The Web and Parents: Are You Tech Savvy

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This introduction of Web 2.0 tools is written for parents who want to understand how their children are using today's Internet, both in school and in their social lives. For parents who want to raise their comfort level with today's Web capabilities, for those who want to enhance their children's Internet usage in and out of school, and for those who want to be prepared for potential dark alleys in the online world, The Web and Parents: Are You Tech Savvy is a welcome new resource. Don't know a blog from a Wiki MySpace from Facebook An RSS feed from an instant message The Web and Parents provides a brief introduction to these and other aspects of Web 2.0, including podcasts, forums, graphic generators, photo storage and file-sharing sites, and more. Parents will get a sense of what each tool or resource does, how they themselves might use themlots of grownups do, reallyand the role each plays in current K-12 education and in the lives of school-age children. With this crash course on today's Internet, the Web becomes a place where families come together, not drift apart.

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Written in plain language accessible to all parents, this introduction to Web 2.0 tools will help parents understand how their children are using the Internet in school and in their social lives, and prepare parents to make the most of their children's Internet usage while remaining safe from potential online dangers. * SciTech Book News *
Written in a simple manner to assist the newcomer to the technology, enough material is presented to entice the experienced user to read the work as well. * ARBAonline *
This resource will serve certain populations well. . . * VOYA *
If you're looking for a how-to guide on using Internet technologies, such as blogging and social networking, this may be what you need. * Library Media Connection *
I appreciate the author's emphasis on the fact that just because you find something on the Internet, it does not mean that it is not copyrighted. The back of the book has a list of lesson plans for instructing others that correspond with each chapter. * Young Adult Library Services *

Author Bio

Judy Hauser is an information media consultant for Oakland Schools in Waterford, MI.