Also known as the Information Super Highway, it travels through some seedy areas that parents should be aware of. Just as any community may have undesirable areas that parents would have their children avoid, Cyberspace has its undesirable areas as well. The main difference is that children can visit these areas without ever stepping outside their home. The vast majority of Cyberspace is devoted to useful and educational purposes. You have access to many sources of information including reference material, news and current events, magazine articles, and congressional records, just to name a few.
Children can have an invaluable source of information just a few mouse clicks away.
Additionally, children can chat with others their age, as well as teachers and other professionals to obtain help with homework assignments, term papers, and the like. You can even connect with the White House to learn what Socks the cat has been up to lately. Cyberspace is easy to connect to. Virtually every computer sold today has a modem installed, and comes with introductory memberships to CompuServe, America On-Line, or Prodigy. You can activate your membership quickly and easily, and all it takes is a credit card number.