Kid Safe Portals
Objectives:
Students will be able to:
1.)
Familiarize themselves with kid portals
2.)
Create a guide for parents as to what kid safe portals are
and how they can be found and used.
Introduction:
You might be wondering, “What is a portal? And where will I find one?” If you’re wondering, go no further, we will answer all of your questions about portals within this assignment. There is tons of information on the World Wide Web that can be great for children, but on the other hand, there is also tons of information that is not so great for children. As parents and educators, we need to be aware of which sites are useful and appropriate and which sites are not. Children need to be guided through the web to ensure positive and safe learning environments.
Activity:
To begin this activity, read the article: KID PORTALS: Safe
Playgrounds in Cyberspace
This article will
familiarize you with what kid portals are and give you examples of three
popular portals. Be sure to click on
the links throughout the article and review the kid safe portals. After you’ve read the article and checked
the recommended websites, complete a search of your own for “kid safe
portals.” See if you can come up with
other kid safe portals and review those as well. Be sure to note the web addresses of the portals you find.
Assignment:
You will create a
brochure that tells parents and children about kid safe portals. Within this brochure, you will include
information on what kid safe portals are and a list of at least 5 of your
favorites (be sure to include the title of the website AND the web
address). You must provide an
annotation/description for your favorites.
Within the annotation/description tell what you did like and what you
didn’t like about the portal and what you would change.
When you have
finished with your brochure, send it via e-mail to me at nsiegel@mcdaniel.edu.
Rubric:
|
1 |
Student has completed
the brochure, and listed less than 5 kid safe portals. There is little or no description of the
listed sites. Sites are not kid
friendly. |
|
2 |
Student has
completed the brochure and listed less than 5 kid safe portals and
annotations that lack description. |
|
3 |
Student has
listed 5 or more kid safe portals and has given a thorough description of
each. |
Resources:
Mama
Media: http://www.mamamedia.com/
Kid
safe web portal linked linked in article.
Kids Channel: http://www.surfmonkey.com/
A
kid safe web portal linked linked in article.
Alfy: http://www.alfy.com/
A
kid safe web portal linked linked in article.
Search Gofernet.com: http://www.gofernet.com/kids_portals.htm
A search engine
for kid safe websites.