Site Design: * Web Portal consisting of 688 unique links * Designed for kids (ages 5-13) * Site has 20 categories: * Most are related to school subjects (ex., art, science and math, geography) * Added other categories to accommodate other areas (ex., careers, fighting crime, state sites, and transportation) * Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA): * We collect no information from children * Non-government websites that we link to must self-certify that they are COPPA compliant * Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA): * Generates a Content Label which is added to a website. * Labels are read by browsers. They will disallow access to web sites based on the label information Linking priority: * Primarily government links * Non-profit organizations and education sites * Commercial websites are provided as supplementary information Link evaluation criteria: * Primary intent of the site is to educate and inform * Site information falls into one of our categories * Site is targeted for kids (ages 5-13) * Site sponsor clearly identifiable * Site does not promote specific religious or social agendas. * Web Treasure Hunt: * http://www.kids.gov/activity.pdf * Lesson plan with answers: * http://www.kids.gov/lessonplan.pdf