About This network uses hundreds of topic-specific experts that update sites containing helpful reviews, feature articles and discussion areas. The Kids Connect site is a question and answer, help and referral service for K through 12 students that helps them access and use information on the Net for school or personal interests. Students ask questions through email and get a response from a library media specialist within two school days. It also provides links to Web sites in 28 subject areas. Ask an Expert This site contains a directory of links to hundreds of Web sites and email addresses where students can find volunteer experts who will answer their questions.
Students can also browse through their informative Web pages.
All kinds of interesting experts can be found here. For example, in the Science site, there were experts in artificial intelligence, ballistic parachutes, and volcanoes, as well as astronauts and physicists. Response time to questions averages about one week, so this is not the place to go if a student needs a quick answer. This is a great reference spot where students type in questions and not only get an answer, but also can link to the site that provided the answer. This is an impressive resource for students, with a database of about 1000 learning sites.