Information for Technology Access for Parents
Directions to sign up for Parent Portal
· http://parentportal.mpls.k12.mn.us
Places for free computer access
· Hennepin County Libraries http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/locations.cfm
· Starbuck Coffee Shops, Dunn Brothers, Caribou
http://www.starbucks.com/store-locator
http://www.dunnbroslocations.com/
· Free Wireless hotspots http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/wirelessminneapolis/map.asp
· Civic Garden http://www.wirelessminneapolis.org/
· Community Technology Centers http://tlc-mn.org/ctc
How to get email addresses
· Gmail http://mail.google.com/
· Yahoo http://mail.yahoo.com/
Purchasing computers
· MicroCenter http://www.microcenter.com/
· Dell Computer http://www.dell.com/us/p/?~ck=mn
· HP Computer http://www.hp.com/
· Best Buy http://www.bestbuy.com
· Apple http://store.apple.com/us
Internet service providers
· Comcast http://www.internetessentialspartner.com/
(reduced accounts for families Free/Reduced Lunch Status)
· Qwest/Century Link www.centurylink.com/internetbasics
· Earthlink http://www.earthlink.net/
· USI Wireless http://www.usiwireless.com
· US Family http://www.usfamily.net
Naviance access information for high school families
· Post Secondary planning for your student: contact your high school counselor for more info and login