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What Makes a Great Web Site for Children?
Make sure children and parents know what to look for in a Web site.
Several resources to help determine what's a good Web site for children can be found at "Especially for Children and Their Parents" (http://www.ala.org/oif/youngpeople/children). One such resource is from the Multnomah County Library Homework Center-"Evaluating Web Sites: What Makes a Web Site Good?" (http://www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/webeval.html).
The Children and Technology Committee of the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the ALA, has explained the criteria for selecting quality Web sites for children on its site, Great Web Sites for Kids Selection Criteria (http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/greatwebsites/greatwebsitesforkids/greatwebsites.htm).
Current law requires commercial Web sites to verify parental permission before collecting personally identifiable information from children. For up-to-date information, visit "Especially for Children and Their Parents (http://www.ala.org/oif/youngpeople/children), and "Privacy Resources for Librarians, Library Users, and Families" (http://www.ala.org/oif/ifissues/privacy/resources). All great sites will include a privacy policy.
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