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Resources for parents including websites for teachers, home schooling forums, and support groups.

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Teachers' Domain More than 1,000 free media resources from the best in public television, including video and audio, Flash interactives, images, documents, lesson plans, and student-oriented activites. Open your free account, create personalized folders, and set up groups to share content.
Annenberg Media Free online curriculum for high school, college, and adult learning combining video with online and print materials. Teacher education courses are available for curriculum topics in grades k-8. 
Shmoop Free lessons, background, summaries, and analysis for literature, poetry, history, civics, biography, music, and bestsellers written by the faculty, PhD students, and Masters students at Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford and other universities. View the Teacher and Librarian Tour at the bottom of the page.
ReadWriteThink High quality reading and language arts instruction. Free lesson plans,  interactives, and print-outs, teacher and parent resources. A partnership between the International Reading Association, the National Council of Teachers of English, and Thinkfinity.
Thinkfinity The Verizon Foundation partners with over 10 leading education associations for its literacy, education, and technology initiatives. High quality online resources and interactives, literacy and education information for teachers and parents emphasizing the importance of 21st century skills.
BrainPop Create animated, curriculum-based content that engages students and supports education. Free lesson plans graphic organizers, and video tutorials. Users must register for free account.
Homeschool Central A national clearinghouse for home schooling resources including curriculum, blogs, support groups, national and state organizations, and much more.
Home Education Magazine HEM's online presence provides access to selected articles, archives, home schooling resources, blogs, support groups, discussion groups, national and state organizations, and curriuclum ideas.
Homeschool Library Free forum and support for home schooling parents. Reviews of curriculum and other materials.
Homeschool.com Online community of home schoolers. Discussion forums, support groups, podcasts, articles, resource guide. Advice for beginners and veteran homeschoolers as well. Daily news, magazine, online contests and scholarship information.