Children's Web Resources

Safety on the Internet

Child Safety on the Information Highway - Larry Magid, syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Times offers tips for becoming street smart about the Web.
www.safekids.com/child_safety.htm
FamiliesConnect - Created by the American Association of School Librarians, this site is designed for families to learn about the Internet together.
www.ala.org/ICONN/familiesconnect.html
Parents’ Guide to the Information Superhighway - This article provides information about the Internet and what parents should know to help their children use it safely and wisely.
www.childrenspartnership.org
A Parent’s Guide to Internet Safety - The FBI has posted on their website a guide for parents regarding Internet safety and online predators.
www.fbi.gov/publications/pguide/pguidee.htm
NetSmartz Workshop - NetSmartz Workshop is a website created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. It provides information to both parents and children regarding the hazards of the Internet and how to keep safe. It offers age appropriate presentations for age groups k-2, 3-6, middle and high school, as well as articles and news items for parents.
www.netsmartz.org/

Ask an Expert - Hosted by Pitsco Innovative Education, this is an award-winning site which allows children to get information for their research from volunteer experts.
www.askanexpert.com
Help from MathNerds - This site fields questions about elementary through college level math, providing students with guidance and suggestions for solving math problems and grasping concepts.
www.mathnerds.com
Homework Center - The Homework Center contains sites and resources for K-12 homework subjects. These resources are reviewed and maintained by the Multnomah County (OR) Library.
www.multcolib.org/homework
Internet Public Library Youth Division - This site, designed for children ages 4 to 11, includes an online story time and a large collection of sites divided by category.
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace
Internet Public Library Teen Space - The Internet Public Library also has a site designed just for teenagers.
www.ipl.org/div/teen
Kid’s Search Tools - This site, maintained by the Ramapo Catskill Library System, brings together a variety of search tools for children at a single location.
www.kidsclick.org/ksearch.html
Science Fair Project Resource Guide - This Internet Public Library site links kids to all kinds of science resources.
www.ipl.org/div/projectguide/
MARVEL! - This is a research source for full-text articles and pictures for school reports and papers.
http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/kids.asp

Exploratorium - The science museum in San Francisco has a page-long listing of online activities such as mapping sunspots, dissecting a sheep’s brain, and a page to test your fastball reaction time.
www.exploratorium.edu
Kids’ Castle - The Smithsonian Institution’s site for kids offers an interactive look at the museum’s treasures.
www.kidscastle.si.edu
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Kids - Find out how to get photos from space, see a launch, and more on this out-of-this world site designed for kids.
www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html

Great Websites for Kids - This site includes links to online resources for fun and learning reviewed and organized by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
PBS Kids - The PBS online site contains links and activities related to popular PBS television shows.
www.pbskids.org
Sports Illustrated for Kids - This is a colorful site with articles about sports figures, league standings, games and more.
www.sikids.com
Yuckiest Site on the Internet - At this site, kids can learn about worms, roaches, and many gross and cool things.
http://yucky.discovery.com

Sprout - Sprout is a new PBS-affiliated cable channel of 24 hours of preschool entertainment. The website is a tie-in to the channel and provides games and activities for preschool age children.
http://sproutletsgrow.com
Kids Under 8 - This site, organized and maintained by the Multnomah County (OR) Library, features links to Web sites for younger children.
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids/linksyng.html