Road Rules
It's easier (and more fun) to use the web or build your website once you know the rules of the road! Become an online expert - get your Official Web License from PBSkids.org.

Be a Webmonkey
If you want to learn how web design works, check out WebMonkey. This is especially useful if you or your team want to use HTML to build your site.

Finders Keepers?
If someone took a bunch of stuff from the ScienceQuest website you made and said it was their own, you'd probably be mad. So when you get information off the web, make sure you say where you it from.

• For example, if you use a picture or chart from another website, put some text underneath it that says where you got it. Include a link back to the page where you found the picture.
• If you find text online that you want to use, don't just copy and paste from somebody else's website into your own. Explain what you found out in your own words, and let your readers know where you got the information.
• Make a list of all the websites, books, magazines, and other sources you used to gather information for your project, and publish the list on your website. If you have any questions about this kind of stuff, ask your coach for help.

Help! I'm Surrounded By Bad Websites!
One of the cool things about the web is that anyone can publish their own website. But not everyone knows the right answers to your questions. So how do you know which ones have good information, and which ones are junk?

• Be careful of websites that have a tilde (it looks like this: ~) or a username like "jsmith" in the website address. That usually means it's somebody's personal website, and nobody's checking up on them to see if they're publishing real information, or if they're just making stuff up.
• Websites that end in .gov (government websites) or .edu (educational websites, like websites published by colleges) usually have good information.
• Respected company websites (like nytimes.com, or nationalgeographic.com/kids/) are another good source. Look for websites that are published by the same people who publish magazines, newspapers, books, and TV shows.