How
do I find a Resource or Link?
You can find a resource or link in a number of ways.
You can make your search general - or more defined. Making the search
more general will produce a longer list of things - but you'll have
to then go through this list to find things of particular interest
to you. On the other hand, if you make your search very specific it
may not produce any resources or links at all! Here are a number of
different options:
- Click on the Search Button - Clicking on this button
without checking anything else will produce all the listings in
Resources and Links.
- Search by "Who" the resource is for - Choose
"Who" the resource is for from the pull-down menu. Then
click the search button. This will produce a list of the resources
specific to whomever you chose - parents and families, or organizations.
- Search by category - There are a number of check boxes
you can choose to focus your search more. Check the boxes that
relate to the topic you are looking for. Items for each category
will appear.
- Enter a word in "Search For" - this can include
a topic or word that describes what you are looking for. The search
will look for the resources and links that include these words
and display them. Unless you are looking for a resource or link
with an exact word or phrase in it, it is best to leave this blank.
| Here's a
helpful tip for entering your search…
You can use the [tab key] to move between
boxes. |
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How can
I Suggest a Resource or Link?
Resources or links can be suggested by anyone. Resources
and links you think would be helpful and/or related to families, children
and organizations can be submitted. These will be reviewed and considered
for upload to the site.
To suggest a resource or link, click on "Suggest
a Resource" and fill in the boxes. All boxes with * (an asterix)
beside them must be filled in or your suggestion will be rejected.
Tips are laid out step-by-step. Remember to be creative when making
up the "Teaser Blurb". A teaser is the thing that helps
grab people's attention and makes them want to look at a resource
or link.
- To begin you must first give the resource or link a
name - fill in "Resource Name".
- Choose "Who the resource is for" from the
pull-down menu - parents and families, or organizations.
- Fill in the "Teaser Blurb". Make this as interesting
as possible - it is what catches people's attention.
- Tell us why you think the resource or link is useful
to families or organizations. This information will not be displayed.
It could help us make your teaser more interesting!
- Contact information is required. We may need some information
about the resource or link you are suggesting - the contact information
will help us get in touch with you. This information is not displayed
on the site and will not be shared with visitors to the site.
- "About the Resource" is necessary for copyright
information. Please tell us who wrote or produced the information
you are suggesting.
- A list of topic areas is provided. You can help categorize
the resource by checking the boxes that describes the resource.
- There are three different ways to submit a resource.
Please choose one:
- Web Sites (Links) - Type or paste the site address
into the "Resource Web Site" box. After this is
done, go to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit
Resource" button. You are not required to fill in any
other boxes.
- Resources that you type or paste in are entered
into the "Resource or Description of Resource" box.
You can type or paste an entire resource (e.g., recipe, one
pager on a topic) or give a longer description of an associated
document (a document that you will be uploading) in this box.
Once the resource is entered you can go to the bottom of the
page and click the "Submit Resource" button. If
you wish to include a document with the description you must
complete the next step:
- Uploaded Documents are files or resources related
to the topic described earlier. Examples are: a brochure,
a picture, a longer document about a certain topic. Give the
document a name. Then fill in the document or file type and
click browse. Once the document is uploaded click the "Submit
Resource" button. Please consider using "Rich Text
Format" as these documents are easier to open with different
software packages. They are also more accessible to people
using older computers.
| Here
is a tip to make things easier - You can cut and paste!
A description of your resource can be prepared in advance using
a regular word processing program like WordPerfect or Word. This
allows you to check the spelling and grammar before adding it
to the site. To add the text describing your resource you will
need to open the document while on the site. Highlight the text
you want to copy and copy it using the edit drop down menu at
the top of your screen. Paste the text into the space provided
under "Resource or Resource Description" using the edit
drop down menu. NOTE: You can copy text from web sites and e-mails
using this method - saving lots of typing time. |
Once a resource or link has been suggested it will
be reviewed as soon as possible. Up2us reserves the right to refuse
entries. Submitting an event implies that you have agreed to our Terms
of Use.
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How do I
find an Activity?
You can search for an activity in a number of ways.
A search can be defined or it can be general. Making the search more
general will produce more activities. If you make your search too
specific it may not produce any activities at all. Here are a number
of options:
- Click on the Search Button - Clicking on this button
without checking anything else will produce all the listings in
the Activities database.
- Search areas of focus - Choose "Who" the resource
is for by checking the appropriate box. Then click the search
button. This will produce a list of the activities specific to
whomever you chose - babies, toddlers, early teens, pre-teens.
- Search by category - There are a number of check boxes
you can choose to focus your search more. Check the boxes that
relate to the topic you are looking for. Every listing in the
category will appear.
- Enter a word in "Search For" - this can include
a topic or word that describes what you are looking for. The search
will look for the activities that include these words and display
them. Unless you are looking for an activity with an exact word
or phrase in it, it is best to leave this blank.
| Here's
a helpful tip for entering your search… You can
use the [tab key] to move between boxes. |
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How can
I Suggest an Activity?
Activities can be suggested by anyone. To suggest an
activity, click on "Suggest an Activity" and fill in the
boxes. All boxes with * (an asterix) beside them must be filled in
or the form will be rejected. The process is laid out step-by-step.
Remember to be creative when making up the "Teaser Blurb".
A teaser blurb grabs people's attention and makes them want to look
at an activity.
- To begin you must first give the activity a name - fill
in "Activity Name".
- Fill in the "Teaser Blurb". Make this as interesting
as possible - it is what catches people's attention.
- Tell us why you think the activity is good for children.
This information will not be displayed - it may be used to make
the teaser more interesting.
- Contact information is required. We may need some information
about the resource or link you are suggesting. This information
will help us get in touch. Contact information will not be posted
to the site or shared with website visitors.
- "About the Activity" is necessary for copyright
information. Please tell us who wrote or produced the information
you are suggesting.
- A list of topic areas is provided. You can help categorize
the activity by checking the boxes that describes the activity.
- There are two different ways to submit an activity.
Please choose one:
- Web Sites (Links) - Type or paste the site address
into the "Activity Web Site" box. After this is done,
go to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit Activity"
button. You are not required to fill in any other boxes.
- Activities that you type or paste in are entered into
the "Activity Description" box. You can type or paste
an entire activity or activity description. Once the activity
is entered you can go to the bottom of the page and click the
"Submit Activity" button.
| Here
is a tip to make things easier - you can cut and paste!
A description of the activity can be prepared in advance using
a regular word processing program like WordPerfect or Word. This
allows you to check the spelling and grammar before suggesting
it for the site. To add the text describing your activity you
will need to open the document while on the site. Highlight the
text you want to copy and copy it using the edit drop down menu
at the top of your screen. Paste the text into the space provided
under "Activity or Description of Activity" using the
edit drop down menu. NOTE: You can copy text from web sites and
e-mails using this method - saving lots of typing time.
|
Once an activity has been suggested it will be reviewed
as soon as possible. up2us reserves the right to refuse entries. Submitting
an event implies that you have agreed to our Terms
of Use.
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How do I find
a Community Event?
You can search for Community Events in a number of
ways. You can make your search very defined or you can make your search
general. Making the search more general will produce more listings.
If you make your search too specific it may not produce anything.
Here are a number of suggestions:
- Click on the "Show All Events" button - Clicking
on this button without checking anything else will produce all
the listings in Community Events. This will produce a listing
of all the events in the database in order of their occurrence
staring with the one closest to the today's date.
- Search by "Who" the event is for - Choose
"Who" the event is for from the pull-down menu. Then
click the search button. This will produce a list of the events
specific to whomever you chose - just parents, just kids, parents
and kids, or organizations.
- Enter a word in "Search For" - this can include
a topic or word that describes what you are looking for. The search
will look for the resources and links that include these words
and display them. Unless you are looking for a resource or link
with an exact word or phrase in it, it is best to leave this blank.
- Choose a range of dates to search if you are looking
for an event during a particular time frame.
| Here's a
helpful tip for entering your search…
You can use the [tab key] to move between
boxes. |
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How
can I Suggest an Event?
Events listings can be suggested by anyone. All events
related to families, children and organizations are welcome. To post
information related to an event, click on "Suggest an Event"
and fill in the boxes. The process is laid out step-by-step. Remember
to be creative when entering the headline; it is the thing that grabs
people's attention and makes them want to look for more information
about your event.
- To begin you must first give the event a name - fill
in "What is the Event".
- Choose "Who is this event" from the pull-down
menu - parents and families, or organizations.
- Fill in the "Teaser Blurb". Make this as interesting
as possible - it is what catches people's attention.
- Give a full description of the event. Type or paste
the description in the text box below the teaser blurb.
- Where is the event? This is required information.
- When is the event? If it is an event happening on 1
day only just fill in the start date and ignore the end date.
- Contact information is required. We may need some information
about the event you are suggesting. This information is not displayed
and will not be shared.
- Once the information has been completed click the "Submit
Event" button
| Here are
tips to make things easier - you can
cut and paste! A description of your event can be prepared in
advance using a regular word processing program like WordPerfect
or Word. This allows you to check the spelling and grammar before
adding it to the site. To add the text describing your event you
will need to open the document while on the site. Highlight the
text you want to copy and copy it using the edit drop down menu.
Paste the text into the space provided under "Type or paste
a detailed description of the event here" using the edit
drop down menu. NOTE: You can copy text from web sites and e-mails
using this method - saving lots of typing time. |
Once an event has been suggested it will be reviewed
as soon as possible. up2us reserves the right to refuse entries. Submitting
an event implies that you have agreed to our Terms
of Use.
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What is the Privacy
Policy?
At up2us we take the issue of privacy seriously.
We will not sell, distribute, barter, or transfer any personal
information about our users to a third party without permission or
unless legally required to do so.
