Why would this be good? We don't know the criteria for rating or the
expertise of those doing the rating. I sure don't know about George down
the street and his guidelines and expertise.
What about the ability of the group to be consistent or even keep up
with the content, which seems to be a key selling point of the lead
paragraph.
And I guess I'll have to tell all the 4th graders that Artemis Fowl is
now only for the 5th grade kids.
And, uh, Nick Jr. is rated 13+ with comments like "Playability: perfect
for alone-play for 4 -6year olds
Reading level: ability to read doesn't hurt, but kids can navigate fine
without" . And Nick.com is rated 8+. Couldn't possibly be an error,
right?
Interesting that cartoon network .com is rated 8+ and it has popup
adverts for games rated teen. Bet that would make parents comfortable,
and just slightly less pressured to buy it.
Robert Eiffert, Media Specialist
Pacific Middle School
Evergreen SD, Vancouver Washington
beiffert@egreen.wednet.edu
beiffert@crypticmachinery.net
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Nancy Willard
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 3:30 AM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Common Sense Media
Wow -- a breath of fresh air!
A New Attempt to Monitor Media Content
By JIM RUTENBERG
A new watchdog group has devised a Web-based ratings system
to rank entertainment products based on language, sexual content and
adult themes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/21/business/media/21MEDI.html?th
Nancy
Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.
Center for Advanced Technology in Education
University of Oregon, College of Education
E-mail: nwillard@oregon.uoregon.edu
URL: http://netizen.uoregon.edu
Responsible Netizen Institute
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