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• December 26, 2003
• Congratulations Barbara!, Your site has been featured in the December, 2003 Iditarod issue of the Innovative Teaching Newsletter! You can see this issue here. Innovative Teaching is a non-profit educational website that seeks to identify and catalogue the best online teaching resources for educators, parents and students. The weekly newsletter is a companion to the website and currently boasts 2,500 subscribers. It is my sincere hope that in featuring your pages I have increased traffic to your site.
  Walter McKenzie
  Webmaster and Author, The Innovative Teaching Newsletter

• September 10, 2003
• Hi Barbara, Let me say, while I have the chance, that you are a blessing. When I first started homeschooling I didn't have a computer, except for our library resources(and still don't), and you were my first newsletter. In fact you were the reason I even bothered to get an e-mail address in the first place. I was floundering in the ocean, trying to teach my then thirteen year old daughter ( who I, out of sheer desperation, practically had to yank out of school) and you were my life-preserver. My Panda (her nickname) graduated at 16. And I have vowed that my son will never see the inside of a school building, if I have anything to do with it. Anyway, thanks muches (I meant to do that). If I had a lot of money, I'd be throwing a bunch at you.
  Again, THANK YOU! L&L,
  Janice Browder

• September 2, 2003
• Hi there! I really enjoy your words of wisdom. I find them inspiring as I greet each day with the challenges of teaching K-5 children. I am glad I found you and your services. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE :)
  mdavis90

• June 21, 2003
• Hi Barbara, Just wanted to take a minute, now that school is out for the summer, to say how much my students and I look forward to your weekly newsletter. I receive it at home and in my classroom. More recently, I've enjoyed your notes about your home life and have chuckled over your stories about home renovation...my husband and I are converting a ranch with small boxy rooms into this open cottage like home. We've taken out the wall that divides our living area with the kitchen/dining area and are creating a "great room". While the end results will be wonderful, three months (and counting) of plywood counters, intermittent electricity and water, etc. have taken their toll! Good luck with your project, and keep up the good work! I'm looking forward to next year's topics.
  Dot Drobney, Grade 5 teacher
  Willington, CT

• May 29, 2003
• Dear Barbara, Somehow I fortuitously stumbled (can one "fortuitously stumble?) across your newsletter "Surfing the Net with Kids" a few years ago. Why it has taken me this long to say thank you I do not know. Please forgive me and accept this heartfelt letter of thanks to you. You intrigue me. How do you create the time to produce all the writing that you do? Not only do I find your recommendations for kids enthralling (as does my 8-year-old son Christopher), but also well researched and of the finest quality. With all of the trash out there masquerading as content, how do you do it?
  
  So now, please accept my thanks AND my curiosity about you. Are you a real person or really a group of friends who share a common web identity (WebID, as in "You cwazy WebID, I'll bwoe your head off if you eat my cawots again!"). This explanation would explain how you can provide so much good content for both children and adults to enjoy and from which to benefit.
  
  Your pages on web publishing also caught my eye. I shall be getting back in touch with you on that subject as soon as I determine that yes, you are one person who has somehow found the fountain of - if not youth, then certainly energy!
  Thank you!
  Joseph Chaillot

• May 14, 2003
• Dear Barbara, Thank you for sending me all these wonderful things.
  Thank you!
  Ashley

• February 27, 2003
• Dear Barbara, On a personal note, and if I may use the colloquialism of my teenage sons, I consider your site "Phat"! To be sure, I am of the opinion that you give more than what you receive. On behalf of my sons....our sincerest appreciation and gratitude.
  Fraternally,
  Michael

• February 23, 2003
• Dear Surfing the Net with Kids, We would like to inform you that your site as been approved for the "Stepduck Seal of Approval" Award. Placing the Stepduck Seal of Approval Award is letting people know that the context supports all family members, all type of families, and supports the development in a healthy way. WE are for KIDS!!!! We just loved the information on your site!
  Christy Borgeld,
  The Stepduck Team

• February 19, 2003
• Alexa ranks Surfnetkids.com as one of the busiest on the Internet.
  

• February 13, 2003
• Hi Barbara, I love your newsletter - my children are 16, 13, & 9 and they use the web sites for homework, reading, exploring - it is the best newsletter I have ever had.
  Thank you for your newsletter.
  Sue Grave
  Houston, TX

• December 10, 2002
• Dear Barbara, I love your newsletters. I am a high school library secretary and have kept just about all the newsletters I've received. They come in real handy when our special needs kids are doing their research projects. I've forwarded appropriate newsletters to a variety of teachers in our school.
  Keep up the good work!
  Tracie Shepherd
  Helena, MT

• December 1, 2002
• Dear Barbara, Congratulations on such a rich and adventuresome site!! I will pull myself away now (after sharing your site with two godkids staring over my shoulder), but just had to tell you - your kind of creativity and tech know-how to delight others is what I most love about the net.
  Another new fan,
  Kare Anderson
  Say It Better Center ~ The Compelling Communications Group

• September 25, 2002
• Barbara... You do such a commendable job with your recommendations, which my sons used extensively when they were younger. Although my Boys are in high school now, I stay with your newsletter to learn of gems, such as todays "nuts and bolts" and the Purdue powerpoint presentation....which I'll also use for my college students......great resources!
  So, thank you for your great time and effort in searching-out such fine sites! Enjoy a terrific semester!
  Best regards,
  B. Batterson-Rossi, Cuyamaca College
  Assoc. Prof., Div. of Science & Engineering

• September 24, 2002
• Surfing the Net With Kids is a favorite bookmark of Amy McIntosh, CEO of Zagat Survey LLC. "Zagat Survey is the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based dining, lodging and leisure information." Amy's web picks can be found at the online website of Fast Company Magazine.
  

• August 14, 2002
• Dear Barbara, I just wanted to tell you that I think your web site is marvelous. I don't know how you find all of the stuff you do, but thank you, thank you, thank you. Your offerings make it possible to offer children an entertaining as well as informative way to learn. Keep up the good work.
  Rose Passannante, Humanic Solutions

• August 7, 2002
• Dear Barbara, Thanks for your great website with so many free resources for teachers and kids. I don't know how I originally got to your site and subscribed, but I'm sure glad I did. Keep up the good work!
  Susan MacFarland, Teacher Technologist

• June 27, 2002
• Dear Everyone, Barbara Feldman collects tons of terrific sites and links for all sorts of activities, information, interviews and more, from games, puzzles and crafts, to school related subjects and academic enrichment. It's all safe and friendly and wonderful for kids of all ages.
  And now Barbara is marketing a printable version for next to nothing. I encourage you to check out the site, sign up for her FREE emailings which list dozens of fun stuff every week, and check out her trial offer for her printable version. I think its important to support such work for kids on the net, don't you?
  Leslie R., Philadelphia, PA

• May 29, 2002
• Dear Barbara, Your site is wonderful - I am a highschool teacher doing a Masters in Education in Australia. I have children and see a great interest in your material from them as well. Thank you so much for such wonderful info!
  Regards and Blessings,
  Bill

• March 27, 2002
• Dear Barbara, Just wanted to thank you for the "Work at Home" feature you did a week or so ago. Thanks to you, I've found a very promising opportunity, with a solid company. My future looks brighter every day!!! Thanks again for all the time and effort you put into the newsletters, my family enjoys them!!!
  Sincerely,
  Karen

• March 27, 2002
• Barbara, Your zoo sites are awesome. I am homeschooling and raising my 8 year old grandson and we are "animal people!" Next month my grandson will have the opportunity to experience a zoo overnight stay with the Cub Scouts, I am his Den Leader, and we are so excited. Thanks again for your great services. We look forward to your notices and they never fail to perform. Our "Favorites" fill is full to bursting with great info, and lots of it from your great news letters.
  Thanks,
  Wendy

• March 6, 2002
• Barbara, I just wanted to say that your newsletter is fantastic! I've been getting the newsletter for a while now and I've put it to use many times. I teach ESL in Spain and I've found many, many things to apply to my classes. Thank you for the time you put into it!
  Amanda

• February 28, 2002
• Hello Barbara, I've been surfing the net for a couple days for interesting games/sites for my grand children. Yours is by far, the best I have come across. It has everything. It will keep them (and me!) busy for days/weeks/months. Thank you for creating this fun, interesting, educational web site. I truly appreciate it.
  Patricia

• February 19, 2002
• Barbara, Congratulations! Your content has been recommended by Backwash.com! The content appears on the page titled: " Sandcastles and Dreamcatchers" and reads as follows: "The Great Amazing Directory for Kids" "Here, there and everywhere. If you're looking for websites about animals, crafts, arts, science, book reviews, just about anything, you have a great chance of finding a few links here." Thanks again for providing your excellent content to the Internet community.
  Sincerely,
  The Backwash Team

• February 13, 2002
• Barbara, I love your articles that get published in my local paper.. Keep up the great work!
  Kim

• November 15, 2001
• Dear Ms. Feldman: As the Tobacco Control Program Director for the four Boards of Health of Dover, Medfield, Needham, and Westwood, Massachusetts, I want to let you know how much I enjoyed and appreciated your column in the Boston Globe, "Kids and Tobacco." You chose some excellent Web sites. "Science, Tobacco, & You" was new to me; it is so rich with information. I frequently speak to youth and will share these Web sites with them. Thank you for putting this important issue out there.
  Janet Lilienthal

• October 25, 2001
• Dear Barbara, As a Navy veteran from the Vietnam Era and a classroom teacher, I have found this to be an excellent site. Thanks!
  Mike Landers

• October 23, 2001
• Dear Ms. Feldman, The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) coordinator for Veterans Day activities informed me that you awarded VA's Veterans Day Web page 5-stars and rated it "Spectacular!" Thank you. VA and the Veterans Day National Committee feel very strongly that one of the most important ways we can thank and honor America's 25 million living veterans - and all those who ever served honorably in the United States Armed Forces - is to raise awareness among young people of the sacrifices and contributions service members have made throughout our Nation's history. You may be aware that VA sends a Veterans Day teachers guide and poster to nearly 110,000 schools each year. Your drawing attention to the Veterans Day Web site helps us reach even more school teachers, students and homeschoolers. Thank you again
  Maureen P. Cragin
  Assistant Secretary
  Public & Intergovernmental Affairs
  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

• July 18, 2001
• "The gaming section of surfnetkids.com includes a great Daily Top 10 list of games. There's classic Tetris for the older kids and various coloring books for the younger group. Don't miss the Harry Potter games--including quizzes, jigsaw puzzles and a digital Quidditch match."
  The Rosie Magazine
  

• June 21, 2001
• Hi Barbara, Congratulations! Currently, your site is featured as a "Today's RADsite" at RaisingADaughter.com! Thank you!
  Valerie Zilinsky

• June 1, 2001
• Barbara, I am writing to let you know that www.surfnetkids.com has been selected as one of the top sites in our "Kids" category by the editors of sites.com, a publisher of Internet guides.
  Hetty Urie

• May 23, 2001
• Dear Barbara, I love getting your pages and sharing them with the kids. They are so easy to use that they don't even need my help most of the time. You are a godsend in a time when mothers are even afraid to let their kids on the Internet.
  Nina Peelman

• April 30, 2001
• Dear Barbara Feldman, Your web site has been choosen as Connecting Students' Featured Site of the Week. This page is seen by nearly 4,000 unique visitors every week.
  David Leahy
  Webmaster - Connecting Students

• April 25, 2001
• Dear Barbara, I just wanted to tell you that yours is the best Web site for parents and our children. Keep up the excellent work! It's is very educational. I have recommended it to all my family and friends.
  Angie Finegan

• April 24, 2001
• Dear Barbara, Thanks so much for the time you spend in putting together these informative and helpful newsletters. I am a student in library school at Indiana University at Indianapolis. A public librarian told me about your site when I was researching "rainforests" for an instructional bibliography in children's literature class. Thanks. You are a dedicated, caring person. God bless your efforts.
  Sue Salamone

• April 22, 2001
• Dear Barbara, I just wanted to thank you for all the work you do to filter out the junk and find great sites that I can use with my students! I've alerted the tech reps in our schools to you and they are grateful that you're saving them hours of work! Thank you again!
  Elizabeth Bourie

• April 1, 2001
• Dear Barbara, I just love the Web sites that you share with us each week.. At home, my children enjoy the games and information and at school I really like to use the math and science sites that you provide. Keep up the good work. Sincerely,
  Angel Early

• February 19, 2001
• Dear Barbara Feldman, Congratulations! Your column was hand-selected by the HeadlineSpot.com editorial team to be showcased among the best news and journalism resources online. We invite you to stop by and see the link to your column in the Opinion > Columnists section at Headlinespot.com. When you have time, we hope you'll explore this powerful new resource.
  

• February 19, 2001
• Ms. Feldman, Your site is fantastic and I check it whenever I need site to help with my children's homework or classwork.
  M. Adams

• February 14, 2001
• Dear Barbara, Thanks for the newsletter. Keep up the good work. Thanks...
  Sincerely, Kalia

• January 22, 2001
• Dear Barbara, I just want to say that I think your site for kids is absolutely terrific! I'm a grandmother of two little girls..6 and 4... and some of the things we've seen and done with your help are wonderful. I look forward to the newsletter so I can explore all of the sites before bookmarking them for the girls.
  Betty Hagen

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