BKCHLINT.RVW 961216 "Children and the Internet", Brendan Kehoe/Victoria Mixon, 1997, 0-13-244674-X, U$24.95/C$34.95 %A Brendan Kehoe brendan@zen.org %A Victoria Mixon %C One Lake St., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458 %D 1997 %G 0-13-244674-X %I Prentice Hall %O U$24.95/C$34.95 +1-201-236-7139 fax: 201-236-7131 beth_hespe@prenhall.com %P 215 %T "Children and the Internet" Writing an Internet guide directed at use for children is more difficult than it seems. Children's interests are open-ended, so there is little to define topics to include and those to leave out. Most such books include a hodge- podge of sites, contacts, and points of trivia that usually leaves the reader cold. Following the minimalist style of Kehoe's "Zen and the Art of the Internet" (cf. BKZENINT.RVW) this book, paradoxically, provides more with less. Sticking to (kid) business, the book covers the basics, safety, getting connected, resources, the net in education, and case studies in four California schools. The material is practical and realistic, with reviews of Internet filtering software concentrating on how a particular program functions, and options for parental control. Case studies in the schools point out not only the fun of new resources, but the problems of plagiarism and so forth. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1997 BKCHLINT.RVW 961216 ====================== roberts@decus.ca rslade@vcn.bc.ca rslade@vanisl.decus.ca Ceterum censeo CNA Financial Services delendam esse Please note the Peterson story - http://www.netmind.com/~padgett/trial.htm