This document discusses free online resources available to parents of gifted children, including discussion forums, blogs, and curriculum resources. It provides an overview of support communities, parenting resources, advocacy tools, and social-emotional support available on the internet. The document encourages parents to utilize these free online tools and internet-based professional development opportunities to connect with others and find information to support their gifted children.
The Gifted Parent Online: Totally Free Internet Tools for Parent Support & Advocacy
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The Gifted Parent Online:
Totally Free Internet Tools for
Parent Support & Advocacy
By Carolyn Kottmeyer
and Kathi Kearney
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You are not alone!
⢠2.5% of the population
⢠Identification limited by state and district
mandates
⢠Privacy prevents contact
⢠Internet allows world-wide interactionâŚ
⢠We are not alone!
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Online Support
⢠Gifted discussion communities
ď Homeschooling
ď Twice Exceptional
ď Exceptionally / Profoundly Gifted
⢠Gifted Blogs
ď 2e: Twice Exceptional Newsletter
ď Eide Neurolearning Blog
ď Gifted Exchange â Laura Vanderkam
ď Unwrapping the Gifted â Tamara Fisher
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Support Communities
⢠TAGFAM
ď TAGFAM âTalented And Gifted FAMilies
ď TAGPDQ â more than plain gifted
ď TAGMAX â homeschooling gifted
⢠GT-Families
ď GT-Families â general support
ď GT-Special â twice exceptional gifted
ď GT-Adult â adult gifted
⢠Gifted Online Conferences (NING)
ď Variety of discussion topics plus conferences
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Support Lists
⢠Specialized support groupsâŚ
ď Homeschooling Gifted Children
ď Homeschooling 2 College Life
ď Michael Clay Thompsonâs Language Arts
ď Gifted-NLD-Aspergers
ď 2e Young Adults
ď Auditory Processing
ď Bright Kids (American Mensa)
ď State and local gifted organizationsâŚ
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Netiquette
⢠Keep your tone positive
ď Use âI languageâŚâ
ď No âflamingâ
ď Consider your audience (international)
ď The â7%-38%-55% Ruleâ
⢠7% words, 38% tone of voice, 55% body language
â Albert Mehrabian, Professor Emeritus of Psychology,
UCLA
⢠(Print and) Keep your welcome letter
ď Unsubscribe, nomail, digest
ď Donât send list commands to the list
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Online Parenting Resources
⢠Parents
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/parents.htm
ď Research
ď Resources
⢠Books
⢠Products
⢠Games & Toys
ď Success Stories
ď Frequently Answered Questions
ď A Lighter Note
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Advocacy Resources
⢠Gifted Advocacy
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/advocacy.htm
⢠Competing with myths about the social and emotional
development of gifted students
ď Myth 1. Gifted students should be with students their
own age
ď Myth 3. Being perfectly well rounded should be the
primary goal
⢠Distinguishing Myths From Realities: NRC/GT Research
ď Useful quiz for self-discovery and professional
developmentâŚ
⢠Arguments and Red Herrings
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/arguments.htm
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Advocacy Resources
⢠ERIC EC Clearinghouse for Exceptional
Children
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/eric
⢠Davidson Institute Guidebooks
ď www.gt-cybersource.org
ď Advocating for Exceptionally Gifted Young
People: A Guidebook
ď Considering the Options: A Guidebook for
Investigating Early College Entrance (Parents &
Students versions)
ď Mentorship: A Guidebook
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Online Curriculum
⢠Enrichment
ď Interactive
ď Reading lists
⢠Curriculum Units
ď Every topic, grade level
ď Many include educational objectives met
⢠Complete Classes
ď Middle & High school
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Online Enrichment
⢠Hoagiesâ Kids & Teens Links
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/links.htm
ď Art, Theater, Music
ď Books & Authors
ď Brain Teasers, Logic Puzzles & Optical Illusions
ď Interactive Challenges
ď For the Love of Words
ď Math & Multiplication
ď Science & Natural Science
ď Social Studies, Economics, Geography
ď Space
ď Young Kids
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Curriculum Units
⢠Internet Investigations
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/investigations.htm
ď Lesson Plan Collections K-12+
⢠Illuminations (math)
⢠JetStream (weather)
⢠Kennedy Center ArtsEdge (art)
⢠NASA Educational Materials Finder
⢠NOVA (PBS programs)
⢠Smithsonian
⢠Xpeditions (geography)
ď Individual Lesson Plans, too
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Complete Online Courses
⢠(Free) Online High School Courses
ď www.hoagiesgifted.org/online_hs.htm
ď Ready-made curriculum
⢠Content, Evaluations, Text
ď Some kids respond better than others to online
learning
⢠Run trial lessons
⢠Determine if course suits child
ď Include discussion timeâŚ
⢠Parent, teacher, mentor, older student
ď Download the course website
⢠WebWhacker**
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Convincing Your SchoolâŚ
⢠Review the materials thoroughly
⢠Learn school policy on independent study for
credit
ď State policy / accepted course list
ď Find advocate within the system
⢠Get necessary approval
⢠Excellent option forâŚ
ď Lower-SES schools
ď Block / 6-day scheduled schools
ď High-level acceleration at any grade level
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Middle & High School Options
⢠Assorted
ď MIT OpenCourseWare Video Courses
ď National Repository of Online Courses, Monterey
Institute
ď UCBerkeley on YouTube
⢠English / Literature
ď SCORE Literature Cyberguides
ď Principals of Composition
ď Debate Central: Critical Advocacy
⢠Science
ď Forensics Illustrated: Step Under the Tape
ď General Biology, Chemistry
ď AP Physics, Biology, Environmental Science
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Middle & High School Options
⢠Math
ď Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Statistics
ď AP Calculus, Statistics
⢠History
ď Digital History
ď AP U.S. History, U.S. Government
ď My Own Business
⢠Languages
ď Ancient or Modern Greek, French, German, Italian,
Icelandic, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese
⢠Electives
ď Astronomy, Music Theory & Appreciation, History of
Religion, Computers
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Online Professional
Development
⢠Support our teachers!
⢠Online Communities, Blogs, Support Lists
ď Gifted Online Conferences (NING)
ď 2eEducator
ď Unwrapping the Gifted
ď Davidson Institute Educators Guild
ď CGEP Network (APA)
ď Belin Blank Gifted Teachers Listserv
⢠Professional development curriculumâŚ
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Gifted Education Professional
Development Package
⢠Early childhood, primary & secondary
⢠Core, extension and specialisation
ď Understanding Giftedness
ď Identification of Gifted Students
ď Social and Emotional Development
ď Underachievement
ď Curriculum Differentiation
ď Developing Programmes and Provisions
⢠www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publicat
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Online Social-Emotional
Support
⢠SENG
ď www.sengifted.org
ď Articles and research
ď Annual Conference
⢠Davidson Young Scholars
ď www.davidsonyoungscholars.org
ď Exceptionally / profoundly gifted ages 5-18
ď Wide variety of support availableâŚ
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Online Access toâŚ
Conferences
⢠Local, State, National, InternationalâŚ
ď NAGC
ď NAGC State Affiliates
ď Local school district groups
ď SENG
ď SENG Parenting Groups
ď Beyond IQ
ď CTY / CTD / TIP Family Conferences
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Internet Safety
⢠PC Security
ď Itâs not just your motherâs antivirus program any
more!
⢠Privacy
ď You may be surprised whatâs known about you
ď And your home
ď AndâŚ
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PC Security
⢠Anti-Virus
ď Current definitions!
⢠Anti-Spyware
ď One scan, one memory resident
⢠Windows critical and security updates
⢠Phishing!
ď Donât click anywhere on an unexpected pop-up
⢠Google Toolbar
⢠www.hoagiesgifted.org/pc_security.htm
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Privacy
⢠Learn all about yourselfâŚ
ď www.Naymz.com
ď www.ZoomInfo.com
ď www.ZabaSearch.com
⢠Learn about your house!
ď www.zillow.com
⢠Set up Google Alerts on yourself and family
ď www.google.com/alert
⢠Register for Do Not Call; renew every 5 years
ď www.donotcall.gov
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Privacy Loss is ForeverâŚ
⢠Wayback Machine
ď www.archive.org
ď Historical snapshots of websites back to 1996
⢠Boards and Mailing Lists
ď Archives
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Special NoteâŚ
⢠The internet is free, but Internet websites are
notâŚ
⢠Hoagiesâ Gifted Education Page is supported by
your affiliate program purchases
ď Shop through Hoagiesâ Page links
ď No cost to you; small percentage goes to
Hoagies
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The Gifted Parent Online:
Totally Free Internet Tools for
Parent Support & Advocacy
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