Edmark Announces Dear Parents Website

Posted on June 26, 1997

Edmark, an IBM Company, developer of educational software, has launched Dear Parents, a new site on the Web designed as a resource for parents who have questions about learning and technology.

Donna Stanger, general manager of Edmark, says in a statement, "Parents are concerned about their child's school success and life-long learning. Our new Dear Parents site is an opportunity for us to share what we've learned -- some things that really work -- with a community of interested and caring parents."

Edmark plans to update the Dear Parents site weekly with new questions on topics ranging from learning styles to girls and computers to your child at school. Drawing on her own experience as a parent, classroom teacher for 20 years and award-winning developer of children's software, Stanger will provide answers that can be read and heard using RealAudio, a technology that allows users to hear audio over the Internet.

In addition to the week's featured questions, the site contains a collection of questions and answers sorted by category. Dear Parents also provides links to related sites covering parenting and family issues, education and learning, children with special needs, and news and reviews on educational technology for children.

Note: The site is no longer available.