|
Yahooligans
Yahooligans is the name of a series of web pages built by Yahoo that is specially devoted to kids. Everything about the site is kid friendly - from the graphics, to the advertising, to the interactivity, to the content. Yahooligans features appropriate content of particular interest to kids and is easy to navigate.
|
Yahooligans has features where kids can look at recent music, movies, science, games, animals, TV, cool sites, jokes, Ecards, news, horoscopes, reference, as well as Ask Earl, a place where kids can ask questions about any subject and where they can read the answers to questions other kids have asked. Yahooligans also has a directory area where kids can do more research-type Internet searching. For example, Yahooligans features a place where kids can look up information about different places in the US and around the world, or they can look up science and technology information, or information on specific school subjects. Yahooligans also features polls, jokes, games, and videos that kids will find interesting and/or educational.
Yahooligans has information for parents and teachers as well. For teachers, Yahooligans offers an online guide that talks about ideas for using the Internet in the classroom, how to find Internet sources, as well as sample lesson plans. Yahooligans also offers a parents’ guide. The parents’ guide gives parents information on how kids can communicate and surf safely online as well as information on the educational benefits of the Internet. An online safety guide on the site gives even more information on how to keep your kids safe from online predators, stalkers, and inappropriate text and images.
|