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Surfing the Net with Kids: Online News for Students
"Parents and teachers from coast-to-coast have been asking me for news sites for kids. With so much to absorb and understand, we need to discuss current events with our children and not let the television be the last word on the subject. Luckily, the following news sites are outstanding and will serve as excellent conversation starters."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: e-Cards
"E-mail greeting cards are fun and easy to send, and despite a move toward subscriber-only sites, still available for free. There are online cards for nearly every occasion and to suit all tastes, but remember, many people do not consider an e-mail card a proper substitute for a snail mail one, so know your audience and use judgement."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: History of Computing
"This year marks the fifty-fifth anniversary of ENIAC: the world’s first electronic, large scale, general-purpose computer, activated at the University of Pennsylvania on February 14, 1946. Since then, computers have gotten smaller, more powerful and nearly ubiquitous. But as the following sites all point out, computing didn’t begin a mere half-century ago, but rather thousands of years ago. Follow me to learn more."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Monitored Chat Rooms
"Ask any kid what they like most on the Internet and the resounding answer (and one that sends waves of anxiety through parents and teachers) is "Chat!" But don’t throw out the computer with the bath water. Although our grown up concerns about stranger danger are real, they are not insurmountable. First, we must teach our kids the rules of the road (see Larry Magid’s Family Contract for Online Safety) and then guide them to safe situations. Each of these chat rooms is monitored by an adult (not just an automated swearword filter) and has posted chat rules. So play by the rules, stay safe — and have fun!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Best of 1999
"Another year, another four thousand Web sites visited and considered. I’ve gleaned the following five sites (from the 255 sites that made it in my column this year) as representative of the educational nature of the Internet circa 1999. Not only do their topics vary (current events, geography, language, and science), but they each make use of the interactive nature of the media in a different way (including Web cams, opinion polls, quizzes and games). Wishing you a happy and safe new year."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Best of 1998
"I’ve visited nearly three thousand Web sites this year. Of those, only 255 were included in my weekly column. Today, by listing my five favorites of 1998, I’m joining the ranks of many who try to condense the entire year into a single list. What do these five great sites have in common? Interaction with their audience, be it a person-to-person game (Playsite), a computer-to-person game (Garbage) or a guest book filled with World War II memories (WWII An American Scrapbook). Happy New Year!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: The Best of 1997
"My son suggested I end the year with a "Best of..." column, pointing out how quickly I could write it (since they are out of school). But choosing from the more than 200 Web sites reviewed this year was a difficult task. I chose these five not because they scored the most points on a rigid grading scale, but because they represent the many things that make the Internet a great educational tool. Each is compelling in its own way, and for its own reasons. Have a great New Year!"
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Learning to Search
"As the Internet grows bigger and bigger, it becomes harder and harder to find the information you need. Searching the Net is a skill that improves with practice and the right tools. Here are my recommendations for search engines built just for kids, and a few Internet searching games to sharpen your techniques."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Best of 2003
"Imagining that I was asked to create a virtual time capsule representative of the state of the educational Internet circa 2003, I chose the following five sites. I gleaned them from the hundreds of sites I reviewed this year, which in turn, were picked from thousands of sites visited.As always, it was a nearly impossible task. The following where chosen because I liked their range of subject and audience."
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Surfing the Net with Kids: Best of 2002
"To sum up the year, I chose the following five sites (from the hundreds included in my column) as representative of the educational nature of the Internet circa 2002. They were chosen for the variety of their topics (biography, film, research, literature and geography) and their excellent use of the Internet media. Wishing you a new year full of wonder and educational opportunities."
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