Internet Safety

Flags: flexpage,

RELIABILITY of WEB SITES With millions and millions of web sites up and running, it is important to impress upon children how important it is to evaluate reliability and integrity of the information presented. Futurekids www.futurekids.com recommends the following guidelines for grading the reliability of web references. 1. Does the web site provide proof of its information?2. Is the person or company who created the web site an expert on the subject?3. Does the web site list the sources of its information?4. Does the web site admit when it is providing one person's opinion? INTERNET SAFETY for STUDENTS and PARENTS: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/foryoungpeople/childrenparents/especiallychildren.htm