The Parents' Pocket Guide to Kids & Computers takes the guesswork out of buying children's software, and shows parents how to make Internet exploration a cool, safe learning activity for kids. The Guide is every parent's passport to high-tech fun and education. It features: -- Extensive, independent reviews of the Top 100 Kids' Software Titles and Top 100 Kids' Internet Sites, indexed by age and subject. -- Easy-to-use "Top 5" lists -- the best of the best kids' software and Web sites for subjects like reading, math, arts and creativity, nature and science. -- Kids' computer use at different ages: What parents should know. -- How to explore the Internet with kids, quickly, easily -- and safely. -- Making sense of computer and Internet jargon.

As today's children proceed through school and eventually into the job force, they will be required to have technology skills. Parents know that as they prepare their children for a successful future, they will increasingly need to help their children build a strong foundation in technology. Whether a techie or a tech newbie, teaching young children the technology skills they will need throughout their lives can seem like a daunting task for any parent-but it no longer has to be that way. ISTE author Holly Poteete has adapted her popular computer lab book into lessons and activities for parents to use either as a supplement to school computer lessons or in a more formal home environment.

Examines how parents can foster computer literacy in their children, encouraging creativity and strengthening problem-solving skills