The internet, initially the domain of adult users, has rapidly become a place where people of all ages surf for fun and information. Children increasingly have easy access to the internet through school, the library, and home computers. The world of information is at a child's fingertips for school projects, homework, interest areas, hobbies, and play.
Many children carve out their own space on the Web with homepages they construct.
The Web has responded to this with thousands of sites geared to children, from teenagers to the youngest preschool computer user. Many educational institutions, organizations, companies, and corporations have their own kidpages or kidpages linked with information geared for parents and other adults. Children can then experience what's happening in the world in a whole new dimension with links to real people and sites around the world. Some sites offer the opportunity to visit with children from other countries, exchanging news, ideas, pictures, and writings. Whole classrooms link up with classrooms around the world.