It's A Whole New World

This presentation was developed for the Farmington Michigan School District Community Parent Forum.


It's a whole new world presentation for Farmington School Distriction Community Parent Form
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SLIDE REFERENCE
The Internet is a permanent part of our Millennials' lives
For more information about the millennial generation:
How do I deal with ______?

myspace.com

facebook.com

livejournal.com

xanga.com

youtube.com

wikepedia.org

ratemyteachers.com

dodgeball.com

aim.com

MySpace Unraveled - A Parent's Guide to Teen Social Networking Amazon Book
Don't believe everything you read
More information about this Internet hoax is available on the Snopes.Com Urban Legends Reference Pages
The Internet can strengthen and build social connections The Pew Internet and American Life Project has a report on their website entitled: "The Strength of Internet Ties "
Small communities of interest get bigger
Wikipedia is available at http://www.wikipedia.org . Information about Wikipedia is available here.
A quick search looking for Farmington schools found Wikipedia articles for Harrison High School and North Farmington High School

 

Learn from an expert by reading their blog

www.questiontechnology.org

www.livingwithmusic.com

www.neatliving.org

 

The Internet is changing how people work together There are a number of products or services that are helping companies use the Internet to collaborate within their own teams and with their partners:
Ensure a safe home computing environment

AVG Anti-Virus - www.grisoft.com

Ad-Aware - www.lavasoftusa.com

Firefox Browser - www.mozilla.com

Backups - www.xdrive.com

Parental Controls - www.safeeyes.com

Parental Controls - Norton's Internet Security

Parental Controls - www.earthlink.net

Some Popular Firewalls and Routers

Local computer stores (Comp USA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, etc.) usually have wireless routers on sale. These perform the same function as their non-wireless (or "wired") equivalent routers and can be used in their place. Just be sure to turn off the wireless connection if you are not using it since it normally comes in an unsafe configuration.

Here are some computer purchasing guidelines www.openoffice.org
Encourage your children

To write - Window live spaces

Help with homework - Encarta Online Encylopedia

Help with homework - Wikipedia Online Encylopedia

 

Learn more about the Internet yourself

Book: The Internet for Dummies