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Cyberkids.com

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The mission of Cyberkids is to “provide a voice for young people on the Internet. We accomplish this by publishing original creative work by kids ages 7 to 12.” Sounds like a great idea doesn’t it? Let’s see whether this kids education site lives up to their own expectations or not.

Educational Values: 3/10

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What can be learned here? This grades the educational value of the site for children..

Fun & Games

Fun and Games at Cyberkids.com

This E-learning site fails to wow from the homepage onwards. Some of the menu categories are ambiguous, necessitating you clicking through the site to find out what’s on offer.
It transpires that the site includes parental information, including directories of information relating to kids and education. Links to other sites including online tutoring.
Another area has games that appear to be fun-based, without any learning connotations.
The part of the site that is hyped up in the welcome note is Creative Works: the place where kids can send in poems, stories and artwork. Although this is a nice idea and a good way for kids to celebrate their hard work and share their ideas, we are not convinced that this service, plus the rather eclectic range of other content on the site, is enough to earn Cyberkids a place in the online learning market.

Looking at the site overall, there is no cohesiveness about it and the educational value is very limited. It is unclear precisely what purpose it is supposed to serve and just seems like a collection of resources with a loose connection.

Creativity: 3/10

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Why is this site different to other E-learning sites? This grades the originality of the site and how it encourages children's creativity..

This site lacks originality, creativity, individuality… we could go on but we don’t wish to offend.

Graphics: 3/10

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How good are the site graphics? This grades the quality of the CGI graphics and animation of the games feature on the site..

The graphics are low grade and unimpressive. The best thing we can say about the site is that the holding screens whilst pages are loading are quite funky.

Fun Factor: 2/10

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OK, how fun is this site? Are there games on offer? Does it engage children's imagination? Run stupid competitions? We gave extra points for fun and activities..

Minimal – you have to scratch around for very few laughs here.

Support: 1/10

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Can you contact the site with queries? This grades the email support and telephone contacts available to users..

There is a FAQ section plus contact options covering phone, fax and email support, split into three categories of help.

Safety: 2/10

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Can you trust this site? This grades the site's suitability for children. Does it give parental advice? Does it link to unsuitable sites?.

Adverts all appeared to be games or educational focused. With no chat or message facilities there are no risks associated with interaction. The site may be boring but it is safe.

Range of Subjects: 1/10

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What can you learn on here? We graded the variety of subjects available on the site..

This e-learning site has a complete identify crisis. Is it a referral directory? Is it a games site? Is it a resource bank for viewers to post up work they are proud of? In addition to not quite knowing who they are, this site has seriously let things slide. It has an out of date feel, with one screen reading, ‘new articles for July 2001’.
On another screen they seem to have lost the plot, ranting about the fact they have removed their chat room and message board due to government charges being levied. It all appeared a bit unprofessional to spit their dummy out quite so publicly.
The site covers a few narrow topics and completely fails to impress.

Multimedia Options:0/10

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What else can I do here? We gave extra points to sites with real-time betting, video, HD, mobile and audio..

With the removal of the chat function there are no multimedia options.

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There is an interesting, daily blog on the site, with plenty of viewer comments, as well as a message board facility. There are also sporadic live chats on specific topics. 7/10

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Web Address: www.cyberkids.com

Country: US

Parent Company: Able Minds

Launched: 1994

Category: Kids E-Learning

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Thanks for the review , until know I thought i was the only parent at the school thinking this site is not suitable for our kids.

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