Question: My class is doing a Web page on Native Americans. Any ideas?
-Pam, Palo Alto, Calif.
Dear Pam: There is an awesome Web site at http://www. 4Directions.org that would be a great place for resources. The 4Directions site links up 12 Native American schools from around the country. Because some of the schools are really remote, their teachers and students are using the Internet to share multimedia presentations, lesson plans and classroom activities with other Native American schools. These kids are learning about their culture and posting stuff on the Web for the rest of the world to see. Check them out. Maybe you could find some keypals there too.
Question: Some of the Web sites I go to for kids make you fill out a form, but my parents say I’m not supposed to. What can I do?
-Eric, Denver
Dear Eric: It’s not smart to give out ANY personal information over the Web. It’s not really bad, but lots of Web sites ask kids about themselves or their parents just to get sales information. We think a cool Web site should let you in without registering. 🙂 Our rule is: If it makes us uneasy, we just surf somewhere else. Check out an NPR story about it at www.npr.org/news/national/ 970610.privacyseries.html to get more details.
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