We asked Kristin what she thought about the Web's usefulness to parents and educators, and she shared some strong feelings as a parent. Every day more resources, are available on the Web. Web access is becoming easier and easier to get. It's popping up in very public places like the public libraries. The challenge today is to compensate for the lack of organization of the available resources.
Curiosity is satisfied by exploring.
Learning when to explore in another location is a valuable skill that needs to be taught and learned by young Web surfers. Leaving kids alone for hours at a time is not one of the proactive parenting techniques. Sharing the experience of exploring the Web with kids is much more effective - just like watching a TV program with kids is better because you can answer questions and talk about anything that comes up. But it will be very shortly. Searching for answers, investigating further, and organizing the information that you find is the very definition of learning.