National Geographic Kids

Name of Web Site:  National Geographic Kids

 Web Site Address:  http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

 Copyright date and/or last update:  © 1996-2010 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.

 Author/organization credentials:  National Geographic Kids is published by the National Geographic Society. All rights reserved. 

 Web site design and ease of navigation:  This website is very kid friendly, which I like. It has bright colors and moving animals on the screen. It has many activities, videos, pictures, and stories about people and places. The buttons are easy to read and you are able to navigate quickly through the site. It also has activities that the students or children can get involved. This site has a good tool bar which is has all the categories you can go to. I would change one thing about the tool bar, that the menu bar had drop down categories so that the children could go straight to the menu they wanted without going through the whole site.  This also has a poll for the kids to vote on numerous of things. This is a good education step to teach children the importance of their voices through voting. National Geographic Kids also has current news stories on animals and other major issues on the site, this helps the kids be involved with current events around the world. Over all I like this site for a science community for students and teachers.

Response and Recommendation for Use: I like this site because of the so many different thing that the children can do. This is a good science and cultural site for the kids to explore many different regions of the world without living the computer. It is kid friendly with games and activities to do.  I would like to use this site when we are learning about different countries, animals, and habitats. We could have a field trip to the tropical rain forest during class. Teachers could make so many good lesson plans with this site. Not only Science teachers could use this but, Social Studies and English Literature teachers could as well. The stories are fascinating and will have a cultural aspect to the students learning.