Internet for kids

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Internet for kids
www.skillsnet.sl.nsw.gov.au February 2005
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What are we going to do today?

• Look at different ways to find information
• Check out some great web sites
• Find games, fun and free stuff
• Talk keeping safe on the Internet

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Why use the Internet for school projects and
assignments?

• Recent up-to-date information
• Lots of free information
• You can find information anywhere, anytime

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Finding information on the Internet

• Three ways of finding information on the Internet
  
• Type in a URL / Web Address
• Follow hyperlinks
• Search using special tools like Google or
  Yahooligans

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URLs / Web Addresses

• Each website has a unique address
• URL - Uniform Resource Locator (or Web Address)
• Parts of the URL tell us information about the
  website
• .au means it is an Australian site .com tell us
  it is a commercial site

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A good place to start

• An easy way to find
• Quality information
• Easy to use sites arranged by subject
• Sites that are good for kids
• Homework Helper www.teachers.ash.org.au/aussieed
  /homeworkhelper.htm
• Encarta encyclopedia http//encarta.msn.com/defaul
  t.aspx
• Kids Click - http//www.kidsclick.org
• Yahooligans - http//www.yahooligans.com

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What if I already have some information but need
more?

• want to know more about a person or a place?
• want to find the words of a song / poem
• want to find free stuff
• Use a special tool like Google or Askjeeves

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Sites for Lower Primary

• ABC - http//www.abc.net.au
• New York Public Library - http//kids.nypl.org/art
  s/activities.cfm
• National Geographic - http//www.nationalgeographi
  c.com/kids
• Cybersmart Kids Online Kids Coolsites/-
  http//cybersmartkids.com.au/coolsites
• Kidcyber - http//www.kidcyber.com.au/
• Kids Net - http//www.kids.net.au

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Sites for Upper Primary

• ABC - http//www.abc.net.au
• MP3.com - http//www.mp3.com
• Vivisimo - http//www.vivisimo.com
• Teoma - http//www.teoma.com
• Law Stuff - http//www.lawstuff.org.au
• Chordie - http//www.chordie.com
• NetGuide Sites for kids - http//www.netguide.co
  m.au
• Homework Help - http//netlinks.slq.qld.gov.au/hw.
  htm

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Evaluating web sites

• Information obtained from the World Wide Web
  need to be evaluated. Why?
• Check out this web site - http//www.monitorcamera
  .com
• Try the Quality Informaiton Checklist Quiz

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How to stay safe on the Internet

• Stay safe - read the rules
• Cybersmart Kids Online - http//www.cybersmartkids
  .com.au
• Get your Web Licence - http//pbskids.org/license/
  

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Where to from here?

• Public Library resources
• State Library of NSW resources
• School Library
• Other resources
•  Any questions?