Jumpstart your back-to-school technology training with this toolkit from the LTC! We did the hard work for you and collected the best LTC resources for GoogleEDU, MicrosoftEDU, SeeSaw, Schoology, and parent/caregiver support so you can focus on getting ready to rock the upcoming school year!
Audience: Parents
NetSmartz Kids
NetSmartz Kids, fro the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, provides resources supporting Internet safety and digital citizenship activities (in both print and digital formats) for elementary grades students.
Stay Connected, Stay Informed
These Internet safety and cyber bullying resistance resources from the Illinois Attorney General’s office support instruction at all grade levels and includes instructions for using the Illinois E-Info Hotline.
Connect Safely
Connect Safely resoures support the safe and responsible use of technology resources at all grade levels and includes printable guides on a wide variety of specific and special topics related to technology use in classroom and home environments.
Stop Bullying
This federal resource, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides guidance on teaching resistance to bullying and cyber bullying in home and school environments.
Family Online Safety Institute
The Family Online Safety Institute is an international, non-profit organization which works to make the online world safer for kids and their families.
Parent Guides from ConnectSafely
A growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens.
Connect Safely Guides
Short, clearly written guides for social media and digital citizenship.
SPARK Parent Podcast Episode 4 Resources: The Importance of Reading During Remote Learning
These resources are a companion to Episode 4 of the SPARK Parent Podcast. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.
SPARK Parent Podcast Episode 3 Resources: “The Basics” of Remote and Hybrid Learning
These resources are a companion to Episode 3 of the SPARK Parent Podcast. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN.