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For Parents -- Getting Started With INFOhio,

July 2008 - Background information and helpful tips to get the most from INFOhio's Web site. [MS Word OR PDF 1 pg] What Is INFOhio?, October 2005 - Explains how INFOhio helps Ohio students, educators and parents with their research needs. [Various formats 4:33 min]

Books and Reading - Links to several sites to encourage readers in your family, including e-books, author sites, practice in reading and writing, reading lists and more.

Homework Help Tools - Suggested resources to help your child successfully complete assignments, using the INFOhio Core Collection and other sites.

HomeworkNow is a free, statewide online reference service and is available 24 hours a day, every day. Begin a session to ask librarians for help with assignments and projects. And professional tutors are available from 2 p.m. to midnight who can help, too! Download the HomeworkNow Toolbar to your Web browser.

How to Help With... - Links to a wide range of sites to help your child with specific assignments and tasks such as book reports, posters and science fair projects.

INFOhio Parent Toolkits

Toolkit for Promoting INFOhio Resources to Parents - Compiled for school library staff outreach efforts to parents. Parents are welcome to visit this information, as well.

INFOhio's Core Collection of Electronic Resources by:

	Grade Level and Subject Area: K-5, 6-8, 9-12
	Material Type - Includes specific suggestions for various materials, such as encyclopedias, magazine articles and Web sites.

Internet Safety

	Be Web Aware "is a public education initiative to raise awareness of online safety issues and to support parents in effectively managing Internet use in the home," sponsored by several Canadian organizations including Media Awareness Network, Microsoft Canada and Bell Canada.
	Child Safety on the Information Superhighway - By Lawrence J. Magid, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 2003.
	i-SAFE parents page - Tips and links for Internet safety
	Play It CyberSafe - Business Software Alliance: "The goal of this Web site is to empower children, parents and teachers to prevent cyber crime through knowledge of the law, their rights and how to avoid misuse of the Internet."
	A Safety Net for the Internet: A Parent's Guide - Tips and links from the New York Public Library.
	Web Wise Kids - "...a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring child Internet safety by giving tips and advice to parents and children on how to protect themselves from online predators." From site's home page.

Links for Parents

	Parent and Family Resources from OH!Teach
	Ohio Department of Education (ODE) - includes information for Families, Academic Content Standards, Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) and more.
	*Ohio Department of Education (ODE) Ohio's Achievement Test* site** - includes sample test questions and help to understand test results, resources for families and educators and more.
	Ohio Parent Teacher Association
	*School Libraries Work, 2006 Edition* - Scholastic Inc. report that summarizes research on the effectiveness of school libraries. [PDF 24 pgs]

Q&A About INFOhio's Core Collection

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INFOhio's Parent Resources pages and related materials have been developed through a grant from the Reinberger Foundation. Special thanks to our Parent Project Team and the efforts of Cathy Burwell, Cathie Cooper, Cathy Kerner and Melissa Higgs-Horwell.