Websites
ABC Children's TV
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's online children's playground
http://www.abc.net.au/children/default.htm
ASPCA's Animaland
This child-friendly site offers interactive information on careers,
animal care, and general information about animals.
http://www.animaland.org
Baby Music School
Classical music accompanied with bold, bright coloured animals.
Encourages language development and facilitates creative thinking
skills.
www.sosmart.com
Building Big
Explore construction by type of structure, try labs and "challenges,"
read biographical sketches of people working in a variety of engineering
careers, and even nominate local structures. Based on David
Macaulay's Building Big.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig
Children's Museum of Indianapolis Fun On-line Page
This museum-sponsored site provides not only interesting information,
but also engaging activities such as creating a multimedia puppet
show and designing your own space station.
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/funonline/funonline.html
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this site offers
both online and offline science activities for children of all ages.
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Don't Buy It - get media smart
A fun, media literacy based section for kids offering interactive
games and exercises along with facts and figures on advertising/consumerism,
television, and media production.
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
Harry Potter
http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/
Humphrey B. Bear.
A wonderful site based on the adventures of the lovable Australian
icon.
www.humphreybear.com
Kids' Island
Part of the Australian Museum website
http://www.austmus.gov.au/kids/
Kid's Web
Kid's Web goal is to present students with a subset of the Web that
is very simple to navigate, and contains information targeted at
the K-12 level. Each subject section, contains a list of links to
information that is understandable and interesting to school kids.
There are also links to external lists of material on each subject
which more advanced students can browse for further information.
http://www.kidsvista.com/index.html
Lemony Snicket
As Lemony Snicket says, this site is filled with "dreadful images,"
"wretched information," and "unnerving games."
http://www.lemonysnicket.com
Neopets
Virtual pets that can be named and cared for. The user plays
various games which earn them points with which they can pay for
their pets' toys and food.
http://www.neopets.com
Secrets of the Lost Empires: Medieval Siege
Learn about life in medieval castles and how to operate a catapult.
For upper elementary and middle school students.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/trebuchet/
SodaConstructor
Create a model out of digital soda straws and use your engineering
skills to animate it.
http://sodaplay.com/constructor/index.htm
Toy Theater (US)
A play area with games, puzzles and interactive toys.
http://www.toytheater.com/
Virtual Creatures
Tarantulas that can be downloaded as online pets. They can be fed
and cared for. Free play at first then you can pay if you want to
keep them.
http://www.virtualcreatures.com
Ways of Knowing Trail
Take an environmental adventure with four local children through
the Ituri Forest in central Africa.
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/ways_index.html
Wicked for Kids
wicked4kids is designed to be a fun, interactive site for middle
to upper primary (elementary) school children.
http://www.wicked4kids.com
The Wiggles
The Official Wiggles Web site, one of Australia's most popular children's
music groups
http://www.thewiggles.com.au/
Reviews
Websites for children
Common Sense Media - Giving Parents a Choice and a Voice
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Wired Safety - large Internet safety, help and education organisation
http://wiredsafety.org/
Appendix II: 'A closer look at kids online destinations' from Like Taking Candy From a Baby:
How Young Children Interact with
Online Environments. Kidsonline Report from Consumer Web Watch is an excellent US review of popular children's websites . To view it as a  PDF document, click here.
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