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CONTENT:
FirstGov for Kids is a web portal to government websites for kids.
In addition to the government sites, links are available to organization
and commercial pages in each of the twenty categories. |
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AESTHETICS:
FirstGov is an attractive site with clean, simple graphics and text
that is large and easy to read. |
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ORGANIZATION:
The FirstGov site divides its content into twenty subject areas, and
the homepage offers links to each of these areas. Each subject area
divides its links into government sites, organization sites, and commercial
sites. A site map and search feature is available to make navigation
easier. |
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REVIEW:
FirstGov for Kids is maintained by the Federal Citizen Information
Center. It was designed to be a gateway to other sites that are appropriate
information sources for students. The site is divided into educational
subject areas and each area offers links to numerous sites of interest
to kids. To get students involved, the homepage offers a .pdf format
treasure hunt that can be printed and completed by surfing through
the FirstGov categories. Categories include Computers, Transportation,
Health, Music, Homework, and History - and offer numerous links to
other sites of interest. The Arts
category, for example, lists 11 government resource sites, 15 organizational
sites, and 4 sites each in the educational and commercial areas. The
Careers
area offers links to many sites with information about jobs and planning
for the future. Students can visit the Global
Village to find links to state sites and worldwide links to other
kids. FirstGov has attempted to choose links that offer safe, reliable
information, but also warns users that these links are subject to
change. FirstGov encourages parents to be alert to what sites their
children are visiting and offers a warning to children not to give
out any personal information. |
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