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Everyone here seems to pick C, which is the one that I am least enthusiastic about. I'm not convinced that the dangers of a kid browsing the internet are signif
by jules 16y ago
Everyone here seems to pick C, which is the one that I am least enthusiastic about. I'm not convinced that the dangers of a kid browsing the internet are significant. Though of course what matters is what parents of these kids think. Still aren't there enough internet for kids filters already?
Make something more unique, like a quiz where the kids have to find the answers on Wikipedia. Or custom made videos a la sixty symbols or kahn academy that explain something. Or a site like reddit for kids for sharing "hey this is cool!"-stuff. Or a community site where kids can work and discuss projects they're working on. As a kid I'd have loved a site for discussing and sharing experience with other kids how to make the best water rocket, making a water electrolysis apparatus, making trebuchets, making websites, fun chemistry experiments etc.
B seems like a good idea to me, though I wonder how many competitors already exist. A simple tool where multiple people can create a tree of tasks and indicate that they are working on a certain task and set expected time of completion would be useful to me. Though for me personally the collaboration aspect wouldn't be so useful, more useful would be something tailored to freelancers: a website that published certain parts of the task tree password protected to help show clients what you're working on and what progress you're making. Of course you're in an incredibly crowded space here.
- callmeed 16y agoI didn't like C because of safety issues. I like the idea of making engaging + educational content in a semi-automatic fashion. Making original content is time consuming, so I see a good business opportunity if you can make the creation part super efficient.
- jules 16y agoIt depends on how semi the semi in semi-automatic is. The problem is that there are other people making educational content by hand. They are going to do a better job than your automatic algorithm.
- foob 16y agoI'm not convinced that the dangers of a kid browsing the internet are significant. I think that they are significant. I'm saying this as someone who grew up during the time period when parents had little to no idea of what sort of deranged things were on the internet. A kid could erase the history and clear the cache and their parents would be none the wiser. I'm not in general a supporter of censorship on the internet but I saw some things that are frankly ridiculous for a 7 year old to see. I'm not talking about nipples or vaginas either, you all know that there is some really weird stuff out there. There is a large gray area but I strongly believe that there are things on the internet that an elementary school child shouldn't see.
- lupatus 16y agoThat is why I would be uncomfortable just putting him in front of a computer to find out about saber-toothed tigers.
- jenniart 16y agoI think that safety is only one issue when it comes to kids using the internet. The other is their ability to find credible sources. A lot of kids struggle with being able to tell what's fact and fiction. (Think of that teacher who asked his students to write a report on the pacific northwest tree octopus and later couldn't convince them it was a hoax). I think if there was a way to ensure that you only provide really credible information, it's a great idea. But I really like what you're saying though about making it more interactive and unique and adding a community.