Cyber Girl Scout Badge

Today we are going to explore the cyberworld.

We will begin with SAFETY.

http://www.girlscouts.org/internet_safety_pledge.asp

Print out the Internet Safety Pledge and sign it. Make sure you keep it nearby whenever you go online and follow the rules in the pledge.

Websites:

Art Kids Rule: Explore the arts and create a work of art.
http://accessarts.org/ArtKids/

Chicago Field Museum: Visit Sue, the World's largest T-Res, found by a former Girl Scout amateur paleontologist.
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/index.html

NASA: Find out some amazing things about our space program--including h ow astronauts to to the bathroom in space
http://www.nasa.gov/

Cyberchase: Use your brain on this PBS adventure in cyberspace
http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/


Search engines:

Two resources for search engines that will make your searching easier.

Kids Search Tools: A great place to look for specific topics and a must to bookmark for future home and school projects. It is a service of the Ramapo Catskill Library System.
www.rcls.org/ksearch.htm


Yahooligans: The web guide for kids. A kid-tested and safe site to search for information about your favorite sport, craft, book , hobby or music
http://www.yahooligans.com/

Teachnology: easy to use resources for improving the education of today's generation of students.
http://www.teachnology.com/

Maps:
One of the most-used functions of the Internet is making travel arrangements.

http://www.mapquest.com/
http://www.googlemaps.com/


Terms
Cyberspace
Word Processing
Search Engines
Bookmarks / Favorites

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