Useful Computer Resources for Reading

Parents Guide to the Internet published by the U.S. Department of Education, 1997. (call toll-free 1-877-4ED-PUBS to request a free copy, or order online at http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html).

The Connected Family: Bridging the Digital Generation Gap by Seymour Papert and Nicholas Negroponte. Longstreet Press, 1996.

The Parents' Pocket Guide to Kids and Computers published by the Family Computer Workshop, 1998.

Young Kids and Computers: A Parent's Survival Guide by Ellen Wolock, Anne Orr, and Warren Buckleitner. Children's Software Revue, 1998.

For more resources, see "Some Other Informative Web Sites for Parents and Caregivers," "Computer Programs," and "Young Children and the Internet: Places to Learn and Play."

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