Version 1                                           YOUTH_RESOURCES.DOC       +-------------------------------------------------------------+     |  |     | GUIDE TO ONLINE RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND YOUTH WORKERS  |     |  |     +-------------------------------------------------------------+                       Compiled by: Kenneth Udut           Date of Original Version: February 9, 1995 Date of Latest Revision: February 9, 1995            Some HTML pointers added or corrected July 27, 1995            Some HTML pointers added or corrected  May 15, 1996    Removed references to Ken Udut's obsolete e'mail address Oct 10, 1996       PUBLIC DOMAIN      PUBLIC DOMAIN      PUBLIC DOMAIN    LISTOWNERS: PLEASE KEEP THIS LIST HANDY.  YOU MAY FIND A MEMBER NEEDING     SOMETHING THAT YOUR GROUP CANNOT PROVIDE.  THIS RESOURCE     GUIDE MAY HELP THEM FIND WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.  ARCHIVERS:  PLEASE PLACE THIS FILE ON YOUR FTP SITES OR BBS.    WRITERS:  IF YOU ARE WRITING A BOOK ON THE INTERNET, I WOULD BE     HONORE
D IF YOU WOULD INCLUDE THIS LIST.  YOU DON'T NEED     MY PERMISSION.  OTHER RESOURCE GUIDE MAINTAINERS:  FEEL FREE TO INCORPORATE ANY    INFORMATION THAT YOU FIND HERE    INTO YOUR OWN LISTS.  ***********************************************************************  This is a guide to online resources for kids, teenagers, people who work/live with kids and teenagers, and for those interested in their welfare.      +------------------------------------------------------------------+    |      |    |If you have things to add to the list, either resources that  |    |weren't listed (you can offer yourself as an online resource  |    |as long as you know how you can be useful and are descriptive |    |about it), or if you can add additional comments/descriptions |    |to the resources listed....      |    |     02/04/95 |    |      |    |    Unfortunately, Ken is no longer using the 'net and will not   |    |    be updating this list. Suggestions for additions or changes   |    |    can be posted to the youth rig
hts mailing list:               |    |    [1][email protected]                                    |    |         October 10, 1996     |    |      |    +------------------------------------------------------------------+    THE GUIDE WANTS A HOME    If someone can provide the kid/teen, kid/teen workers resource guide   with an FTP site, AND...  If someone else (or the same person, if ambitious!) can translate the guide into HTML format and put it in such a way where people can subscribe to these lists, do searches for keywords, etc...  ...that'd be *wonderful*!     Once again - Listowners are welcome to place this text file in   their library archives...    *********************************************************************** GUIDE TO ONLINE RESOURCES FOR YOUTH AND YOUTH WORKERS           NOTE: there are several kinds of resources.         One of the more unique resources offered here is      the Individual Resource.  This is a person who is offering him/herself as somewhat   of an expert in certai
n issues.  This        may help solve one of the bigger        problems of online work - finding people  who know what's going on, and know how to help.  This is a very generous thing of them to do.Don't be afraid to make    use of them!   ********************************************************    TO MOVE TO EACH ENTRY, YOU CAN SEARCH FOR "GTORY"        **********  ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 1    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: A discussion announcement/list for people doing    anti-rape work.  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: [email protected] is the anti-rape list, which deals    somewhat with child sexual abuse, and also with    violence and education in the high schools, junior    high schools, etc...      TO SUBSCRIBE: Send mail to [email protected].    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER: [email protected]  KEYWORDS: Child Sexual Abuse, Rape, Abuse, Violence, Educa
tion      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 2    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Learning/Play Environments  TYPE OF RESOURCE: INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE      LAST UPDATED: January 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: Aaron Goldblatt -"I work in Please Touch Museum, a    museum for children seven and younger. If I can be    of any help as a resource, particularly along the    lines of designing learning/play environments for    young children, I would be happy to do so."      TO SUBSCRIBE: Contact Aaron directly for questions/information    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Learning, Play, Museum, CHILDMUS, Environments      CONTACT INFO: Aaron Goldblatt    Director of Museum Services    Please Touch Museum    210 North 21st Street    Philadelphia, PA  19103    (215)963-0667 v    (215)963-0424 f    [email protected]

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 3    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Bringing together 10-15 year old children worldwide  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: The goal of KIDLINK is to get as many    10-to-15-year-old children as possible involved    in a GLOBAL dialog.     KIDLINK is based on the idea that getting kids    around the world to talk to each other will allow    them a direct experience with friends having the    common experience of childhood but often in    very different circumstances.     By hearing a range of opinions and developing    familiarity with different ideas, we can hope to    overcome some communication barriers and solve    some problems in a more cooperative manner.     We hope that when KIDLINK kids become adults they    will take a more global and long-term perspective    on issues, rather than acting to maximize local,    short-term interests.     KIDLINK is impar
tial as to what methods are being    used to solve the issues of the world today.    KIDLINK does not promote specific solutions to    these issues, or any political points-of-view.      ! NOTE TO GUIDE COMPILER FROM DAN WHEELER:!    ! "It is important to us that you make clear !    ! our age limits.  We hate for people to get !    ! interested and then to tell them that they !    ! can't join us because they are outside of  !    ! the age range."                            !    !!    ! In other words, while you can receive!    ! information on the project and get work!    ! on getting a classroom online with this!    ! project, the "chat" is *ONLY* for people   !    ! age 10 through age 15.  If you are under!    ! the age of 10, you will have to wait.!    ! If you are over the age of 15 and want!    ! to communicate with youth worldwide, then!    ! you will not be able to use KIDLINK's      !    ! project for that purpose.!       TO SUBSCRIBE: The way to find out more about the project is    to subscribe to
our KIDLINK mailing list.    This is *not* a discussion forum; the message    volume is very low and consists only of official    announcements about the project. But new subscribers    get infomation about all of our activities.     To subscribe, send a message to    [email protected] containing the command:     SUBSCRIBE KIDLINK      CONTRIBUTED BY: Dan Wheeler <[email protected]>, [email protected] LISTOWNER: [email protected], [email protected]  KEYWORDS: Kids, Communication, Information, Global      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 4    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Support group for parents of ADD kids  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION:      TO SUBSCRIBE:    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Attention Deficit Disorder, ADD, ADHD, Parents      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 5    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: To encourage K-12 Jewish and Arab children to have    an open dialogue with each other.  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION:      TO SUBSCRIBE:    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER: [email protected]  KEYWORDS: Jewish, Arab, children, teenagers, communication      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 6    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Resource/contact on environments designed for kids  TYPE OF RESOURCE: INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE      LAST UPDATED: January 28, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: My group and I are willing to be a resource/contact    on issues concerning the impact of the designed    environment on child behavior and development, and    issues concerning the planning and design of early    childhood environments.      TO SUBSCRIBE: Contact Gary or this group directly    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Children, Environment, Design, Research, Behavior      CONTACT INFO: Gary T. Moore, Ph.D.    Professor    Children's Environments Research and Design Group    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    Milwaukee, WI 53201-0413    <[email protected]>

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 7    ADDRESS: http://www.fcbe.edu.on.ca/www/welcome.html                    http://www.fcbe.edu.on.ca/www/pubs/cah/cah_summary.html SHORT DESCRIPTION: Child Abuse Handbook  TYPE OF RESOURCE: WWW       LAST UPDATED: May 15, 1996  LONG DESCRIPTION: The Child Abuse Handbook is provided by the    Frontenac County Board Of Education, Kingston,    Ontario, Canada. The 1995 edition is now available    in hardcopy, and a "Short Guide" is online. This    handbook is designed to provide concise information    to help education staff respond to suspected child    abuse, and to disclosures by the victims.    http://www.fcbe.edu.on.ca/www/welcome.html      TO SUBSCRIBE: Use WWW browser (Lynx, Mosaic)    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Child, Abuse, Book, 1995, Handbook      CONTACT INFO:

[8]WWW to Frontenac  [9] WWW to Child Abuse Handbook summary (OK 5/15/96)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 8    ADDRESS: http://www.drake.edu/swiss/Homepage_final.html SHORT DESCRIPTION: Youth Music/Youth Culture page  TYPE OF RESOURCE: WWW       LAST UPDATED: July 27, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: Youth Music/Youth Culture page has been assembled    by students at Drake University studying music and    its affect on culture. A good variety of links show    the way beyond performers to on-line magazines,    academic sites for music/culture, listings    organized by type of music, song lyrics, audio    clips, and Usenet newsgroups.                    http://www.drake.edu/swiss/Homepage_final.html      TO SUBSCRIBE: Use WWW browser (Lynx, Mosaic)    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Youth, Music, Culture, Magazines, Links, Drake      CONTACT INFO:

[10]WWW to Youth Music/Youth Culture

----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 9    ADDRESS: police.mtsu.edu SHORT DESCRIPTION: Campus Crime  TYPE OF RESOURCE: GOPHER      LAST UPDATED: January 28, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)    Police Gopher contains information about the annual    crime on campus, the police blotter, the student    right-to-know and campus security act, statistics,    and links to other police gophers.    gopher to:  police.mtsu.edu      TO SUBSCRIBE: Use GOPHER program to: police.mtsu.edu    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Police, Campus, Security, Gopher Links      CONTACT INFO:

[11]gopher to Campus Crime (unavailable 5/15/96)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 10    ADDRESS: gopher.nicsl.coled.umn.edu                    http://www.nicsl.coled.umn.edu/ SHORT DESCRIPTION: National Service Learning Clearinghouse K-12  TYPE OF RESOURCE: GOPHER, WWW      LAST UPDATED: May 15, 1996  LONG DESCRIPTION: The National Service Learning Clearinghouse for    K-12 gopher server is part of a 3-year federal    grant from the Corporation for National Service,    which houses the old ACTION and VISTA programs,    the new AmeriCorps program, and Learn and Serve    America, the K-12 education portion of national    service.  The National Information Center gopher    provides access to online searching of resources,    programs, and organizations.    gopher to:  gopher.nicsl.coled.umn.edu      TO SUBSCRIBE: Use GOPHER program to: gopher.nicsl.coled.umn.edu    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: K-12, Education, Government, Resources, Large      CON
TACT INFO:

[12]gopher to National Service Learning Clearinghouse K-12  [13]WWW to National Service Learning Clearinghouse K-12 (OK 5/15/96)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 11    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Uses of Virtual Reality in Education  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 28, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: VIRTED - Uses of VIRTUAL REALITY in Education is an    open, unmoderated discussion list for teachers,    students and anyone else interested in the uses of    virtual reality in education and learning. The goal    of the list is to explore the use and potential    uses of virtual reality environments in both    traditional and alternative educational settings,    the effects of virtual reality environments upon    the learning process, and the efficacy of using    virtual reality as an educational delivery system.    Review of research, publications and observations    related to EDUCATIONAL uses of virtual reality are    welcome and encouraged. The mission is to shed light    on this new avenue of education and learning which    takes place in both
text based environments as well    as graphic environments.      TO SUBSCRIBE: send mail to:  LISTSERV@SJUVM      or   [email protected]    in the body of the message type:    SUB VIRTED Your-First-Name Your-Last-Name    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Virtual Reality, Education, Learning, Teachers      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 12    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Using Legal Resources on the Internet  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 28, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: Net-Lawyers is a new mailing list for lawyers,    law professors, law students, and others interested    in discussing how to use legal resources on the    Internet to advance the development, practice, and    study of law.     NOTE FROM RESOURCE COMPILER: The reason I have    included this as a resource, is because there are    many lawyers interested in the rights of kids and    teenagers.  This should be a good resource for them.  --Ken      TO SUBSCRIBE: send mail to:  [email protected]    in the body of the message type:  subscribe    CONTRIBUTED BY: The Scout Report <[email protected]>    Selden E Ball Jr  LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Lawyers, Law, Internet, Practice, Study      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 13    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: Professional forum on child abuse issues.  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 28, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: This list is a forum for discussion between health    care and other professionals  who perform    interdisciplinary team evaluations, medical    examinations or work with children who are    suspected of being abused.  Topics such as    clinical advice, comments, ideas for improvement    in care and funding or other problems are welcome.     All correspondence is limited to general or    specific child abuse issues without identifiers    which would jeopardize patient (child)    confidentiality.      TO SUBSCRIBE: To subscribe to this list, you may contact the    owner or send SUB ABUSE-L as the first line in    the body of a mailing to:      [email protected]  or      LISTSERV@UBVM    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LIST
OWNER: Ann S. Botash, MD <[email protected]>  KEYWORDS: Child Abuse, Professional Forum, Confidentiality      CONTACT INFO: Ann S. Botash, MD    SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse    Pediatric Dept.    750 E. Adams Street    Syracuse, NY 13210    315-464-5800

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 14    ADDRESS: home-ed and home-ed-politics @ mainstream.com SHORT DESCRIPTION: Two lists on Home Education, each w/different focus  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MAILING LIST      LAST UPDATED: January 29, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION:      TO SUBSCRIBE: e-mail to: [email protected] with the message:    SUB HOME-ED firstname lastname    SUB HOME-ED-POLITICS firstname lastname    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Home Education, Home Education Politics      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 15    ADDRESS: [email protected] (Rich Landis) SHORT DESCRIPTION: "Listener" for people who work with youth  TYPE OF RESOURCE: INDIVIDUAL RESOURCE      LAST UPDATED: January 29, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: I would be willing to act as a somewhat experienced    "listener" to provide support for people who are    working with youth.     Briefly, my wife and I raised three girls (we now    have 4 grandchildren), and we have been foster    parents during two different periods of our life,    in two different counties.  We have had a wide    variety of children in our care from infants to    troubled adolescents.  Our latest foster son has    been a child with extreme attachment disorder,    diminished intellectual abilities, and lots of    other emotional problems.  In addition to our    personal backgrounds, my wife worked for several    years as an Aide in Special Education classrooms    and has taken almost enough course wor
k to begin    her student teaching until she decided that she did    not want to teach.  As for myself, I am a teacher    in a Behavior Disordered program in a residential    treatment (criminal and/or drug-related behaviors).     I originally started teaching English in regular    education in 1963, but I was out of teaching from    1969 to 1985.  When I returned to teaching, I    returned to school and got my MS in Special    Education in 1988.     I do not present myself as an "expert" based on    some type of empirical, scientific evidence, but I    do feel that I have enough life experiences in    dealing with young people, both professionally and    personally.       TO SUBSCRIBE: Contact Rich directly    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] (Rich Landis) LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Listener, Counselor, Youth, Children, Foster,    Behavior Disorders, Contact, Foster care system      CONTACT INFO: Rich Landis, Teacher (Language Arts/Behavior Disordered)    Eastern Avenue School - Secured Campus    280
0 Eastern Avenue    Davenport, Iowa 52803    (319) 323-7663 - Classroom Phone     HOME:    2423 West 47th Street    Davenport, Iowa 52806    (319) 388-7086 Home Phone    FAX (319)388-7100(when needed)

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 16    ADDRESS: "Wendy E. Betts" <[email protected]> SHORT DESCRIPTION: Electronic Journal of Children's Book Reviews  TYPE OF RESOURCE: MULTIPLE - MAILING LIST, WWW, FTP, AOL, OTHER      LAST UPDATED: May 15, 1996  LONG DESCRIPTION: "Notes from the Windowsill" (formerly "The WEB    Online Review") is an electronic journal of book    reviews. Its primary focus is on children's    books from ages infant to young adult. It is    published irregularly (approximately once a week)    and is available through the following sources:     The most current issues are posted to the USENET    groups misc.kids, alt.books.reviews,    rec.arts.books.childrens and k12.library.  They    are also mailed to "kidsbooks", an electronic    mailing list.  Mail "[email protected]"    to join. *Please give your full e-mail address in    the body of your letter.*     Back issues can be read via www at this address:    http://www.armory.c
om/~web/notes.html     Back issues are also available via gopher to    lib.nmsu.edu or telnet to library.nmsu.edu.    Choose    4. Resources by Subject    3. Education    2. Children's Literature: Electronic Resources    8. Electronic Journals     Archives are also available via anonymous ftp    from ftp.armory.com in the directory pub/user/web.    This access is not as convenient as the www or    gopher access, as the titles (which indicate the    subject and age range of the reviews) are only    available through the index.     America Online users can access back issues through    the following steps:    Keyword PDA-->(Software Libraries, Mac users only)--    Palmtop Paperbacks--Ezine libraries--Reviews--WEB     Currently, NFTW is only available electronically,    but I am considering a paper version. Mail me if    you're interested.     If you are interested in becoming a reviewer for    NFTW, finger [email protected] or see the www    page for more information.     I also publish a hardcopy journal
called The WEB,    which is meant for children's literature enthusiasts.    It contains reviews of new and classic books, some    reviews of professional books and articles/essays/    news about children's books.  For the most part,    its contents do not duplicate the online reviews.    To read samples or for information about    contributing articles or reviews, see the www page    http://www.armory.com/~web/web.html     or use the above ftp information to access the    directory pub/user/web/the.web      TO SUBSCRIBE: SEE ABOVE    CONTRIBUTED BY: "Wendy E. Betts" <[email protected]> LISTOWNER: "Wendy E. Betts" <[email protected]>  KEYWORDS: ftp, telnet, gopher, www, america online,    children's literature, books, reviews,    online, offline      CONTACT INFO: SEE ABOVE

[19]Gopher to lib.nmsu.edu  [20]WWW to lib.nmsu.edu (OK 5/15/96)  [21]FTP to ftp.armory.com  [22]Send e'mail to [email protected]  [23]Send e'mail to kidsbooks-request  [24]WWW to web/notes (OK 5/15/96)  [25]WWW to web/web (OK 5/15/96)

----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 17    ADDRESS: [email protected] SHORT DESCRIPTION: DESTINATION: EARTH Software program simulates growing up  TYPE OF RESOURCE: SOFTWARE      LAST UPDATED: January 30, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: I wrote a software program that simulates growing    up in america.  NO BIASES.  Starts at age 17, in    HS, and player/teen has his life before him.    Events happen and decisions need to be made.    Covers education, career, finances, social    relationships, family and crises (drugs,    aids).  Game is not perfect, but does show    teens/parents what their life MAY BE.  Player    chooses personality and social-economic background    at game start.     I am a layman, but this serious, educational game    definitely shows teens what life can be about.  A    strong emphasis is made on goals, attitudes and    activities of player.  These are used to establish    success.     The scenario is StarTrek/2001 that helps set the    tone of the g
ame.     Check it out at the WEB/FTP sites shown below.     George S.     StarMan Group, Inc    For more info:    file://www.indirect.com/www/gstarman/dedesc.html    FTP site:  ftp.indirect.com/www/gstarman/deread.txt     DESTINATION: EARTH - an exciting educational software    game that simulates growing up in america.      TO SUBSCRIBE:    CONTRIBUTED BY: [email protected] LISTOWNER:  KEYWORDS: Software, Windows, Role-Playing, Growing up,    MS-DOS,      CONTACT INFO:

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----------------------------------------------------------------------- GTORY 18    ADDRESS: ericps.ed.uiuc.edu SHORT DESCRIPTION: The National Parent Information Network  TYPE OF RESOURCE: GOPHER, WWW      LAST UPDATED: January 30, 1995  LONG DESCRIPTION: The National Parent    Information Network     A New National Resource    for Parents, Families,    and People Who Support Them  Sponsored by  ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education (ERIC/CUE), Teacher's College, Columbia University, New York City  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  The National Parent Information Network (NPIN)  The ERIC Clearinghouses on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/ EECE) and on Urban Education (ERIC/ CUE) invite you to join them on the National Parent Information Network, an Internet-based information network and service for parents and people who support them in raising and educating their chi
ldren.  Why Is NPIN Needed?  Easy access to high-quality information is an essential component of any program that aims to help parents become informed partners in their children's education. Community organizations, health and social service agencies, libraries, parent centers, and schools are often asked for information on parenting or on how to be actively involved in children's learning.  This information is already available from thousands of organizations, associations, and publishers. Before now, however, few efforts have been directed to creating a single point of access to this information. The National Parent Information Network is focusing its efforts on a national drive to acquire and disseminate high-quality, easy-to-understand parenting and parent-related materials. The focus is on creating an attractive, widely available information collection that incorporates graphics and other parent- friendly features on the Internet. NPIN is working to:  *    build an information system that can be integr
ated with local      parent and family resources;  *    reach out to and train parents, especially low-income      parents, and people who work collaboratively with them, to      acquire the skills needed to use NPIN and to participate in      the emerging national information infrastructure; and  *    assure a simple, attractive, single point of access to      parenting information that is easy to use.  What Will NPIN Do?  The University of Illinois and the U.S. Department of Education supported the initial development of NPIN. The national effort to collect information is well underway, and NPIN already includes one of the largest collections of information on parenting and child development on the Internet. NPIN now includes, or will soon include, the following components:  *    short articles written for parents of  children from birth      through adolescence on a variety of topics, including      child rearing and development; general health; behaviors;      talents; disabilities; testing; working with
teachers and      schools; and home activities;  *    PARENTS AskERIC, a question-answering service for parents,      teachers, administrators, and parent education and parent      involvement specialists that will link them to subject      experts in professional associations, clearinghouses,      universities, and government agencies;  *    forums for discussion of common concerns shared by      parents, teachers, and parent educators;  *    listings of useful, usually inexpensive materials available      from professional associations, publishers, and other      organizations;  *    descriptions of innovative or exemplary parent education      and involvement programs in schools and communities; and  *    access to relevant ERIC digests and other education-related      materials.  How Can You Participate?  *    Use the system! If you have Internet access, gopher to:         ericps.ed.uiuc.edu

[29]gopher to ericps (OK 5/15/96)

     Or, use our world wide web site. The URL for NPIN's      home page is         http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/npinhome.html (OK 5/15/96)

[30]WWW to ericps (OK 5/15/96)

*    Work with NPIN to share your materials with parents. The      growing list of organizations contributing information to NPIN      already includes the National Urban League, the National PTA,      the Center for Early Adolescence, and several ERIC

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  8. http://www.fcbe.edu.on.ca/www/welcome.html
  9. http://www.fcbe.edu.on.ca/www/pubs/cah/cah_summary.html
 10. http://www.drake.edu/swiss/Homepage_final.html
 11. gopher://police.mtsu.edu/
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 19. gopher://lib.nmsu.edu/
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 24. http://www.armory.com/%7Eweb/notes.html
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 27. file://www.indirect.com/www/gstarman/dedesc.html
 28. ftp://ftp.indirect.com/www/gstarman/deread.txt
 29. gopher://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/
 30. http://ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin/npinhome.html