The slogan for this organization is: "educate, engage, empower". I have found after using this site that it does all three! There are sections for parents, educators, law enforcement, teens, kids, and spanish speaking users.
The section for educators offers free video presentation downloads of real life stories and accompanying activity cards. These videos are definitely geared to middle and high school students. There are online and off-line activities broken into grade levels (K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and Middle/High). There is an interactive section called "Ask Dr. Sharon" and public service announcements.
The kids sections offers games, movies, activities and songs. The only section I didn't think was beneficial was the game section - these games were not linked to Internet safety. Once you get into the kids section, you must exit the Internet and re-type in the URL to prevent kids linking to the other offerings on the site.
The teen section used comic book style characters and offered these characters in book/print form and on videos. They very much resembled the Manga/Anime genre, which should appeal to many teens. The one thing I didn't like on the teen site were the downloadable materials for teachers - why here instead of the educators section?
Overall, I give this site a 4.5 out of 5 stars for user-friendliness, layout and content. I would recommend this site to all audiences that are interested in Internet safety for children and teens.
The section for educators offers free video presentation downloads of real life stories and accompanying activity cards. These videos are definitely geared to middle and high school students. There are online and off-line activities broken into grade levels (K-2, 3-4, 5-6, and Middle/High). There is an interactive section called "Ask Dr. Sharon" and public service announcements.
The kids sections offers games, movies, activities and songs. The only section I didn't think was beneficial was the game section - these games were not linked to Internet safety. Once you get into the kids section, you must exit the Internet and re-type in the URL to prevent kids linking to the other offerings on the site.
The teen section used comic book style characters and offered these characters in book/print form and on videos. They very much resembled the Manga/Anime genre, which should appeal to many teens. The one thing I didn't like on the teen site were the downloadable materials for teachers - why here instead of the educators section?
Overall, I give this site a 4.5 out of 5 stars for user-friendliness, layout and content. I would recommend this site to all audiences that are interested in Internet safety for children and teens.
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