SIG: children and the Internet

Keeping these overarching issues in mind, our discussion will focus on children’s content and format preferences, examples of high-quality children’s Web sites, how to evaluate the quality of existing sites, how to determine whether a site is appropriate for children by age group, how to design age-appropriate sites, safety and privacy issues, guidelines for children’s Internet use, integrating the Internet into the K-12 curriculum, and involving families in online activities. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences using the Internet with children, developing kid-oriented sites, conducting usability testing, conducting outcomes research, and designing educational activities that include the Internet as a component.