This presentation was developed for the Farmington Michigan School District Community Parent Forum.
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| The Internet is a permanent part of our Millennials' lives |
For more information about the millennial generation:
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| How do I deal with ______? | |
| 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
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| 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
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| Learn from an expert by reading their blog |
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| 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
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| Learn more about the Internet yourself |
Book: The Internet for Dummies
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