now I feel like a real American

I went to the restaurant across the street for a quick lunch, and ordered a hotdog. The cashier asked me if I wanted bacon on it.

for class 2/17

For those looking for ordinary posts from Random DearReader, please ignore this. I needed a space to post links for a class I'm teaching about Internet safety, and this was handiest.

Internet Safety:
Reminder about Internet safety

Tips for evaluating websites:
Tips for evaluating a web site (you have these on your handout)

Finding and Evaluating Web Sites: a list of tips

Some more good tips for the Internet

More information about web addresses and suffixes

Be especially careful of sites that deal with controversial topics (any topic about which people have differing opinions: religion, politics, even history. For example. there are websites that say that the Holocaust didn't happen!).

Sites to evaluate:
Jamestown

The White House

California Velcro

SETI Institute

Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division,
especially their facts page

Ova Prima Foundation

African Clawed Frog

Save the octopus

Some safe places for reliable information:
Databases from the Benicia Public Library site (if you use these at home, have your card number handy!)

KidsClick

Ask for Kids

Yahooligans

Kid Info

American Library Association's great websites for kids