Internet Resources for Family and Consumer Sciences

A Presentation at the ACTE 2000 Annual Meeting

By: Dr. Debbie Johnson and Dr. Peggy Rolling  

 

Web Site Evaluation Tools

The Librarians Guide to Cyberspace by the American Library Association

http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/criteria50.html

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/evalhigh.html

General Family and Consumer Sciences:

Consumer and Family Sciences Web Sites: NDSU Extension Service

http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/otheryf.htm

Family and Consumer Sciences Internet Resources: University of Wyoming Libraries

http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/subres/consum.htm  

Family and Consumer Sciences Resources Online

http://members.tripod.com/~kburge/fcs.html  

Family and Consumer Sciences Web Sites by Carolyn Cotton

http://title3.sde.state.ok.us/teachweb/urls/facs.htm

Hall of Home Economics

http://www.tenet.edu/academia/home_ec.html

Human Ecology Resources: Ohio State University Libraries

http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/OSU_profile/ehsweb/hecweb.htm

Internet Resources in Family and Consumer Sciences

http://www.tiac.net/users/index1/family.htm

Using the Internet for Family and Consumer Sciences

http://academic.wsc.edu/redl/classes/tami/fcs.html

   

Careers:

America’s Career InfoNet: 

http://www.acinet.org/acinet

Information on career outlooks, wages and trends, employer search, state profiles, resource library and career exploration.  Includes a career resource site with over 3,500 career related web sites.  Sponsored by the U. S. Department of Labor.                            

Occupational Outlook Handbook              

http://www.bls.gov/ocohome.htm

Career information by occupations listed alphabetically. Sponsored by the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Child Development:

National Association for the Education of Young Children         

http://www.naeyc.org

Federal and state policy and legislation, a resource for effective advocacy and research reports. 

 

National Child Care Information Center               

http://www.nccic.org

A national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance and promote the child care delivery system.  Has an extensive resource list of web sites. A project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

 

National Parent Information Network

http://www.npin.org/

Research-based information about the process of parenting and about family involvement in education.  A project of the ERIC system, which is administered by the National Library of Education in the U.S. Department of Education

Pampers Parenting Institute

http://www.pampers.com/ppi/

Information on development, feeding, health, safety, skin care, and sleep.  Information is also given by stages of development.  Dr. Brazelton has a site on this page.   Sponsored by Pampers.

BabyCenter

http://www.babycenter.com/

Preconception, pregnancy, baby, toddler and topics a-z are links found on this site.  Popular areas include ask the experts; childcare finder; development timeline; and pregnancy calendar.  Sponsored by: Beech-Nut, Carter’s, Charmen, Clorox, Dreft, Gerber, Johnson’s Baby, Infants’ Mylicon Drops, OurBeginning.com, Q-tips Cotton Swabs, Stride Rite and Tums.        

 

Clothing and Textiles:

American Fiber Manufacturers Association

http://www.fibersource.com/afma/afma.htm

The American Fiber Manufacturers Association is the trade association for U.S. companies that manufacture and sell synthetic and cellulosic fibers.  The site includes fiber information.  A highlight of this sight is the fibertutor which includes information on history, polymer science, manufacturing, products, uses, care and maintenance, the environment and health and safety. 

American Apparel and Footwear Association

http://www.americanapparel.org/MainArea2.html

Links to The Fashion Association website which includes information on history, functional fashion, current fashion, etc..  Sponsored by the American Apparel Manufactures Association.

Cotton Incorporated

http://www.cottoninc.com/

Expert tips on cotton, fashion, fiber, product care and selection.  Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated.

Fabric Link

http://www.fabriclink.com/home.html

Information on fabrics, apparel and clothing care.  Includes a consumer guide, Fabric University and a retailer's forum.  

 

Consumer Education:

Better Business Bureau

http://www.bbb.org/

Sponsored by the Council of Better Business Bureaus.  Links to check out a company, file a complaint, new and alert. 

Consumer Education for Teens

http://www.wa.gov/ago/youth/

Developed by the Washington State Attorney General's Office this site includes information on product scams, credit cards, purchasing a car, return policies, apartment renting and a number of other topics of interest to teens.

Consumer Product Safety Commission

http://cpsc.gov/indexmain.html

Independent Federal regulatory agency which reports and investigates consumer products.  Links to product recalls, how to report unsafe products, information for children and press releases.

EcEdWeb

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/

Sponsored by the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Center for Economic Education.  This site provides support for economic education including an extensive link to educational resources.

 

Foods and Nutrition:

American Dietetic Association

http://www.eatright.org/

Sponsored by the American Dietetic Association, this site offers information on healthy lifestyles and nutrition.

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

Sponsored by the USDA, this site includes the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, healthy recipes, a downloadable food guide pyramid, and numerous other nutrition links.

Gateway to Government Food Safety Information

http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Sponsored by the USDA.  Includes new s and safety alerts, consumer advice, foodborne pathogens, educator resources and information for teens.

USDA for Kids

http://www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html

Designed for school age children, this site include information on the food guide pyramid, preventing foodborne illness, team nutrition and teacher resources.

 

Housing and Home Furnishings:

Better Homes and Garden

http://www.bhg.com/househome/

Sponsored by Better Homes and Gardens this site includes a buying guide for home appliances, a kitchen planning workshop, and home decorating.

Build.com

http://wwwbuild.com

Information on manufactures, building and home improvement shopping, publications, and professional services.  Commercially sponsored.

Home Arts Shelter

http://homearts.com/depts/home/00dphmc1.htm

Commercially sponsored.  Includes a hand home adviser, home decorating solutions, kitchen adventure and home repair.

 

Personal and Family Relations:

Family Relations

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/n/x/nxd10/family3.htm

Developed by Penn State Human Development and Family Studies students.  Includes information on relationships, parenting, grandparents and brother/sister relationship, family problems, and intimate violence

Family Track

http://www.familytrack.com

Developed by a Certified Family Life Educator, this site offers links to over 400 family life sites.  Includes online school and university assignments which are available for any teacher or professor to use free of charge.

 

Disclaimer : 

The resources listed above are not endorsed or warranted in any way by Southeastern Louisiana University.  As with all information received from any source, internet resources should be used with caution.  Mention of a proprietary product or commercial firm does not constitute an endorsement by SLU and does not imply approval to the exclusion of other suitable products or firms.