities, an illustrated glossary, and teachers’ lesson plans based on TEKS, TAAS, and TAKS objectives. Created by the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) at the University of Texas at Austin and the Texas Archeological Society.
    

15. Talking With Kids About Tough Issues is a national initiative by Children Now and the Kaiser Family Foundation to encourage parents to talk with their children earlier and more often about tough issues like sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
    

16. Tech Corps - Support for the efforts many of us have been making to help schools with technology.
    

17. Texans Care for Children - Texans Care For Children is a statewide coalition of organizations and individuals that care about the well-being of Texas kids.
    

18. The Texas Center for Reading and Language Arts - The Center’s purpose is to establish a coordinated system of teacher education and professional development in the area of language arts.
    

19. Texas Commission on Alcohol & Drug Abuse
    

20. Tobacco Campaign site
    

21. The US Department of Education Family Involvement Partnership for Learning
    

22. VOTELINK - Online discussion and voting on the major issues of the day.
    

23. Wrightslaw - Parents, advocates, educators, and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.
    

24. Youth and Children Resource Net from the National Children’s Coalition: a list of sites for news, information, resources, and referrals for children and youth on the World Wide Web.
    

Education Associations

1. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
   

2. Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
   

3. Council of the Great City Schools
   

4. National Education Association
   

5. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
   

6. Texas Center for Educational Technology
   

7. Texas Classroom Teachers Association
   

8. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
   

9. Texas Commission on the Arts - Grants for Programs
   

Government Sites

1. Texas Education Agency
   

2. US Department of Education Homepage
   

3. Library of Congress
   

Internet Safety

The following are resources that we have found that will assist parents in evaluating the safety issues related to childrens’ access to the Internet and the various products that are now available to “filter” or “block” access to objectionable Internet resources.

1. A Parent’s Guide to Video Games, Parental Controls and Online Safety provided by National PTA.
   

2. Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit organization of internet leaders working to develop a safer internet. ICRA has long believed that self-regulation leads to the best balance between the free flow of digital content and protecting children from potentially harmful material.
   

3. Links to the web sites of some of the major software products offering parental control over Internet access: This list includes access to the latest filter files for all of these products. Please note that this list does not constitute an endorsement by Texas PTA.
   

• Cyber Patrol
  
• Cyber Sitter
  
• Net Nanny

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