KIDS FIRST! Website Titles

KIDS FIRST! has endorsed 40 Website format titles

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WWW.COOLMATH4KIDS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.COOLMATH4KIDS.COM
Description - Offers an amusement park of math activities including educational games and puzzles.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use. Colorful, simple graphics. Many games were from older technologies and out of date. "Has lots of math activities but tries to go in too many directions." Lacks step-by-step instructions. "Number monster and battleship were the most fun."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Mixed reactions. Graphics didn't draw them in. Liked how the lemonade stand game taught business and moneymaking skills. "I didn't understand the instructions for working with the tessellation." "I'd like to play the trivia quiz with my friends."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.CORYNET.COM/FACES - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.CORYNET.COM/FACES
Description - How would you like to change the look of a famous person? This site allows players to play with the features of famous people and change the way they look.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Simple, easy-to-use. Limited appeal for adults. Many adults needed help from the kids to know who the characters were. "It wasn't a lot of fun rearranging people's faces." Ads not suitable for kids.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed, would return. "It was so funny, it made it interesting." "It was fun to make a boy's head with a girl's mouth." "My friends would like the movie stars."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.CTW.ORG - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.CTW.ORG
Description - Features activities for pre-school children, school- age children. Offers advice and articles for parents. Requires Shockwave and REAL Audio.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Extremely busy, slow to load activities and graphics, blurry video clips. "For preschoolers, I would have expected less text and larger graphics." Contains excellent tips for parents and easy-to-use, fun activities.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed, would return. Loved the "Tickle Me Elmo" activity. "There were stories to read and I have to practice my reading, but it took too much time to see the pictures." "The games were fun. I liked making breakfast." "Car bingo was fun to play."
Juror Recommended Age: 3-9 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.CYBERKIDS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.CYBERKIDS.COM
Description - Web site that promotes giving children a voice on the web by providing a place to publish creative artwork and communicate using message boards. Includes a variety of games, jokes and creative activities. Requires registration and plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use site with imaginative graphics. Encourages kids to interact with the global kid community by posting their drawings, poetry, short stories and film, book and software critiques. The site locks up from time to time and downloads slowly.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - "The area called �Creative Works' is cool. I want to submit my art." "There are a lot of choices of things to do." "Key pals is a neat way to meet kids from around the world." "I'd like to try writing poetry and then send it in for feedback."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-14 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.ENCHANTEDLEARNING.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: ENCHANTED LEARNING
Description - A gigantic children's picture dictionary with arts and crafts thrown in for fun. Very extensive coverage of each topic: geography, science, biology, and language arts.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use, cute. Graphics are brightly colored and easy to understand. "Answers a multitude of questions about animals." "Advertising is enticing and more than one adult notice how the children were drawn to the banner ads."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enthusiastic. "I liked all the information about sharks and dinosaurs and whales." "The dinosaur quiz helped me learn things I didn't know." "I liked printing out pictures to color later." "The craft area was my favorite."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.FBI.GOV/KIDS/KIDS/HTM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: FBI KIDS AND YOUTH
Description - Learn more about the people, animals and tools involved in the work at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Good presentation, easy to navigate. Adult page is hard to read due to color choices and small print. Information covered is basic, but interesting. "I enjoyed the sections on the working dogs and the fingerprinting."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Intrigued. Asked lots of questions. "I'd visit it again." "This would be a good resource to study how to solve crimes." "I didn't know what a polygraph test was until I read about it here." "This program is super easy to use."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.FDIC.GOV/ABOUT/LEARN - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Description - Teaches about the history the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation of, banking and how the government protects and invests money that is deposited in banks.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Not very much fun. Homepage is bright and attractive and offers relevant and useful web links. There is a pig icon that tries to draw children in, but it just sits there and is irrelevant. An okay reference site, though it is incredibly boring.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Did not hold their interest and wouldn't visit again. "The historical photographs were sort of interesting, especially the way the people dressed." "It was easy to use and I learned some new things about banks but I wouldn't recommend this to a friend."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.FEMA.GOV/KIDS - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR KIDS
Description - Teaches about disasters and their causes, has games to play and stories to read. Includes instructions on how to prepare for an emergency.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Clear graphics with easy-to-read text. Informative; promotes its important message in a fun, easy-to-understand fashion. "What a fun, interesting way to learn about natural disasters." "Games were slow to load." Best of the government sites we've seen.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Fun. Kids liked it and would revisit. "I learned a lot and played cool games" "I liked the area where kids talked about disasters." "I learned that 'tsunami' is another word for a tidal wave. Tsunami is a more descriptive term for the wave."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.FOXSPORTS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.FOXSPORTS.COM
Description - From Fox Television's sports division with features covering current events and news of all sporting events. Includes message boards and video clips.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use, great graphics and well written stories. High repeat appeal due to constant change in sports' stories. Covers women's sports well. "Contains many inspiring stories like the Karen Scavotto archery story."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Limited appeal. "There weren't really any stories about kids, just adults." "Kids who are into sports would like this site." "It teaches that even though athletes make a lot of money, they also work very hard for their money."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.FUNSCHOOL.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.FUNSCHOOL.COM
Description - An assortment of educational games organized by grade level ranging from pre-school to sixth grade. Requires Shockwave.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - High quality graphics and animation. Encourages repeat usage with multiple skill levels. "The games are inventive, fun and challenging." Not all games include instructions, which can be problematic. Provides positive feedback for correct answers.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed it and would return. "The coloring pages would be good for a rainy day." "I really had fun with the �Leaf Game' and my brother liked the �Downhill Skier' game." Advertising is predominant. Many kids had trouble waiting for games to load.
Juror Recommended Age: 3-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.GURL.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.GURL.COM
Description - On-line magazine directed toward teenage girls featuring stories, games and interactive content.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use, bright and fun graphics. "I love the voice it gives to girls and the opportunities for them to speak out and be heard." "Perspectives from other girls are fun to read." "The tone toward parents is refreshing."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed the site and would return. "I like the web-page design and e-mail service areas best." "My friends would definitely like the poetry area." "I think that girls in the Middle East would like reading about what we are doing here in the states."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-16 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.HARINGKIDS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.HARINGKIDS.COM
Description - Features the art of the late artist Keith Haring. Includes creative activities, screen savers and lesson plans. Requires plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy navigation. Cute graphics. "The characters move around and change shapes and do fun things." "It's nicely and creatively done." "The opportunity to make books and art work and submit it on line is exciting."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed, would return. "It's cool." "I would come back just because it's fun." "That man can draw really neat stuff." "My favorite part was where we can add our drawings on line." "Games were totally fun."
Juror Recommended Age: 5-9 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.HOWTHINGSWORK.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: HOW THINGS WORK
Description - Have you ever wondered how the engine in your car works or what makes the inside of your refrigerator cold? Learn about how things work in the world around you in Mashall Brain's awesome virtual brain that covers a huge range of topics.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Loved it - the breadth and depth of information is astounding. "My kids are always asking how things work and parents now can appear to be instant experts." An excellent reference site. "I'm going to bookmark this one."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Very enthusiastic. Will definitely return. "It helped me understand a bunch of different things." "I used this site to get information for my science fair project.'' "It's very easy to use." "This site could make a me a virtual teacher."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.KIDSCOM.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.KIDSCOM.COM
Description - Eclectic collection of activities ranging from nutritional information, to opinion polls, to daily jokes and games. Requires plug-ins and registration for some games.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use, encourages family involvement. Fun and challenging games and activities. "The tangram puzzles were terrific. I couldn't stop playing." "I liked the notes encouraging kids to challenge their parents to a game."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Liked it, but got frustrated with download time. "I really liked the voices from kids from other countries." "The e-cards are funny." "My friend and I played hangman over and over again. It was fun." "The puzzle was hard to do."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.KIDSGOWILD.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.KIDSGOWILD.COM
Description - From the Wildlife Conservation Society, includes news and current events; games and activities, video clips and lots of information about endangered animals. Requires Shockwave and Quicktime.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Uncluttered, brightly colored graphics. "The information was short and to the point while the activities were fun, challenging and creative." "Goes beyond a research site. It is educational and really fun." Excellent factual data.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed it, would tell friends to visit. "I like bugs and it had great photographs of unusual bugs." "My friend and I can play the games together." "I never saw a white leopard before and the dolphins were funny." "The puzzles were not easy."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.KIDSPSYCH.ORG - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.KIDSPSYCH.ORG
Description - Multi-age, designed for parents and children to play together. Fosters cognitive, social and emotional development.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use, simple and colorful, appealing graphics. "The activities are cute and really made me pause and think before I answered." "Some games for younger kids rewarded incorrect answers." "Donut puzzle moves too quickly."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed, would tell friends about it. Older kids did not like the main character. "The ochina thing is too silly looking." "The I-Spy game was too easy." "My favorite was the archeologist game. It made me think."
Juror Recommended Age: 3-9 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.KIR.ORG - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: KIDS INTERNET RADIO
Description - Kids Internet Radio is committed to sharing children's music, stories, activities, art and team-building projects from around the world through the Internet. Recorded live and archived.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - A wonderful upbeat, lively format, fantastic music. "I wanted to listen to it while I worked." "The kid hosts are charming." "There are bright colors, interesting photographs and current information about child-related world events."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved it. "The pictures of the kids in Africa made me want to visit them." "The music makes me want to dance and dance." "I want to host a radio show like Rudi and Max." "It was great to listen to so many choices of music and interviews."
Juror Recommended Age: 3-10 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.LEARNINGPLANET.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: LEARNING PLANET
Description - Games and activities for three different age groups, pre-school to sixth grade.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Animation and color is kid-friendly. Navigation is easy but the program ran very slowly. "I especially liked the question of the week which shows results in real time." Some programs didn't work well, even after download of plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Simple to use, kids could find their way around without asking for help. "The little rat with the sound was cute, but I got tired of him after awhile." "My favorite part was the memory games and the word searches." "The book reviews were cool."
Juror Recommended Age: 3-10 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.LIL-FINGERS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.LIL-FINGERS.COM
Description - Features storybooks and games for parents to use with their toddler and pre-school-age child.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use, though production is not state-of-the-art. Unusual androgynous animation, with sweet stories and activities. Excessive and intrusive advertising. "I would enjoy making a silly face with a child." Games are easy and allow for success.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Liked it. "I would play the matching game again, because I won." "I could read the words." "I liked making the funny faces and making the pictures move." "Can we get these books at the library?"
Juror Recommended Age: 3-8 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.LISSAEXPLAINS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.LISSAEXPLAINS.COM
Description - A step by step guide to HTML web page development written by a sixth grader.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Crisp, clean, colorful, easy-to-use. "What a great resource for taking the mystery out of web page design." "I learned how to make snow fall on my web page." "The question and answer format in each section worked well for enhancing comprehension."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Really liked. Would recommend to friends. "The links to upload graphics are excellent." "This helped me a lot. I couldn't understand how to add a drop down menu to my webpage and this explained it in detail." "Good information about adding color."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-adult Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.MAGICKEYS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: MAGIC KEYS
Description - A collection of short illustrated stories suitable for reading aloud by an adult. Also contains riddles and mazes.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Basic text and graphics with some religious content. Non-readers will need parent assistance. Pace is slow and not very exciting. "The site appears cobbled together with little attention given to user interface issues."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Some kids didn't understand the stories and had problems using the maze. "The pictures of Buzzy the bee and the butterflies were pretty." "I like the pictures to color."
Juror Recommended Age: 5-7 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.MEDDYBEMPS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: CHATEAU MEDDYBEMPS
Description - A collection of activities that includes reading and writing stories and challenging games all encompassed in a colorful make believe format.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use, fun site, requires no special down-loads. Clever, fanciful, quickly improves with exploration. Requires adult assistance for non-readers. Text font is difficult to read - too small.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Bright, colorful graphics, good games. "I'm sure my friends will have fun too." "I think this site could use some cool sounds." "The bean jokes cracked me up." "It showed the inside of a submarine. That was way cool."
Juror Recommended Age: 3-8 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.MYTEAM.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.MYTEAM.COM
Description - Dedicated to serving the needs of amateur sports' fans and the amateur sports' communities. Offers game summaries, league standings and a communication infrastructure. Requires Shockwave.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use, text heavy, few graphics. "This is a clubhouse for sports' enthusiasts." May be a bit daunting initially due to the sheer volume of information it contains. "Being able to connect with other amateur teams is a real plus."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - "I liked the games, but it would have been more interesting if it had more graphics." "It's a good resource for checking the scores of local teams if they are registered." "There were good tips for playing sports for both boys and girls."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-adult Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.NASA.GOV/KIDS.HTML - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: NASA FOR KIDS
Description - Explore a career at NASA. Find out what it takes to work with rocket ships or to become an astronaut.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Wonderfully content rich, very dense, text heavy, small font. "A good reference resource, though it has a lot of anti-drug propaganda sprinkled throughout." Models good diversity. Requires plug-ins to view films.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Boys loved the site. "I would use it again for homework and for building rockets." "The astronomy information is out of this world." "I may go to space someday." "I loved the photographs of the earth and the moon." Some thought it was a bit boring.
Juror Recommended Age: 10-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/KIDS - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/KIDS
Description - Multi-faceted. Offers sections about seat belt safety, bicycle safety, highway safety and school bus safety. Art gallery posts children's safety related art work. Requires plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Somewhat dry and text heavy with minimal graphics and no animation. Excellent resource for teachers and children. Art gallery features safety art created by children.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Liked it. "I'm going to send in my pictures." "The quiz really made me think." "Driving safely is important so our family doesn't get into an accident." "It's important to be careful when getting off the school bus."
Juror Recommended Age: 7-10 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.NIKOLAI.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.NIKOLAI.COM
Description - Offers a collection of activities ranging from book reviews to games and current events. Kids can publish their own stories and opinions.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Engaging. Colorful graphics are slow to download. Mixing a fictitious movie about dinosaurs in with factual information is confusing. "The area where kids write in their opinions on current events is insightful."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - "It has cool stuff like jokes and games." "I like Meosauraus, the cat who ate all the dinosaurs in the movie." "Making masks was really cool." "The moving jigsaw puzzle was hard to do, but fun." "There was nothing our mom wouldn't like."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.PENGUINPUTNAM.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.PENGUINPUTNAM.COM/YREADERS/INDEX.HTM
Description - Features seasonal books, authors, free stuff for educators, printable pictures, creative activities and postcards. Hosted by book publisher for their children's area.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Brightly colored, appealing illustrations but they load slowly. Shows good diversity with multi-cultural authors and characters. Craft areas are pretty mundane. One interesting area covers history and biographies of characters and authors.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Limited return appeal. "Once I checked out the site, there really wasn't anything to do." "My friends who really like to read will like this site." "The postcards were pretty." "I especially liked the book review of �Grossology.'"
Juror Recommended Age: 8-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.PLANETPALS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.PLANETPALS.COM
Description - Comprehensive environmental theme website. Includes lesson plans, resources, correspondence, games, stickers and current news events. Requires acrobat reader.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Bright, colorful easy to use website. "This would be a great site for a parent to explore with a child." "I really liked the Earthzine magazine." Some audio problems. Contains outdated material.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed. "It was a little like school." "The weather quiz was cool." "I liked the arts and crafts area. I was fun to make bead creatures." "It's a great place to learn and have fun." "Mom liked it when I did the crossword puzzle."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.RADICALMAN.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.RADICALMAN.COM
Description - Offers a menagerie of options ranging from tips on drawing cartoons to reading stories. Includes coloring pages, puzzles and comics. Requires shockwave.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Simple, easy-to-use. Navigation is confusing because of advertising layout. Lacks creative or open-ended activities. Comic area is more adult-oriented computer humor. Like the coloring book section's paint color selection.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Limited interest. Kids liked copying the illustrations of animals and dinosaurs. "I wish the postcards had more to say than simply asking a friend out to lunch." "The puzzle was kind of hard, but I liked it."
Juror Recommended Age: 7-9 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.SANFORD-ARTEDVENTURES.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: SANFORD-ART EDVENTURES
Description - Offers art products and resources from beginner to advanced with sections for creating, studying, playing and teaching art.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Great site. Excellent resource for teaching art, as well as offering many hands-on activities. Very interactive, encourages experimentation. Contains a wealth of information. "I loved the section on architecture."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Easy to use. Kids loved it and would definitely return. "It was so much fun." "I especially liked Leonardo de Vinci's workshop because I could choose an adventure." "I learned that there are different styles of painting."
Juror Recommended Age: 6-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.SCIENCEMASTER.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: SCIENCE MASTER
Description - Makes learning about science and technology fun. Take a trip into space, explore the earth and its volcanoes or read about the latest news in brain research. An extensive resource for researching any science topic.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Opens the door to a vast array of information. Graphics are very good and the photos really enhance the text. The Life Science area in particular has beautiful pictures. Small type is hard to read.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Mesmerized. "The pictures made me want to read more about the space shuttle." "My dad would love this too." "I learned some stuff about rocks and minerals that I didn't know before." "I want to try the experiment using litmus paper and orange juice."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.SIKIDS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.SIKIDS.COM
Description - Offers a sports site for kids featuring trivia, kids' magazine covering current sporting events, games and cartoons. Requires plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use with age-appropriate text and clear graphics. Promotes positive role models by illustrating professional sports players in interesting first person stories. "The animated figures really speak in a the way kids act and think."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed. "The story on the skateboard master was really inspiring." "The Buzz jokes and games were funny." "I like sports trivia."
Juror Recommended Age: 8-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.SPACEKIDS.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.SPACEKIDS.COM
Description - Dedicated to space-related subjects. Focuses on news, information and education. Features games, photo galleries, questions and answers and has a homework helper. Requires Shockwave.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-navigate, pages load quickly. Wonderfully informative and interactive � even for adults. Presents many positive role models. "I really liked that it has a �women in space' area." Broadens child's global perspective.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Loved it. "It's educational, but in a fun way." "It inspired me to try harder in school so that I can be a scientist too." "I wished I could get the answers to the quiz now instead of waiting until tomorrow." Jokes and games were fun.
Juror Recommended Age: 5-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.STEPHEN.COM/ENIGMA - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: STEPHEN/ENIGMA
Description - A computer generated rubrics-cube type of graphic activity.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Simple to use, lacks directions, purpose unclear. Confusing. "Artwork quality is good." Links from the homepage go to an artist's bio with a nude painting in the background. Note that misspelling the name (stepen.com) goes to a porn site.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Not that exciting, kids enjoyed the art. There wasn't a lot to do, once kids completed the puzzles. The puzzles were a little challenging, but once they were completed, they weren't very interesting.
Juror Recommended Age: 13-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.TAX.GOV/KIDS - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.TAX.GOV/KIDS
Description - Explains the process of starting a business, paying taxes and filing reports. Also explains the purpose of paying taxes. Requires plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Dull. Good resource for teachers. Text heavy. Provides information in simple, straightforward manner. We had difficulty with plug-ins freezing our jurors' computers.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Kids didn't really get into this. "The business game was fun. I didn't care about the rest." "There were lots of words I didn't understand." "The rock star game was a cool way to learn about business." "It gave me an idea for my own business."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.TEENHOLLYWOOD.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.TEENHOLLYWOOD.COM
Description - Features up-to-date information on Hollywood's teen celebrities. Includes interviews highlighting the teen's success and hard work, an advice column and movie reviews. Includes chats with celebrities.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy-to-use. Sharp, clear graphics. "The advice column handles sensitive issues such as dating, and divorce with maturity and warmth." "Shows positive role models from the movie business."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Cool. "I'm going to tell my friends about it." "The movie reviews were interesting." It's awesome to be able to chat live with the stars."
Juror Recommended Age: 12-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.USCONSTITUTION.NET - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.USCONSTITUTION.NET
Description - Information site that includes documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. Includes a weekly survey on controversial constitutional issues, lists of political figures and message boards.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Accurate and informative site that is easy-to- navigate. A good research site though extremely text heavy with limited graphics. Photographs load slowly. May contain controversial first amendment issues as topic of survey.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - "This site is informative but boring." "I probably wouldn't return unless I was doing a school report." "Some of the reading was a little hard for me."
Juror Recommended Age: 10-18 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.VIRGINIAHAMILTON.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: VIRGINIA HAMILTON
Description - A personal website highlighting the life of the children's book author, Virginia Hamilton. Includes information about her travels and personal collection of frogs.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Though well designed and easy to navigate, a bit of a let down. "I wished there was more information about the books she has written." "I especially enjoyed the slides of her trip to Africa."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Wanted more information about the author's books. "I might want to read some of her books if I knew more about them." "She sure does have a lot of pictures of frogs on this site." "The frog graphics are cute and I like the jokes."
Juror Recommended Age: 9-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.WILDREPUBLIC.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.WILDREPUBLIC.COM
Description - Features jungle theme stories, trivia and activities. Requires purchase of Wild Republic plush toy to access most on-line games and activities.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Easy to use. Home page hints at much more fun, but one has to pay more to get it. Has good educational value, but little entertainment value. Good story about monkeys trained to help physically challenged people.
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Has limited appeal. "I liked it, but where are the games?" "I liked the story on how crocodiles see underwater." "I'm going to look for a book about animals who live in the ocean."
Juror Recommended Age: 5-7 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

WWW.WONKA.COM - SKOODLES, INC - NY
Series: WWW.WONKA.COM
Description - Offers a collection of games and activities with a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory theme targeted at multiple age levels. Can be played as a group activity with other kids on-line. Requires plug-ins.
KIDS FIRST!® Adult Jurors say - Brightly colored graphics, intuitive, easy-to-use. Requires adult assistance for non-readers. "Chock full of fun games with learning activities around every corner." Strong emphasis on candy. "Very entertaining."
KIDS FIRST!® Kid Jurors say - Enjoyed, would recommend to their friends. "It was a ton of fun." "I liked finding out how much I weigh on Pluto." "The invention room was really cool." "The library book was good, but difficult for kids who don't know how to read."
Juror Recommended Age: 5-12 Suggested Retail Price: $ 0 Media:

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