E-zines? what???
I shouldn’t be surprised but there is now available a whole range of online magazines (E-zines) specific for children! A paper produced by Mei-Yu Lu entitled Evaluating and selcting online magazines for children provides teachers and parents with the information necessary to critically analyse the usefulness and credibility of such magazines. Focusing on aspects such as functionality, content and design, Lu provides a checklist as such of the features that should be present in a credible children’s magazine. She then offers a range of suitable magazines which she herself has assessed and found in high standard. In particular, have a look at the Scholastic News site which is brilliant. It is easy to navigate around and contains current news articles for kids, teachers and parents to utilise. What a great way for children to stay in touch with the world around them!
