Join HLN to have access to 4 complete thematic units, or use the following links to help you study these topics:

Safe Kids.com
The Online Safety Project provides background information on online safety for parents as well as Internet safety rules and an Internet safety quiz to share with your children.

TECH CORPSŪ Internet Safety Primer
This introduction to Internet safety for parents and teachers includes discussions of acceptable use policies, online supervision, screening inappropriate material, and balancing freedom and control.

The Nine Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
The American Association of School Librarians offers these standards for information literacy.

Kids on the Net: Critical Thinking Skills for Web Literacy
The Media Awareness Network provides a grade level analysis of what children should know about Cyberspace.

The Librarian's Guide to CyberSpace for Parents and Kids
The American Library Association's guide includes Web definitions, safety tips, and advice for parents.

Connecting Students to the World
The Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, offers a number of up-to-date WebQuests, arranged by grade level and subject.

Treasure Hunts
Cyberbee provides several excellent Scavenger Hunts in an easy-to-use format.

WebQuest Page
Find everything you ever wanted to know about WebQuests, from their creator!

WebQuests and More
One of the pioneers of the WebQuest format provides lots of great tools for using and creating WebQuests.

Field trip sites

Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Dissections, Field Trips, and Labs

Virtual Geological Field Trips

Doing History Virtual Tours

Discovery.com Learning Adventures