America Links Up

 
Good Sites List
Be aware that the AmericaLinksUp pages are no longer being maintained. They are online only as a historical reference. These links may not be active, or may no longer point to a useful resource. For an up-to-date listing of useful sites for children, visit GetNetWise at http://wwww.getnetwise.org/kidsites/.
  1. Top 10 Internet Sites for Families (http://www.ala.org/ICONN/topten.html)
  2. KidsConnect (http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html)
  3. AT&T WorldNet Service (http://www.att.net)
  4. The Children's Partnership (http://www.childrenspartnership.org)
  5. Children's Television Workshop/Webcrawler: Family Workshop: Computers and the Net (http://www.webcrawler.com/kids_and_family/ctw_family_workshop/computers_and_the_net)
  6. Childnet International Awards (http://www.childnet-int.org/awards)
  7. Get CyberSavvy! (http://www.cybersavvy.org)
  8. Disney's Family.com (http://www.family.com)
  9. U.S. Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov)
  10. Good Sites for Children (http://www.enough.org/safeharbor.htm)
  11. ERIC CLEARING HOUSE: Parents and Children Together Online Magazine (http://www.indiana.edu/~eric_rec/fl/pcto/menu.html)
  12. I*EARN USA (http://www.iearn.org)
  13. Global SchoolNet Foundation (http://www.globalschoolnet.com)
  14. Village: PARENTSOUP (http://www.parentsoup.com)
  15. Parent Soup Online guide (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/)
  16. KIDSNET (http://www.KIDSNET.org)
  17. National Child Care Information Center (http://www.nccic.org)
  18. National Parent Information Network (http://www.npin.org)
  19. National Parent Teachers Association (http://www.pta.org)
  20. Netparents (http://www.netparents.org)
  21. Parent Resources (http://www.netparents.org/resources)
  22. Kids Online: Protecting Your Children in Cyberspace, (www.protectkids.com)
  23. PBS (http://www.pbs.org)
  24. Project OPEN (http://www.isa.net/project-open/)
  25. Recreation Software Advisory Council (http://www.rsac.org)
  26. Internet Tutorial (http://www.webteacher.org )
  27. Parent Resources (http://www.ustc.org)
  28. SmartParent.com (http://www.smartparent.com)
  29. Yahooligans (http://www.yahooligans.com)
  30. EdView Smart Zone for schools, (http://school.edview.com)
  31. Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (http://www.ed.gov/free/html)

Safety Tips
  1. Parent's Guide to Cyberspace (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/)
  2. Site Seeing on the Internet (http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/cybrspce/index.html)
  3. Keeping Your Child Safe On-line (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/lol.html#childsafe)
  4. Child Safety on the Internet (http://www.voicenet.com/~cranmer/censorship.html)
  5. Tips and Tools for Parents: Keeping Kids Safe Online (http://www.childrenspartnership.org/safety.html)
  6. Tips for Parents (http://www.enough.org/safeguards.htm)
  7. Safety on the Net (http://www.familyeducation.com/articlepage.asp?ch_no=12&mt_no=104&it_no=26 66)
  8. Safety Versus Cyber Rights (http://www.familyeducation.com/articlepage.asp?ch_no=12&mt_no=104&it_no=33 90)
  9. Family PC on the Web Parental Guidance and Kids Safety Clearinghouse (http://www.zdnet.com/familypc/content/kidsafety/index.html)
  10. FBI Safety Tips for Kids on the Internet (http://www.fbi.gov/kids/internet/internet.htm)
  11. HomePC's Online Safety Resource Center, (techweb.cmp.com/hpc/safety)
  12. Internet Safety Tips(University of Oklahoma Dept. of Public Safety) (http://www.ou.edu/oupd/kidsafe/warn_kid.htm)
  13. Education Central Wired Schools: Staying Safe (http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/wired/safe.html)
  14. Tips For Safe, Smart Surfing(w/Brain/Play) (http://www.parentsoup.com/brainplay/safesurf.html)
  15. Decoding Parental Control Devices, (www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/familyinternet/fi0714.html)
  16. Child Safety on the Information Highway (http://www.missingkids.com/html/ncmec_default_child_safety.html (also available offline))
  17. Teen Safety on the Information Highway (http://www.missingkids.com/html/ncmec_default_teensafety.html (also available offline))
  18. Child-safe providers(online services and Internet service providers) (http://www.netparents.org/isps/)
  19. Safekids.com (http://www.safekids.com )
  20. Safeteens.com (http://www.safeteens.com)
  21. Quiz and "Web License" at this safety site (http://www.pbs.org/kids/techknow/license.html)
  22. Safety for Internet (http://www.win.bright.net/~moberg/rules.htm)
  23. SafeSurf's Internet Lifeguard (http://www.safesurf.com/lifegard.htm)
  24. Ed View (http://www.edview.com -includes child online safety tips)

Child Protection
  1. Kids Online: Protecting Your Children In Cyberspace (http://www.protectkids.com (this book by Donna Rice Hughes is also available offline))
  2. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (http://www.missingkids.com)
  3. CyberTipline (http://www.missingkids.com/cybertip)
  4. Protect Kids.com (http://www.protectkids.com)
  5. "Protection and Socialization: Two Keys to Family Internet Use", http://www.family.org/cforum/hot issues/a0002483.html)

Information on Internet

  1. America Links Up (http://www.americalinksup.org)
  2. KIDS Online (http://www.kidsonline.org)
  3. American Library Association (http://www.ala.org)
  4. Librarian's Guide to Cyberspace for Parents and Kids (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/guide.html)
  5. ALA Glossary (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/def.html )
  6. ICONnect (http://www.ala.org/ICONN/index.html)
  7. Families Connect (http://www.ala.org/ICONN/familiesconnect.html)
  8. Resources for Parents and Kids (http://www.ala.org/parents/index.html)
  9. What Parents Should Know (http://www.ala.org/parentspage/lol.html#know)
  10. AT&T Learning Network Resources for Families (http://www.att.com/learningnetwork/family.html )
  11. AT&T Community Guide to the Information Superhighway (http://www.att.com/communityguide/)
  12. AT&T Learning Network Glossary (http://www.att.com/communityguide/glossary.html)
  13. AT&T Technology Tools (http://www.research.att.com/projects/tech4kids/)
  14. Center for Media Education (http://www.cme.org/cme)
  15. The Parents' Guide to the Information Superhighway (http://www.childrenspartnership.org/pguide98/pguide98.html )
  16. America's Children and the Information Superhighway (http://www.childrenspartnership.org/americaschild/americaschild.html)
  17. The Direct Marketing Association's Cyber-Savvy Parents Guide (http://www.the-dma.org/consass5/consasst-parents5b.shtml)
  18. Cyberpatrol's Route 6-16 (http://www.cyberpatrol.com/616)
  19. The CyberSmart! School Program (http://www.cybersmart.org)
  20. A Parents Guide to the Internet (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/internet/)
  21. Offline Brochure: Parents Guide to the Internet
  22. DOE Office of Educational Technology (http://www.ed.gov/Technology)
  23. Enough is Enough (http://www.enough.org)
  24. Focus on the Family (http://www.family.org/goodread/a0000833.html)
  25. FamilyEducation Network (http://www.familyeducation.com )
  26. Kids and Teens on the Internet: What Parents Should Know (http://www.familyeducation.com/articlepage.asp?it_no=3394&thispage=SEARCH )
  27. The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages (http://www.netmom.com/ikyp/index.htm)
  28. Education Central Wired Schools (http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/wired/)
  29. Family and the Internet (http://www.parentsoup.com/library/main_cao004.html)
  30. Wired Schools: Getting Online (http://www.parentsoup.com/edcentral/wired/getwired.html)
  31. Parent Soup Parents Picks Web Site Reviews (http://www.parentsoup.com/parentspicks/web.html)
  32. Parent Soup Family and the Internet Series Computer Language (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/familyinternet/btsbuying.html)
  33. Fun on the Web (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/familyinternet/fi0417.html)
  34. Online Homework Help (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/familyinternet/fi050297.html)
  35. Parenting Web Sites (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/webparents.html)
  36. Web Sites for Kids (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/webkids.html)
  37. Parent's Picks Web Sites, (http://www.parentsoup.com/onlineguide/parentspicks/web.html)
  38. Media Literacy Online Project, (http://interact.uoregon.edu/MediaLit/HomePage)
  39. PBS Kids: techknow (http://www.pbs.org/kids/techknow/)
  40. Pedowatch's parenting on the Internet (http://www.pedowatch.org/parenting.htm)
  41. Project Open "Parental Empowerment" (http://www.isa.net/project-open/empower.html)
  42. Voters Telecom.Watch Resources for Parents (http://www.vtw.org/parents/ OR Internetkids.pdf)
  43. White House/Family-Friendly Internet (http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/New/Ratings/)
  44. Staying Street Smart on the Web (http://www.yahooligans.com/docs/safety/)
  45. What You Should Know as a Parent (http://www.yahooligans.com/docs/safety/parents.html)
  46. ZD Net Anchor desk (http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_2160.html; http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_2162.html)
  47. "Technology in Our Schools," (http://www.pta.org/pubs/techsch.htm)
  48. PTA's "Right and Wrong Online: Teaching Your Children Ethics in Cyberspace," (http://www.pta.org/programs/ftright.htm)
  49. PTA President Lois Jean White's speech at the Internet-Online Summit: Focus on Children, (http://pta.org/nycu/ljw12297)
  50. National PTA Position Statements -- Technology Safety, (http://www.pta.org/programs/techsafe.htm)
  51. PTA Press release National PTA Rallies to Bring Nation's Schools and Libraries Online, (http://www.pta.org/nycu/pr072398.htm)
  52. PTA Press release National PTA President Disappointed by Slashing of E Rate Budget, (http://www.pta.org/nycu/pr061798.htm)
  53. PTA Press release National PTA President Calls for Internet Safety and Access for All Children, (http://www.pta.org/nycu/pr12297.htm)
  54. PTA Press release National PTA President Takes Safety Concerns to the White House, (http://www.pta.org/nycu/pr071697.htm)
  55. Parents Guide to the Information Superhighway, (http://www.pta.org/programs/guide.html)
  56. EdView Smart Zone for families, (http://home.edview.com)