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Transcript: Let's Go Online | Junior Lesson | TVOkids
[Upbeat music plays]
An animated sun rises in a blue sky. Text reads “TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning. Teacher Edition. Today’s Junior Lesson: Let’s Go Online.”
A female announcer says, WELCOME TO
TVO Kids POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
LET’S GO ONLINE.
A man with short dark hair, a beard, moustache and glasses holds a puppet. The blue puppet has pink hair, a purple nose and a red sweater.
The man says, HELLO, STUDENTS
FROM ACROSS ONTARIO,
AND WELCOME
TO ANOTHER EPISODE
OF TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING.
Text reads “Junior Four to Six. Mr. de Man.”
Mr. de Man says, MY NAME IS SPENCER DE MAN
AND THIS IS MY BUDDY ROSCO.
[Grumbling]
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man looks down at the puppet.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO.
[Grumbling]
Mr. de Man raises his voice, ROSCO!
Rosco says, OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
I'M ALMOST THERE.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO--
Rosco says, JUST A SECOND.
I'M ABOUT TO BEAT
MY HIGH SCORE.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO,
WE'RE FILMING!
Rosco says, OH, OKAY, OKAY!
SORRY, MR. DE MAN.
I WAS PLAYING MY GAME
ON MY PINKY PHONE,
Rosco holds up a pink phone.
Rosco says, AND-- AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS OKAY
'CAUSE--
'CAUSE YOU SAID
WE WERE GOING
ON THE INTERNET TODAY.
Mr. de Man replies, WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL TODAY,
BUT TRY NOT TO
GET DISTRACTED
BY YOUR GAMES
AND APPS.
Rosco says, OH, THAT'S GOING
TO BE HARD.
THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN
AND I LIKE TO PLAY WITH
MY FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL
WHEN WE CAN'T SEE
EACH OTHER.
UM-- UM,
'CAUSE WE'RE AT HOME.
Mr. de Man says, WELL, I UNDERSTAND,
ROSCO.
MY PHONE HAS
A LOT OF FUN APPS
AND WAYS
TO COMMUNICATE
WITH MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS TOO.
BUT RIGHT NOW
WE ARE TEACHING
AND WE HAVE TO IGNORE
THOSE PARTS OF OUR DEVICES.
Rosco says, OKAY.
I'LL SET MY PINKY PHONE
TO "DO NOT DISTURB".
OKAY.
Mr. de Man says, GOOD.
GOOD IDEA, ROSCO.
NOW WE CAN
GET STARTED.
I ASKED YOU TO BRING
YOUR PHONE TODAY
BECAUSE OUR LESSON
IS ABOUT JUDGING THINGS
WE SEE AND DO ONLINE.
WE ARE GOING TO LEARN
HOW TO EVALUATE A WEBSITE
AND SUMMARIZE WHAT WE SEE
WITH A WEBSITE REVIEW.
Rosco says, WOW!
THAT SOUNDS FUN!
Mr. de Man says, I THINK IT WILL BE,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A LOT OF HARD WORK AS WELL.
NOW ROSCO, BEFORE WE
DIG INTO OUR LESSON,
CAN YOU GO OVER SOME
INTERNET SAFETY RULES?
Rosco says, OH YEAH, FOR SURE!
I HELPED YOU TEACH THIS
TO ALL THE GRADE ONE,
TWO, AND THREES
AT OUR SCHOOL
THIS YEAR.
UM, HI,
HUNTINGTON PARK!
I MISS YOU SO MUCH!
Rosco stands beside a chalkboard. The chalkboard features a list of internet safety rules. It reads “One: Not everything you see online is true! Two: Never share personal information online! Three: Online friends should only be real life friends! Four: Tell parents everything you do online!”
Rosco says, OH, OKAY, MY FRIENDS.
LISTEN UP 'CAUSE
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
ONLINE SAFETY RULES
WILL HELP YOU STAY SAFE
AS YOU PLAY AND EXPLORE
ON ALL OF YOUR DEVICES.
UH, YEAH.
RULE NUMBER ONE-
NOT EVERYTHING YOU SEE ONLINE
IS TRUE.
YEAH, YEAH.
THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF
THAT TRIES TO MISLEAD YOU
WITH LIES
AND YOU HAVE TO BE
VERY CAREFUL.
YEAH.
RULE NUMBER TWO-
NEVER--
AND I MEAN NEVER EVER--
SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
ONLINE.
THAT'S THINGS LIKE
YOUR NAME,
AGE, ADDRESS, EMAIL,
PHONE NUMBER,
EVEN YOUR SCHOOL.
SHARE NOTHING!
OKAY, NOW RULE NUMBER THREE.
ONLINE FRIENDS
SHOULD ONLY BE
REAL LIFE FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
IF SOMEONE ONLINE
SENDS YOU A FRIEND REQUEST,
YOU SHOULD CLICK
OR TAP "DECLINE".
IF YOU AREN'T SURE,
ASK A PARENT OR A TEACHER.
OKAY, RULE NUMBER FOUR.
THIS ONE'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TOO.
TELL YOUR PARENTS
EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE.
SHOW THEM THE GAMES
YOU PLAY,
UM, THE SITES YOU VISIT,
AND THE APPS YOU USE.
ESPECIALLY IF ANYTHING MAKES
YOU SCARED OR UNCOMFORTABLE.
FOLLOW THESE RULES AND STAY SAFE
ONLINE, MY FRIENDS.
Mr. de Man says, GREAT JOB, ROSCO!
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND OUR
STUDENTS ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY
WHEN WE ARE USING ONLINE
RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL.
Rosco says, SO, SO NOW CAN I USE MY
PINKY PHONE, MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man says, WELL, ACTUALLY,
WHY DON'T YOU USE
THE COMPUTER TODAY?
[Gasp]
Rosco says, YEAH? YAY!
OH, THAT SOUNDS FUN.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I'VE CHOSEN THE WEBSITE
YOU'LL BE USING FOR OUR LESSON.
I'VE ALREADY
CHECKED IT OUT
AND I KNOW IT'S SAFE FOR YOU
AND OUR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE.
THE WEBSITE
IS TVOKIDS.COM.
Rosco says, OH, OH, OH--
OH, THAT'S--
IT'S LIKE WE'RE ON TVO
AND WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT TVOKIDS.COM?
OH, THAT'S FUN.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, YEAH.
SO, TAKE A SEAT
AT THE COMPUTER
AND SPEND A FEW MINUTES
EXPLORING THE SITE.
Rosco says, GOTCHA, MR. DE MAN.
I'M READY
TO GET TO WORK.
The TVO Kids website shows Polkaroo and animated television show characters beside the word “Preschool.” Laura and other actors, including two dogs, stand beside the words “School Age.” Rosco’s face appears in a little square in the lower right hand corner of the website.
Rosco says, UM, HERE WE ARE
ON TVOKIDS.COM.
OKAY, OKAY.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT
ALL THE CHARACTERS.
ON THE PRESCHOOL SIDE
I SEE POLKAROO
AND FRIENDS
FROM PAW PATROL,
BOOK HUNGRY BEARS
AND ABC SINGSONG.
OH, MY FRIENDS
IN KINDERGARTEN
TELL ME ABOUT THOSE SHOWS
ALL THE TIME.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE
I SEE CHARACTERS
FROM SHOWS I WATCH,
LIKE PUP ACADEMY,
ODD SQUAD,
AND THERE'S LAURA
FROM THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
AND MONICA FROM
BACKYARD BEATS!
OKAY, WELL,
I'M SCHOOL AGE,
SO I'M GOING TO
GO THERE.
Rosco clicks on School Age and the TVO school age home page appears.
Rosco says, WHOA. WHOA.
THERE'S LOTS
GOING ON HERE.
UM, LET'S--
LET'S SEE.
THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF OPTIONS ACROSS THE TOP.
UM, UM, OH YEAH.
UNDER THOSE,
A BUNCH OF CIRCLES
WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE
AND CHARACTERS.
I RECOGNIZE
A BUNCH OF THEM
FROM SHOWS I WATCH
ON TVOKIDS.
OH, AND AT THE BOTTOM,
LOOK AT ALL THOSE
BIG BUTTONS.
"PARTY TIME",
"THE BEST TEACHER EVER".
HEY, THIS ONE SAYS--
HEY LOOK, THIS ONE SAYS,
"HOW DO YOU FEEL?"
OH, OH,
LET'S GO THERE.
Rosco clicks on “How do you feel?”
Rosco says, OH, LET'S SEE.
LET'S START
PRACTICING GRATITUDE.
OKAY,
AND THERE'S A PICTURE
AND-- AND THAT FUN,
FUN, FUN THERMOMETER
FILLED WITH
GREEN STUFF.
AND OH,
AND THERE'S A VIDEO.
OH, OH, WE SHOULD--
LET'S WATCH THE VIDEO.
AND THEN I CLICK
RIGHT HERE
TO MAKE IT BIGGER!
AWESOME.
Voices sing, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
[Upbeat music plays]
A boy pushes a curtain aside and enters a room. He has black hair and is wearing a red shirt and black pants.
Keith says, HEY, EVERYONE.
IT'S ME, KEITH-
THE HOST OF
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ON THE SHOW WE TALK
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE.
AND TODAY,
I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.
CAN YOU LIST TEN THINGS
THAT YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR?
I BET YOU CAN.
IT CAN BE SOMETHING SMALL,
LIKE I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MY BED
BECAUSE IT'S SO
WARM AND COZY.
OR SOMETHING BIG LIKE,
I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MY FAMILY.
GIVE IT A TRY AT HOME.
THINK ABOUT TEN THINGS
YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR
AND WRITE THEM DOWN.
Keith pins small notes to a corkboard. His notes include “my bed, my family Putty, the swing, music and basketball.”
Rosco says, I'LL GO FIRST!
LET'S SEE.
I'M-- I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MR. DE MAN AND ERIC
AND-- AND MY PUPPIES
AND SCHOOL
AND BEING ON TVOKIDS,
Keith says, AND--PIECE OF CAKE.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
Rosco says, AND-- AND--
AND LEGO.
Keith says, MMM, CAKE.
Keith adds a note with “Cake” to the corkboard as Rosco watches.
Rosco says, OH, WOW. NICE!
Keith says, ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR TEN,
BE SURE TO TAKE OUR POLL
ON TVOKIDS.COM.
Voices sing, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, OKAY.
SO I MADE IT SMALL
AND NOW LET'S LOOK HERE.
UM, HOW MANY--
WELL, WE DID
GRATITUDE TODAY
WITH KINDERGARTEN
AND GRADE ONE
AND THE ONE-TWO SPLIT.
YEAH, THAT WAS THREE TIMES.
WE DID SOME OF THAT
WITH (UNCLEAR) EXERCISE,
AND-- AND--
AND THEN, UM,
I-- YEAH,
I HAD LIKE,
ABOUT TEN THINGS
THAT I WAS GRATEFUL FOR.
YEAH, LET'S SEE
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
The green in the thermometer on the TVO Kids website rises.
Rosco exclaims, WHOA, WHOA, IT WENT UP
EVEN HIGHER!
OH, THAT'S FUN.
THAT MAKES ME
FEEL HAPPY. NICE.
OKAY, NOW LET'S
CHECK THIS OUT.
Rosco clicks on a link.
Rosco says, OH. OH, WOW. NICE.
UM, LOOK AT ALL
THESE EPISODES.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE ALL
ABOUT HEALTHY THINGS TO DO
TO GET RID OF STRESS
AND BAD FEELINGS.
OH, WOW.
THIS IS AWESOME!
OH, REALLY NICE. HMM.
NOW, I WONDER WHERE
I SHOULD GO NEXT.
Rosco moves his mouse up to the top of the website.
He says, LET'S CHECK OUT
THE LINE OF CIRCLES.
THEY ALL HAVE
PEOPLE AND CHARACTERS.
I THINK I KNOW SOME
OF THEM FROM TVOKIDS SHOWS.
Rosco clicks on an arrow at the edge of his computer screen.
Rosco says, IF I TAP THIS ARROW,
IT MOVES
THE CIRCLES OVER AND--
HEY, LOOK!
THAT'S PHIL
FROM
SCIENCE MAX!
OH, LET'S TAP HIM.
A TVO Kids Science Max webpage appears.
Rosco says, OKAY, OKAY. WOW!
I CAN WATCH
SCIENCE MAX!
EPISODES HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
MIGHT BE GAMES AS WELL.
[Gasp]
Rosco says, WHOA.
I-- I WONDER IF I CAN FIND
MY FAVOURITE EPISODE!
OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.
Rosco clicks on an episode.
He says, OH, YEAH, THERE IT IS.
YEAH, YEAH. SLIME!
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
OH, LET'S-- LET'S GO
TO MY FAVOURITE PART.
Rosco fast forwards a video.
He says, AWESOME!
A neon sign reads “Sal’s Science Shop.”
A man with short brown hair and brown eyes stands close to a camera lens. He wears thick-framed glasses and waves.
Sal says, COME ON DOWN
TO SAL'S SCIENCE SHOP
AND SEE ME, SAL,
WHILE YOU SHOP FOR SCIENCE.
THIS WEEK ONLY-
SAL'S ONE-OF-A-KIND
ONCE A YEAR
POLYMER SALE!
Text reads “Polymer sale”
Sal says, FIFTY TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF
ANYTHING MADE OF POLYMERS!
RUBBER? THAT'S A POLYMER!
POLYSTYRENE!
Sal holds plastic cutlery.
He says, WHEN YOU'RE EATING
YOUR NEXT MEAL,
I RECOMMEND
SOME POLYPROPYLENE!
YOU WANT SOME
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE?
WE GOT IT!
WE'VE EVEN GOT
POLYCHLOROTRIFLUROETHELENE!
DO THEY EVEN KNOW
HOW GOOD A DEAL THIS IS?
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA FIND--
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND THAT
KINDA DEAL JUST LIKE EVERY DAY.
BUT HOLD THE PHONE-
POLYMERS AREN'T JUST PLASTICS.
RAYON, NYLON, TEFLON
YOU NAME THE "LON",
WE GOT IT ON-- SALE!
WHAT DO WE WANT? POLYMERS!
WHEN DO WE WANT 'EM?
ANY TIME DURING
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS!
WOOL! SILK! EVEN COTTON!
POLYMERS, POLYMERS, POLYMERS!
POLYMERS!
PO-LEE-MERS, POLI-MURRS.
THE WORD HAS LOST
ALL MEANING.
GLUE! PAINT!
UMBRELLA FABRIC? OH, YEAH.
CARPET?
YOU BET THAT'S ON SALE.
ROBERTA, I'M RUNNING OUT
OF SALES SIGNS!
BUY IT, AND I'LL PUT IT
IN A PLASTIC BAG
ALSO MADE OF POLYMERS.
SERIOUSLY, ROBERTA, WE CAN'T
HAVE A SALE ON EVERYTHING!
OH, HEY, HEY, EVEN YOU.
EVEN ME.
THE PROTEINS IN OUR BODIES.
EVEN OUR DNA ARE POLYMERS.
[Chuckles]
Sal says, SO COME ON DOWN
TO SAL'S SCIENCE SHOP
AND GET A GREAT DEAL
ON YOUR POLYMERS.
FOR A LIMITED TIME.
I MEAN IT'D HAVE TO BE A
LIMITED TIME, RIGHT, ROBERTA?
'CAUSE I MEAN, I CAN'T DISCOUNT
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE
TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF.
HOW AM I GONNA MAKE
ANY MONEY?
I MEAN--
[Chuckles]
Sal asks, ARE WE STILL ROLLING?
[Shattering glass]
An animated beaker shatters. The text “Science Max” appears beneath it.
Phil has curly brown hair and wears a black shirt with a yellow lab coat over it. A woman with a blond ponytail wears a white lab coat. They stand behind a bright yellow table. On the table, there is a clear bowl with light green goo.
[Energetic music plays]
Phil says, ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT KINDS
OF SLIME!
The woman says, YES! IT'S GONNA BE
SO MUCH FUN,
BUT WE'RE NOT
GONNA MAKE ONE HUNDRED TODAY.
Phil says, YEAH, I KNOW. WE'RE JUST
GONNA DO OUR TOP FAVOURITES.
The woman says, YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE
SUPER GREAT!
Phil says, ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE
WE STARTING WITH?
The woman says, SO, OUR FIRST SLIME
WE'RE STARTING WITH TODAY
IS SOME REALLY COOL
MOULDING SLIME.
The woman picks up solid blue slime with a red wrench embedded in it.
Text reads “Silicone, food dye.”
She says, NOW, THIS SLIME ACTUALLY,
IF YOU LEAVE IT OUT OVERNIGHT,
IT'LL HARDEN AND YOU CAN MAKE
AN IMPRINT OF WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
SO, HERE WE MADE
AN IMPRINT OF--
OUR LITTLE, UH,
TOOL THERE.
[Clank]
She pulls the wrench out of the slime and shows the imprint of the wrench.
The woman continues, SO, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT
A LITTLE BIT MORE LIQUIDY SLIME,
STARTING WITH
THIS ONE OVER HERE
WHICH I BELIEVE YOU
ALREADY KNOW ABOUT.
Phil says, THIS IS CORN STARCH MUD!
She agrees, EXACTLY!
Phil punches the top of the corn starch mud.
Text reads “Corn starch, water, food dye.”
[Boing, boing, boing, boing]
Phil gives the woman a smaller, empty bowl.
He says, YOU HOLD THIS.
She replies, SOUNDS GOOD.
Phil says, I'M GONNA HOLD THIS AND
WE'RE GONNA TRY POURING IT.
WHOA.
Thick clumps of green slime drop from the larger bowl into the smaller bowl.
The woman says, WHOA!
Phil says, SEE? IT'S LIKE--
IT'S LIKE A LIQUID,
THEN IF YOU DO IT FAST
IT'S LIKE A SOLID.
[Clunk]
They put down the bowls and walk away from the table.
Phil says, ALL RIGHT,
WHAT'S NEXT?
The woman says, OVER HERE WE HAVE SOME OTHER
REALLY AWESOME TYPES OF SLIME.
SO, RIGHT OVER HERE
WE HAVE SOME CRUNCHY SLIME.
Phil picks up a bowl with purple slime. Text reads “Water, glue, liquid starch, food dye and sprinkles.”
Phil says, CRUNCHY SLIME?
The woman says, EXACTLY.
Phil asks, WHY IS IT CRUNCHY?
The woman explains, NOW, IT'S CRUNCHY
'CAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED
A FEW BEADS INSIDE OF IT
TO MAKE IT CRUNCHY.
Phil holds the slime as he says, AH!
The woman continues, SO, THIS IS SOME REALLY COOL,
AWESOME SLIME.
Phil says, YOU TAKE HALF.
Phil gives the woman half of the slime.
She plays with it as she says, AND YOU CAN FEEL THE BEADS
AS YOU STRETCH IT OUT.
IT'S SO COOL!
Phil holds up his slime covered hands.
Phil says, THIS IS WHY THIS ONE
IS A LITTLE HARDER TO CLEAN.
The woman says, EXACTLY.
Phil shakes his hands over the bowl. He scrapes his hands against the edge to scrape off slime.
He says, UH, I'LL JUST--
DO THAT.
[Squelching noise]
Phil says, ALL RIGHT,
SO WHAT'S NEXT?
The woman says, SO, NEXT WE HAVE SOME REALLY
COOL GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME.
Text reads “Water, glue, liquid starch, food dye, baby oil and glow in the dark powder!”
Phil asks, GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME?
Phil picks up bright green slime.
The woman says, YEAH!
IT'S SO AWESOME.
[Click]
Green slime glows brightly in the dark.
Phil says, OOH!
LOOK AT HOW MUCH IT GLOWS.
THAT GLOWS A LOT!
THAT'S SUPER GLOWY SLIME.
SO, TO DO THE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SLIME
WE NEED THE POLYMER--
The woman says, YES.
Phil continues, --AND THEN THE THING
THAT STICKS
THE POLYMERS TOGETHER.
The woman says, EXACTLY.
The lights turn on. Phil looks at bottles on the table beside the bowls.
Phil says, SO, THE GLUE
IS THE POLYMER.
The woman repeats, GLUE IS THE POLYMER.
Phil says, AND THE STARCH IS THE THING
THAT BONDS IT.
The woman says, YES.
Phil plays with the glow in the dark slime.
Phil says, AHA.
The woman says, VERY COOL.
Phil says, AND THEN YOU PUT THE THING IN
THAT MAKES THE KIND OF SLIME.
The woman says, YES. RIGHT BEFORE YOU ADD
THE BONDING COMPONENT,
BECAUSE IF WE KEEP ADDING STUFF
AFTER IT'S ALREADY MADE,
IT UNFORTUNATELY WON'T
BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.
SO, WE ADD OUR POWDER
BEFORE WE ADD OUR STARCH
IN THIS SITUATION.
Phil puts the slime back in the bowl.
He asks, SHOULD WE GO ON
TO THE NEXT THING?
The woman says, YEAH, LET'S MOVE ON
AND MAKE SOME MORE SLIME!
An animated sun appears in a blue sky. Mr. de Man sits with Rosco.
Rosco says, MORE SLIME!
SO FUN!
I-- I LOVE SLIME!
OH, OH,
THAT WAS AWESOME.
Mr. de Man says, I SEE YOU FOUND YOUR
FAVOURITE SHOW, ROSCO.
AND I'M GLAD
YOU ENJOYED IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT TVOKIDS.COM SO FAR?
DO YOU LIKE THE SITE?
Rosco says, OH, I SURE DO, MR. DE MAN.
THERE ARE SO MUCH TO FIND
AND DISCOVER THERE.
UM, UM, I COULD HAVE KEPT
EXPLORING FOR A LOT LONGER.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE
ENJOYING THE WORK SO FAR.
NOW, I WANT YOU
TO FOLLOW ALONG
WHILE I TEACH YOU
AND OUR STUDENTS
HOW TO EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF A WEBSITE.
Rosco says, GOTCHA.
Mr. de Man says, stands beside the chalkboard. A large piece of paper covers it. Written on the paper are the words “Website Evaluation. Safety. Design. Content. Credibility.”
Text reads “Junior four to six. Mr. de Man.”
Mr. de Man says, NOW, LET'S GET STARTED.
WHEN WE ARE EVALUATING
A WEBSITE,
THERE ARE FOUR ELEMENTS
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT.
THEY ARE SAFETY, DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY.
FIRST, THERE IS SAFETY.
IS YOUR SITE TEACHER
OR PARENT APPROVED?
MAKE SURE A TEACHER,
PARENT, OR GUARDIAN
APPROVES OF YOUR WEBSITE
BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION.
Mr. de Man puts a piece of paper that reads “Teacher or Parent approved?” beside the word “Safety.”
He continues, THE ONLINE WORLD
IS ENORMOUS.
THERE ARE FUN, ENTERTAINING,
AND EDUCATIONAL SITES,
APPS, AND GAMES
WE CAN EXPLORE,
BUT THERE IS ALSO CONTENT
THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE
FOR KIDS.
TO BE SAFE, YOU NEED
TO ASK A TRUSTED ADULT
IF THEY THINK A SITE
IS OKAY.
AND AS YOU'RE EXPLORING,
REMEMBER TO NEVER SHARE
ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND KEEP OUR ONLINE
SAFETY RULES IN MIND.
Mr. de Man puts a note beside the Teacher or Parent approved note. It reads “Remember online safety rules!”
Mr. de Man says, THE NEXT ELEMENT
IS DESIGN.
Mr. de Man puts a note under the word “Design.” The note reads “How does it look?”
He asks, HOW DOES THE SITE LOOK?
DOES IT MAKE SENSE?
DOES IT SEEM EMPTY?
IS THERE TOO MUCH
GOING ON?
[Rustle of paper]
He adds another note that reads “Does everything work?”
Mr. de Man says, DOES EVERYTHING WORK
ON YOUR SITE?
HOW CLEAR AND EASY IS IT
TO EXPLORE THE WEBSITE?
CAN YOU GO BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN DIFFERENT PAGES?
CAN YOU EASILY GET BACK
TO THE HOME PAGE?
AND LAST, ARE THERE
ANY DISTRACTIONS?
He adds a note that reads “Any distractions?”
Mr. de Man asks, IS THERE CONTENT LIKE POP-UP
WINDOWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS
THAT ARE KEEPING YOU FROM THE
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE SITE?
NOW, LET'S GET ROSCO
TO GO BACK TO TVOKIDS.COM
TO EVALUATE
THE SAFETY AND DESIGN.
[Snap of fingers]
An animated sun shines.
Rosco looks at the TVO Kids landing page, with the choice of preschool or school age content. He appears in a small window in the corner of the website.
Rosco says, OKAY, LET'S SEE.
SAFETY FIRST.
WELL, UM, WELL MR. DE MAN
TOLD ME TO GO HERE,
SO I GUESS THE SITE
HAS HIS APPROVAL.
UM, I'VE BEEN EXPLORING
FOR A WHILE
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED
FOR ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.
AND EVERYTHING'S LIKE
WHEN I--
I WATCH TVOKIDS ON TV,
SO I THINK THE SITE IS SAFE
FOR ME AND OTHER KIDS.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
NOW, FOR DESIGN.
WELL, EVERYTHING
IS COLOURFUL AND BRIGHT,
AND THE WORDS CAN HELP ME
FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,
BUT THERE'S NOT
TOO MUCH TO READ
AND THE PICTURES CAN HELP
MY YOUNGER FRIENDS
FIND WHAT THEY WANT.
LET'S EXPLORE A BIT AND SEE IF
EVERYTHING WORKS HOW I EXPECT.
I'LL START WITH
"EXPLORE BY TOPIC".
Rosco clicks “Explore by Topic.”
He says, OH. NOW THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF BIG ICONS
WITH TOPICS FOR ME
TO CHECK OUT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MORE
IF I TAP THE ARROW.
YEAH, IT WORKS!
OH, WOW. OH, LIKE
"SPACE", "OUR PLANET",
"CENTS SENSE", "MATH".
OKAY. LET'S SEE IF I TAP
THIS ARROW IF I GO BACK.
OH, YOU BET!
OH, NICE, NICE.
HEY, LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN FIND
ONE OF MY EPISODES
OF POWER HOUR.
OKAY. I'LL LOOK IN HERE
AND NOW LET'S SEE.
WE HAD AN EPISODE
LAST YEAR ABOUT ORIGAMI,
BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE TITLE.
LET'S TRY SEARCHING
FOR "ORIGAMI".
Rosco Searches for “Origami”.
He says, OKAY. GO.
OKAY, TEN RESULTS.
LET'S SEE IF ONE
IS OUR SHOW,
'CAUSE THERE'S
LOTS OF THINGS LIKE ORIG--
ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY!
AND OH, THERE IT IS!
"LET'S GET FOLDING"!
AWESOME!
AND IT SAYS-- OH, YEAH.
"JOIN TEACHER SPENCER
AND HIS PAL ROSCO!"
OH, AWESOME.
OKAY. UM, YEAH.
EVERYTHING I'M TRYING
IS WORKING.
LET'S GO BACK AND--
AND MAYBE WE CAN SEE IF
THESE VIDEOS ARE ALL WORKING,
BECAUSE-- BECAUSE
WE SHOULD CHECK FOR THAT.
AND LET'S LOOK AT ORIGAMI.
THERE'S SO MANY.
OH, AND A BUTTERFLY!
OH, LET'S TRY
THE BUTTERFLY.
AND-- AND--
AND, YEAH.
AND UM, PLAY,
[Cheerful music plays]
Text reads “Create.”
Rosco says, AND-- AND BIGGER.
AWESOME!
Animated origami cranes move in a circle.
Text reads “Origami. Yoshizawa Butterfly.”
Rosco bobs his head to the music as two hands fold origami paper into a butterfly.
[Pop, pop, pop, pop]
Text reads “Create.”
[Cheerful music plays]
Rosco says, OH, WOW!
OH, YEAH.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
OH, MAYBE--
MAYBE MR. DE MAN
CAN TEACH US
TO DO THAT LATER.
OKAY, NOW I WANT
TO GO BACK,
SO I'LL TAP THAT.
AND-- AND, UM,
I WANNA GO
TO THE HOME PAGE.
MAYBE--
MAYBE IF I TRY TVO KIDS
UP HERE IN THE CORNER.
LET'S TRY THAT.
OH, IT WORKED!
OH, GOOD,
GOOD, GOOD.
OKAY. THE DESIGN
OF THE PAGE
SEEMS PRETTY GREAT
TO ME.
UM, UM, OH, LET'S FIND
ANOTHER SHOW I LIKE.
IT SHOULD BE UNDER
THE VIDEOS.
LET'S GO THERE.
AND, OH AND THE SHOW--
OH, IT STARTS
WITH THE LETTER T.
OKAY. T, T.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND, AND--
UM, NO, NOT YET.
THERE IT IS!
OH, TUMBLEWEED.
OH, LET'S CHECK OUT
ONE OF THOSE.
MAYBE THERE'S ONE
I HAVEN'T SEEN.
[Gasp]
THERE IS!
Rosco reads, "HOW TO WRITE".
He says, OH, LET'S WATCH THIS.
I HOPE IT'S FUN!
AWESOME.
AND BIGGER, AND PLAY!
[Boing]
[Dramatic music plays]
Tumbleweed says, TUMBLEWEED PRESENTS
TUMBLETOWN READS.
A blue book appears with a yellow house on the cover. The books title is “Tumbletown Reads.”
[Dob barks]
[Owl hoots]
[Horn honks]
Tumbleweed reads, TODAY’S TALE. HOW TO WRITE.
Tumbleweed says, YAY, IT'S SATURDAY!
I HAVE THE WHOLE DAY OFF.
WHAT A GREAT DAY
TO CATCH UP WITH MY FRIENDS.
[Phone notification chime]
[Gasp]
Tumbleweed says, I HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE!
OH, LOOK.
IT'S A MESSAGE FROM TWIGGY.
"ARE WE ON FOR BREAKFAST?"
OH, OKAY. I'LL ANSWER HER.
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
UM, YOU BET.
CAFE IN FIVE MINUTES.
COME ON, ANSWER! ANSWER!
[Phone notification chime]
OH, THERE IT IS.
"COOL, SEE YOU THEN."
OKAY, GREAT, 'CAUSE I'M SO
HUNGRY I COULD EAT THIS PHONE!
AND THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY,
SO I WON'T.
I WILL JUST GO
TO THE CAFE.
WHICH I'M DOING NOW.
NE-- NOW.
[Running water]
Tumbleweed pilots a boat.
[Sings to himself]
Tumbleweed drives a red car.
He sings, I AM DRIVING IN MY CAR
DO, DO, DO, DO
[Horn honks]
Tumbleweed and Twiggy, a guinea pig, stand outside of a General Store.
Tumbleweed says, SO, THERE I WAS.
I HAVE A RUBBER BOOT
ON ONE HAND,
AND THE OTHER ONE IS STUCK
IN THE TUMBLE DRYER.
[Chuckling]
[Phone notification chime]
Twiggy says, HANG ON.
IT'S DIMITRI.
"MEET AT THE PARK
TO FLY KITES".
HEY, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE FUN!
WANNA GO?
Tumbleweed says, I CAN'T, I GOTTA
MEET LOUIS AT THE GYM.
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, LOOK AT THIS.
A MESSAGE.
"WHERE ARE YOU?
"WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE BOOK CLUB."
[Gasp]
Tumbleweed says, I FORGOT!
I HAVE A BOOK CLUB
MEETING!
I GOTTA GO!
Twiggy says, YEAH, ME TOO.
HEY, YOU'RE
SITTIN' ON GUM.
Tumbleweed says, I-- I AM?
GET IT, GET IT.
Tumbleweed rolls on his side.
Twiggy says, RIGHT HERE.
[Laughing]
Twiggy says, HOLD STILL.
THIS ISN'T HELPING.
OW. OW. OW.
Tumbleweed kicks Twiggy in the face.
[Laughing]
Tumbleweed chortles, YOU'RE TICKLING!
Twiggy says, UGH! AWKWARD.
[Car engine starts]
Tumbleweed drives as he sings, TO THE BOOK CLUB
Dimitri and Twiggy stand in the park. Dimitri, a brown rabbit, flies a red kite.
[Chuckling]
Dimitri says KITES!
Tumbleweed sings, TO THE BOOK CLUB
TO THE BOOK CLUB
Tumbleweed says,
NO, I THINK THERESA'S RED SCARF
REPRESENTED HERSELF,
A yellow bus passes on the street outside of a two-story house.
[Bus engine]
Tumbleweed says, AND SHE WAS WRAPPING HERSELF
AROUND HER NECK.
YOU SEE?
A guinea pig and hamster say, OOH! YEAH, MON!
THAT'S GOOD.
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, EXCUSE ME.
I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE HERE.
"MOVIE LATER TONIGHT?"
FROM SAL?!
SAL, I'M RIGHT HERE!
Sal says, HEY, I WANTED TO USE
MY NEW PHONE. HEH!
Tumbleweed drives his red car.
He sings, GOING TO THE GYM
GYM, GYM, GYM, GYM!
GOIN' TO THE GYM
Tumbleweed and Louis stand in running wheels.
He says, I JUST TEXTED
MY COUSIN BURFY.
WHERE'S THE TRAINER?
Louis says, OOH, I'LL TEXT HER.
WHERE-- ARE-- YOU--
Tumbleweed says, I'M TIRED
OF THIS EXERCISE.
LET'S GO
WEIGH OURSELVES.
I WANNA SEE IF I'VE
LOST ANY WEIGHT.
Louis says, YEAH! MY MOM SAYS
I'M GETTING REALLY SKINNY.
LET'S SEE.
OH, I HAVEN'T LOST
ANY WEIGHT!
I GAINED WEIGHT.
BUT IT'S ALL MUSCLE.
A dark theatre has lights lining a stair.
[Voices from a movie]
The voices say, CHINCHILLA, CHINCHILLA--
CHINCHILLA!
CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says, HUH. THIS MOVIE
NEEDS SUBTITLES.
[Chuckling]
Louis says, I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
The sign on a skyscraper reads “Tumbletown Gazette.”
Tumbleweed walks into an office.
He asks, YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, CHIEF?
A grey and white guinea pig says, MM, YES.
IT'S ABOUT YOUR
LATEST ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed says, DID YOU LOVE IT?
The guinea pig says, WELL, I WISH I COULD SAY,
TUMBLEWEED,
BUT I CAN'T READ IT!
A piece of paper reads “Ths wk in TT, thr r mny gr8 evnts. I chkd out the seed fest @ the mrkt n it wz awsum.”
The guinea pig says, "THS WK IN TT,
THR R MNY GR8 EVNTS."
I-- I CAN'T READ
THIS AT ALL!
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, HANG ON.
I GOTTA ANSWER THIS MESSAGE.
The guinea pigs says, TUMBLEWEED, IF YOU LOOK
AT THAT DEVICE I WILL--
Tumbleweed says, I JUST--
ONE MINUTE!
I--
The guinea pig says, DO NOT-- THANK YOU.
THIS STYLE OF WRITING
IS FINE
FOR SENDING QUICK MESSAGES
TO YOUR FRIENDS,
BUT NOT FOR COMMUNICATING
WITH YOUR READERS
IN A NEWSPAPER!
Tumbleweed says, BUT IT'S FAST
AND MY FRIENDS LOVE IT!
The guinea pig says, AND THAT'S FINE FOR THEM,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE WRITING
SOMETHING SERIOUS
LIKE AN ESSAY
OR A REPORT,
PEOPLE HAVE TO
BELIEVE YOU,
SO YOU MUST SPELL CORRECTLY
AND WRITE IN FULL SENTENCES!
Tumbleweed says, OKAY, FROM NOW ON
I'LL BE SURE TO ONLY--
[Phone notification chime]
Tumblewee says, OH, I GOT A MESSAGE.
[Exasperated sigh]
Tumbleweed says, OH LOOK, IT'S FROM SAL!
HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
CAN YOU READ THAT?
The guinea pig says,
OH, LET ME TRY.
"U R INVITD" AND THEN
THERE'S A NUMBER TWO.
WHY WOULD THERE BE
A NUMBER TWO THERE?
Text in the book reads “The End” and the book closes.
Tumbleweed explains, NO, THAT'S "TONIGHT".
SEE?
The guinea pigs says, OH!
Tumbleweed says, YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
KEEP GOING.
An animated red figure carries a red sign. It reads “TVO Kids.”
The guinea pig says, WELL, THEN THERE'S A "LOL".
WHAT'S A LOL?
Tumbleweed explains, LAUGH OUT LOUD!
The guinea pig says, NOT LOLLIPOP?
Tumbleweed says, OH, ROFL, DUDE!
Mr. de Man and Rosco sit beside the Website Evaluation paper.
[Laughing]
Rosco says, LAUGH OUT LOUD.
I LOVE THOSE
TUMBLETOWN CRITTERS.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO.
UH, HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH YOUR WORK SO FAR?
ARE YOU READY TO EVALUATE
THE SAFETY AND DESIGN
OF TVOKIDS.COM?
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, OH, YEAH.
YEAH, SORRY.
I WAS JUST LAUGHING
AT THE SHOW.
UM, I THINK SO,
MR. DE MAN.
I SPENT MORE TIME
EXPLORING WITH THE MATERIAL
YOU GAVE ME.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GATHERED?
Rosco asks, OKAY, CAN YOU PUT UP MY CARDS?
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, SURE.
Rosco says, SO, FIRST, FOR SAFETY,
IS IT TEACHER
OR PARENT APPROVED?
AND YES, BECAUSE IT'S
MR. DE MAN APPROVED!
Mr. de Man puts a green note up that reads “Mr. de Man approved.”
Mr. de Man says, AWESOME.
AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR
ONLINE SAFETY RULES?
Rosco says, OH, YEAH,
I TAUGHT THOSE EARLIER.
SO, YEAH. YEAH, CHECK.
YEAH, I GOT THAT TOO.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, GOOD SO FAR.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT DESIGN?
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
Rosco says, OKAY, HERE'S MY CARD.
Mr. de Man puts a note up.
Rosco says, THANK YOU.
UM, IT'S BRIGHT
AND COLOURFUL.
UM, UM, CAN YOU
SHOW IT CLOSER?
Mr. de Man says, OH, SURE, I CAN
SHOW IT CLOSER.
Mr. de Man takes the note off the chalkboard and holds it up. It reads “Bright and colourful. Characters I know. Helpful words and pictures.”
Rosco says, YEAH, SEE,
IT'S BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL
AND THERE'S CHARACTERS
I KNOW.
OKAY, YEAH.
CHARACTERS I KNOW,
AND THERE'S HELPFUL
WORDS AND PICTURES TOO.
OKAY, PUT IT ON THAT.
Mr de Man puts the note back on the Website Evaluation paper on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, HERE WE GO.
AND THEN,
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Rosco says, OKAY, WELL, THE--
OKAY, SHOW IT.
Mr. de Man holds up a note.
[Paper rustles]
The note reads “Icons work. Arrows work. Videos work. Everything works.”
Rosco says, THE ICONS WORK,
UM, THE ARROWS WORK,
THE VIDEOS WORK,
EVERYTHING WORKS!
OH, YEAH.
IT'S SO GOOD.
OKAY,
THAT GOES UP THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY.
AND HOW ABOUT
ANY DISTRACTIONS?
Mr. de Man holds up a note. It reads “No ads. No pop ups. No distractions.”
Rosco says, OH, THIS IS THE BEST.
NO ADS, NO POP UPS,
NO DISTRACTIONS!
AWESOME!
Mr. de Man puts the note on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY. EXCELLENT WORK
SO FAR, ROSCO.
AND I'M GLAD YOU TOOK THAT BREAK
TO WATCH TUMBLEWEED,
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE
MORE TO DO.
Rosco asks, OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO EVALUATE NEXT?
The animated sun shines.
Mr. de Man points to the Website Evaluation paper.
Text reads “Junior four to six. Mr. de Man.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, WE'VE GONE OVER
SAFETY AND DESIGN,
AND NOW WE HAVE CONTENT
AND CREDIBILITY TO GO.
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man puts a note under the word “Content.” The note reads “What kind of site?”
Mr. de Man says, FOR CONTENT,
WHAT KIND OF SITE IS IT?
IS IT INFORMATIONAL?
TELLING OR EXPLAINING
THINGS?
IS IT ENTERTAINMENT,
LIKE A GAME OR A BLOG?
OR IS IT A TOOL
OR SERVICE,
LIKE A SEARCH ENGINE
OR A BIRTHDAY CARD CREATOR?
NEXT, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE
OF THE CONTENT?
[Paper rustles]
He puts a note that reads “What’s the purpose?” on the chalkboard.
He asks, IS IT APPROPRIATE
FOR PEOPLE YOUR AGE?
AND LAST, DOES THE SITE ASK
FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
DOES IT COST ANY MONEY?
Mr. de Man points to a note that reads “Personal info? Or Money?”
He says, IF YOU ANSWERED YES
TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS,
MAKE SURE TO TELL
YOUR TEACHER OR A PARENT,
AND BE SURE THAT THE SITE
IS OKAY FOR YOU.
AND THE LAST ELEMENT
IS CREDIBILITY.
IS YOUR WEBSITE
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE?
DOES IT MAKE SENSE AND
MATCH THE WEBSITE'S PURPOSE?
Mr. de Man puts a note on the chalkboard that reads “Trustworthy and believable?”
He asks, IS YOUR SITE UP TO DATE?
IF IT'S A VIDEO SITE,
DOES IT HAVE RECENT VIDEOS?
He puts a “Is it up to date?” note on the board.
Mr. de Man asks, DO THE AUTHORS OR CREATORS
SHARE ABOUT THEMSELVES?
DO THEY INCLUDE A PICTURE
OR CONTACT EMAIL?
He puts a note that reads “Author or creator info? Can you contact?” on the board.
Mr. de Man says, CREDIBILITY CAN BE
DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE,
AND SOMETIMES IT HELPS
TO DO THIS PART
WITH A TEACHER OR PARENT.
LET'S SEE HOW ROSCO DOES
AS HE EVALUATES
THE CONTENT AND CREDIBILITY
OF TVOKIDS.COM.
The animated sun shines.
Rosco appears in a window in the corner of the TVO Kids landing page, with preschool on one side and school age on the other.
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, NOW
I HAVE TO EVALUATE
THE CONTENT
OF TVOKIDS.COM.
LET'S SEE.
MR. DE MAN WANTS ME TO START
WITH THE KIND OF WEBSITE.
AND THERE'S VIDEOS
AND GAMES AND APPS,
AND ALMOST, UM,
EVERYTHING--
IT'S LIKE--
IT'S LIKE ENTERTAINMENT,
UM, UM, STUFF.
AND THEN THERE'S PRESCHOOL,
UM, LIKE LITTLE KIDS,
AND-- AND SCHOOL AGE,
THAT'S KIDS LIKE ME
AND MY FRIENDS.
SO, THE PURPOSE
FOR THE SITE MIGHT BE
TO MAKE LEARNING FUN
FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES!
HMM.
SO, WHAT'S NEXT?
"IS THE CONTENT
AUTHENTIC?"
WELL, EVERYTHING I TAP ON
IS WHAT IT SAYS IT IS,
AND THE SHOWS ARE ALL THE SAME
AS WHEN I WATCH THEM ON TV,
SO YEAH!
IT OFFERS ALL THE THINGS
THAT IT APPEARS TO OFFER.
UM, LET'S--LET'S SEE
IF THE GAMES WORK.
I'LL TRY SPELLING FREEZE.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
LET'S-- LET'S TRY
PLAYING THE GAME.
UM, IT LOOKS--
IT MIGHT BE EDUCATIONAL.
OKAY.
[A voice in the game chatters]
Rosco plays the game.
[Bubble noise]
He says, OKAY, START.
BUBBLE BLAST!
HAHA, FUN.
OH, A-- OH, IT'S LIKE
A SPELLING TEST.
UM, "THREDD", "THRED",
OR THREAD.
OH, UM, THIS—
[Buzzer]
Rosco says, OH, MAN!
OH, WELL. OKAY,
LET'S TRY THE NEXT ONE.
IT MIGHT-- OKAY.
IT'S, UM, UM, LET'S--
OH, YEAH!
I GOT THAT ONE!
[Bubble noise]
AND "BECAUSE"--
OH, "BECAUSE"
IS A TOUGH ONE!
OH, BECAUSE IS--
UM, IS IT, HMM--
YEAH! OKAY, OKAY.
GOOD. GOOD.
AND, AND, WHAT ABOUT--
UM, UM, OKAY.
I'LL TRY IT.
YES, DOING OKAY NOW.
AND-- AND THIS--
GRUH-- GRUH--
AW, MAN!
[Buzz, cheering]
Rosco says, OKAY. WELL, OH--
CONTINUE, OKAY!
[Video game voice chatters]
WELL, I HAVE TO--
UH, FINISH THE WORDS
WITH THE RIGHT LETTER.
OKAY, LET'S TRY.
[Creak]
He says, DUH-- DOH--
OH, THAT'S A DOG.
[Creak]
Rosco says, GOOD. G-G.
YEAH! AWESOME!
OKAY, AND UH,
UH, A SONG?
YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
[Creak]
Rosco says, AND A DI--
THAT'S A DIME.
NICE!
[Creak]
Rosco says, AND A BANANA
WITH A B!
[Ding, creak]
He says, AND A DRUM.
[Honk honk]
Rosco says, OH, I PICKED TOO FAST.
THEY WERE ALL
KINDA THE SAME.
[Creak]
He says, FOR-- TROPHY!
OH, OH, YEAH, YEAH.
[Ding, creak]
He says, AND TREE.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE "TREE".
YES!
[Creak]
Rosco says, OH, AND THIS ONE.
A-- OH, IT'S A PLANE.
[Beep]
[Gasp]
OH, OH IT'S STILL--
[Cheering]
[Video game chatter]
Rosco says, OH, THAT WAS FUN!
"CATCH A FALLING STAR".
[Soothing music plays]
He says, OKAY, GUESS I JUST HAVE
TO CLICK ON ALL THE STARS.
OH. OH, ACTION WORDS.
OKAY, OKAY.
SO, ACTION WORDS.
LIKE, LIKE--
UM, I DON'T KNOW!
OH, MAYBE THIS--
YEAH, VISIT, AND--
[Ding, ding]
He says, AND-- AND-- OKAY.
UM, UM.
OH, IS IT--
IS "CASTLE"?
[Beep, beep}
Rosco says, NO! NO,
IT'S NOT AN ACTION.
"CASTLE"
IS NOT AN ACTION.
OOPS. OOPS. OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING,
LET'S KEEP GOING.
OKAY. CLICK, I KEEP
CLICKING NOW, HA-HA-HA!
AND, AND, AND-- NO.
AND, UM--
[Cheering in game]
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, BOY.
THAT WAS KINDA STRESSFUL.
OKAY, WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? OH.
OH, THESE ARE CUTE
LITTLE FLEAS, OKAY.
[Video game chatter]
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, SCISSORS, PLANT,
AND TROPHY.
THERE'S A TROPHY!
AWESOME.
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, OKAY, UM, MOUSE,
DRUMSTICK, AND--
AND-- OH, I DIDN'T SEE
THE LAST ONE ENOUGH.
OH, PHEW!
THAT'S CLOSE.
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, OKAY.
DUCK, CAR, AND-- AND--
IT WASN'T AN ELEPHANT.
OKAY.
AND THEN-- AND THEN--
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, UM, BUTTERFLY, SO--
UH, UH-OH.
YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.
I LOVE BUTTERFLIES.
[Swing, swing, swing]
Rosco says, AND OKAY,
I SEE CHEESE, AND--
OH. WHEW!
[Cheering in game]
Rosco says, OKAY, I THINK I'VE
HAD ENOUGH OF THIS GAME.
LET'S GO BACK.
[Upbeat music plays]
AND-- AND THE LAST PART
I NEED TO EVALUATE
IS THE CREDIBILITY.
UM, DID THE--
IS THE CONTENT
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE?
WELL, EVERYTHING WORKED
THE WAY I EXPECT,
AND I HAVEN'T
NOTICED ANY LIES.
UM, LET'S SEE
IF THERE'S STUFF
WHERE THE GROWN-UPS
MIGHT WANT TO LOOK.
THERE'S, UM, IT SAYS--
LET'S SEE.
"CONTACT US",
UM, "SCHEDULE".
OH, THIS LOOKS
PROMISING!
UM,
IT SAYS "ABOUT US".
OH, LET'S TRY THERE.
OH! OH, WOW. WOW.
OKAY, SO, TVOKIDS--
OH, THERE'S A LOT
OF INFORMATION.
I SHOULD SKIM IT,
UM, UM, TO SEE.
I GET
THE IMPORTANT FACTS.
OKAY. "TVOKIDS GETS KIDS
READY FOR SCHOOL LIFE
"AND TAKE ON THE WORLD
THROUGH THE POWER OF LEARNING."
IT SAYS
THE AGES IT'S FOR
AND THAT IT COVERS
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM.
AND-- AND IT SAYS IT USES
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS.
HMM.
MAYBE-- MAYBE THAT MEANS
PEOPLE LIKE TEACHERS.
AND IT SAYS
IT'S CLASSROOM TESTED.
OH, I WISH
I WAS IN THAT CLASS.
AWESOME.
UM, IT SAYS THEY DON'T USE
PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT KIDS
OR SELL STUFF TO--
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
AND AT THE BOTTOM HERE
IT SAYS IT GETS FUNDED
BY THE PROVINCE
OF ONTARIO
AND LOTS AND LOTS
OF SPONSORS AND DONORS.
WELL, THAT MAKES ME FEEL
VERY SAFE.
YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK THE SITE IS CREDIBLE.
AWESOME!
OKAY. WELL,
I'VE EVALUATED THE CONTENT
AND THE CREDIBILITY.
UM, I SHOULD CHECK BACK IN
WITH MR. DE MAN
AND FIND OUT WHAT
WE NEED TO DO NEXT.
The animated sun shines.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man and Rosco stand beside the Website Evaluation paper on the chalkboard.
Rosco says, OH, MR. DE MAN,
I'M READY TO EVALUATE THE
CONTENT AND CREDIBILITY NOW!
Mr. de Man says, EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
EVALUATE AWAY!
Rosco says, OKAY. CAN YOU HOLD UP
MY FIRST CARD?
Mr. de Man says, UM, SURE.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Entertainment. Videos. Games. Apps.”
Rosco says, SO, SO, FOR WHAT KIND
OF SITE IT IS,
I THINK IT'S AN
ENTERTAINMENT SITE,
BECAUSE IT HAS VIDEOS,
GAMES, AND APPS.
YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT KIND.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY,
I'LL PUT THAT THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the board under “Content.”
Rosco says, AND THEN
FOR THE PURPOSE,
UM, UM, IT SAYS
IT HAS PRESCHOOL
AND SCHOOL AGE,
AND THERE'S WORDS
LIKE "MATH",
SO I THINK IT'S
EDUCATIONAL.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Education. School age. Preschool.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY. SOUNDS--
THAT SOUNDS PRETTY WELL
THOUGHT OUT TOO.
Rosco says, OKAY. AND THEN FOR PERSONAL
INFORMATION OR MONEY,
MY CARD, PLEASE?
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, HERE IT IS.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Never wanted personal info. It’s free.”
Rosco says, UM, IT NEVER WANTED
PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND IT'S FREE!
YEAH, YEAH.
I LIKE FREE STUFF.
IT'S FUN.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY.
PUT THAT THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the board.
Rosco says, AWESOME!
Mr. de Man asks, OKAY, NOW WHAT ABOUT
CREDIBILITY?
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, UM, WELL,
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE.
OKAY. UM,
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “It all looks true. Same as TVO Kids on T.V.”
Rosco says, UM, IT LOOKS--
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S WHAT IT SAYS IT IS,
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE SAME AS TVOKIDS ON TV.
SO, YEAH, I THINK IT'S
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LET'S PUT
THAT ONE THERE.
He puts the note on the board under “Credibility.”
Mr. de Man asks, HOW ABOUT
"IS IT UP TO DATE?"
Rosco says, OH, YEAH! YEAH.
I SAW, UM, VIDEOS THAT WERE
JUST ON TV LAST WEEK EVEN.
SO, YEAH.
THAT'S UP TO DATE.
Mr. de Man holds a note that reads “There are shows from last week.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, GREAT.
AND WHAT ABOUT AUTHOR
OR CREATOR INFO?
CAN YOU CONTACT THEM?
Rosco says, OH, YEAH, THERE'S
A SECTION FOR GROWN-UPS
AND IT HAS A WAY
TO CONTACT
AND IT DOESN'T EVEN
ASK FOR EMAIL.
AND THEN THERE'S
LOTS OF INFORMATION,
UM, ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT MADE IT AND STUFF.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “About us for grown ups. You can email or write.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OH, GREAT!
THAT LOOKS EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
SO, YOU'VE EXPLORED
AND EVALUATED TVOKIDS.COM,
AND YOU'VE COLLECTED
A LOT OF INFORMATION.
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE.
Rosco says, WHAT?
Mr. de Man says, NOPE. NOW IT'S TIME
TO USE THAT INFORMATION
TO WRITE A WEBSITE REVIEW
SUMMARY PARAGRAPH.
Rosco asks, WHY DO I NEED
TO DO THAT?
Mr. de Man explains, WELL, WHEN WE WRITE
A PARAGRAPH LIKE THIS,
IT HELPS TO BRING YOUR THOUGHTS
AND OPINIONS INTO FOCUS.
AND IT WILL HELP YOU
TO EXPLAIN THEM
TO OTHER PEOPLE.
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
WITH YOUR ROUGH COPY,
LET'S WATCH A CLIP
FROM TVOKIDS HOMEWORK ZONE
ABOUT WRITING A PARAGRAPH.
Rosco says, HEY, I SAW THAT
ON THE SITE TOO!
UM, ON THE
HOMEWORK ZONE.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I KNOW.
I FOUND IT THERE
AS WELL.
AND WHILE
YOU GET TO WORK,
I'LL GIVE OUR STUDENTS
A BRAIN BREAK
WITH SOME ORIGAMI.
Rosco says, OH, YEAH.
THAT SOUNDS FUN.
OH, IS IT THE ONE
WE SAW EARLIER?
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, IT IS.
Rosco says, OH, OH, AWESOME.
ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY!
OH, AWESOME.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO,
LET'S GO.
Rosco says, GOTCHA!
The animated sun rises.
A woman with long black hair stands in front of a screen. She wears an indigo shirt with text that reads “Homework Zone”. The smartboard behind her shows the words “Writing a paragraph”.
She says, HI, I'M TEACHER WINNIE,
AND TODAY ON THE HOMEWORK ZONE,
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
WRITING A PARAGRAPH.
SO, LET'S GO
TO THE SMARTBOARD.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN I WRITE A PARAGRAPH,
I LIKE TO USE
THE DRAWING OF A TABLE
TO HELP ME THINK ABOUT HOW
TO WRITE A GOOD PARAGRAPH.
SO, I'M GONNA PUT THE TABLE
UP THERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK
AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA
PUT OUR MAIN IDEA.
THAT'S USUALLY THE TOP SENTENCE
OF OUR PARAGRAPH.
Winnie moves the words “Main idea” beside a drawing of a table.
She continues, SO, WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA
OF YOUR PARAGRAPH?
AND THAT'S USUALLY
AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD.
NOW, IF I ASKED YOU TO WRITE
A PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR DOG,
YOU MIGHT-- YOUR MAIN IDEA
WOULD BE YOUR DOG.
I'M GONNA PUT, "MY DOG".
Winnie writes “My dog” on the smartboard.
She says, AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT,
THEN WE NEED SUPPORTING DETAILS
TO HELP SUPPORT US.
JUST LIKE A TABLE
HAS LEGS,
WE NEED SUPPORTING DETAIL
TO HELP SUPPORT OUR MAIN IDEA.
SO, WE CAN THINK OF EACH LEG
AS A SUPPORTING DETAIL.
SO, WITH THE SUPPORTING DETAIL
OF MY DOG,
WE COULD TALK ABOUT
THE COLOUR OF OUR DOG,
WE CAN TALK ABOUT
HOW OLD YOUR DOG IS,
SO THE AGE OF YOUR DOG...
Winnie writes “colour” by one table leg and “age” beside the other leg.
Winnie continues, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER
IT'S A BIG DOG OR A SMALL DOG,
SO THAT'S THE SIZE.
Winnie writes “size” beside a table leg.
She says, AND THEN WE MIGHT
WANNA TALK ABOUT
WHETHER IT CAN DO
ANY TRICKS,
'CAUSE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING
FUN TO ADD INTO YOUR PARAGRAPH.
SO, "TRICKS".
Winnie writes “tricks” beside the fourth leg.
She says, AND BY ADDING THESE
SUPPORTING DETAILS,
IT MAKES YOUR MAIN IDEA
A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERESTING.
SO, I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A PARAGRAPH,
AND I'M TEACHER WINNIE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
A computer graphic shows origami paper folded in different stages of folding a butterfly. On the left, text reads “Origami butterfly instructions. Inspired by Akira Yoshizawa. Materials: One square piece of origami paper.” On the right, a red square appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO.
HERE ARE ORIGAMI
BUTTERFLY INSTRUCTIONS,
INSPIRED BY
AKIRA YOSHIZAWA.
HE WAS AN ORIGAMI
GRAND MASTER FROM JAPAN,
AND ONE OF THE REASONS
ORIGAMI IS STILL POPULAR TODAY.
LET'S SEE.
MATERIALS.
ONE SQUARE PIECE
OF ORIGAMI PAPER.
Mr. de Man points to the red square.
He says, OKAY, STEP ONE.
LET'S SEE.
WE NEED TO FOLD
YOUR PAPER IN HALF
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
[Folding noise]
He says, YEP, AND IT MAKES
A RECTANGLE.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY, WHAT'S NEXT?
NOW WE NEED
TO UNFOLD IT.
[Rustle of paper]
AND THEN FOLD IT
IN HALF AGAIN
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
AND I THINK THE PICTURE'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE,
OR LOOKS LIKE WHAT
MY WORK WILL LOOK LIKE
AFTER I FINISH
THE STEP.
SO, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I UNFOLD IT.
[Rustling paper]
Mr. de Man says, YEP, THEY MATCH.
LET'S GO TO STEP TWO.
FLIP YOUR SHEET AND POSITION
YOUR PAPER LIKE A DIAMOND.
THERE WE GO.
FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF
FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.
[Rustling paper]
He continues, OKAY.
LET'S DO THAT,
I'LL MAKE SURE THE CREASES
ARE NICE AND TIGHT,
AND THEN
I HAVE TO UNFOLD IT,
THEN FOLD IT
[Paper folding noise]
IN HALF AGAIN,
LET'S SEE,
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
PAPER'S BEING A LITTLE TRICKY
WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'LL GET
THIS CREASE DONE.
AND THEN I HAVE TO
UNFOLD IT ONCE AGAIN
TO MATCH THE PICTURE,
[Paper rustling]
AND GO TO STEP THREE.
NICE.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING
TO FLIP OUR WORK OVER
AND POSITION IT WITH ONE OF THE
SIDES OF THE SQUARE FACING UP.
[Paper rustling]
He says, THEN WE'RE GOING TO PINCH THE
CREASES AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS,
AND OUR WORK IS GOING TO
COLLAPSE INTO A TRIANGLE.
THEN WE'RE GOING
TO FLATTEN THAT,
AND MAKE THOSE CREASES
NICE AND CRISP,
AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A TRIANGLE BASE.
AND A TRIANGLE BASE IS USED
FOR MANY, MANY ORIGAMI PIECES.
Mr. de Man holds up four fingers.
He says, OKAY, LET'S SEE.
STEP FOUR.
POSITION YOUR WORK WITH
THE LONGEST SIDE FACING YOU.
DONE.
UNFOLD THE TOP LAYER--
SO JUST THE TOP LAYER,
TAKING THE RIGHT TIP
TO THE TOP.
OKAY.
AND CREASE THAT NICELY.
AND THEN DO THE SAME
ON THE LEFT.
THE LEFT TIP
TO THE TOP.
THAT'S NOT TOO BAD.
DOES IT LOOK
LIKE THE PICTURE?
YEAH, IT DOES. NICE.
He holds up five fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, STEP FIVE.
FLIP YOUR WORK OVER,
AND POSITION IT WITH
THE LONG SIDE FACING YOU.
FOLD THE BOTTOM
TOWARD THE TOP,
SO YOU CAN SEE
A LITTLE TRIANGLE
PEEKING OUT
OVER THE LONGER SIDE.
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man says, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU'LL SEE THE LITTLE TRIANGLE
AND A BIGGER ONE UNDERNEATH IT.
NOW I'M GONNA
TAKE SOME TIME
TO REALLY GET ALL MY FOLDS
NICE AND TIGHT.
I HAVE A LOT
OF LAYERS OF PAPER,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE.
Mr. de Man holds up six fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY,
WE'RE AT STEP SIX.
FLIP YOUR WORK OVER AGAIN
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
THE RIGHT TIP
THAT WE FOLDED UP
IN STEP FOUR
AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT
AWAY AND DOWN.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THAT AT THE RIGHT THERE,
THAT IS GOING TO WANNA COLLAPSE
IN TOWARDS THE CENTRE.
SO, LET IT DO THAT
AND KINDA JUST PRESS IT DOWN
WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.
IT'S ONE OF KIND OF
THE MAGICAL MOMENTS
THAT WE CAN GET
IN ORIGAMI
WHERE THE PAPER SEEMS TO KNOW
WHAT IT WANTS TO DO.
AND THEN REPEAT THAT AGAIN
ON THE LEFT.
SAME THING.
FOLD THE TIP
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
AND WHERE THAT PAPER WANTS
TO KIND OF COLLAPSE IN
AND WANTS TO KIND OF GO
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE,
YOU'RE GOING TO
HELP IT WITH THAT,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
A NICE CREASE
WHERE THE FOLD SHOULD BE.
NICE.
He holds out seven fingers.
He says, OKAY, SEVEN!
IT'S REALLY STARTING
TO TAKE SHAPE.
LET'S FLIP
OUR WORK AGAIN,
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man continues, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO FOLD
THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE
THAT'S PEEKING OUT
OVER THE TOP.
WE'RE GONNA
FOLD THAT DOWN,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
FOLD IT BACK UP AGAIN
BUT MAKING A NEW CREASE
SO AN EVEN TINIER TRIANGLE
IS, UM,
ABOVE THAT FLAP--
THAT LONG EDGE.
He holds out eight fingers.
Mr. de Man says, STEP EIGHT.
FOLD YOUR WORK IN HALF
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
[Creasing paper]
He continues, NOW, THE MIDDLE HAS A LOT
OF LAYERS OF PAPER,
SO YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY
KINDA HAVE TO PINCH
AND WORK AT
FOLDING IT IN HALF.
AND THEN WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO DO
IS MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TIPS
ARE LINED UP NICELY.
AND I LIKE TO PICK IT UP
AND REALLY SQUEEZE
THAT, UH--
WHERE KIND OF THE BODY
OF THE BUTTERFLY IS.
MAKE SURE
IT'S NICE AND, UH,
NICE AND CREASED.
Mr. de Man holds out nine fingers.
He says, OKAY, WE'VE MADE IT
TO STEP NINE.
FOLD THE WINGS DOWN
ONE AT A TIME.
LET'S SEE.
OKAY, WE MAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF AN ANGLE,
RIGHT DOWN HERE,
AND WE FOLD IT DOWN.
[Paper folding sound]
He says, IT'S KIND OF LIKE
MAKING A PAPER AIRPLANE,
WHEN YOU FOLD DOWN
THE WINGS FOR THAT.
I'M GONNA
FOLD DOWN ONE...
SO NOW IT'S GOT
A LITTLE TIP STICKING OUT
AND NOW IT'S THE HEAD
OF OUR BUTTERFLY.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
FLIP IT OVER
AND FOLD THE OTHER ONE
TO MATCH.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN,
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY LAYERS,
ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE,
WE'RE GOING TO REALLY
PINCH THAT, UH,
PINCH THAT TIGHT.
He holds out all his fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LAST STEP!
STEP TEN.
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
THE WINGS, AND
HAVE FUN WITH
OUR ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY.
BEAUTIFUL!
He moves the butterfly so the wings flap.
Mr. de Man says, THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING ALONG,
MY FRIENDS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED.
OH, WOW!
Mr. de Man snaps his fingers.
[Snap]
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, THOSE ORIGAMI BUTTERFLIES
ARE BEAUTIFUL!
OH, I'M GONNA
MAKE ONE LATER.
OH, THANK YOU,
MR. DE MAN.
HE'S AWESOME.
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
SO, I FOLLOWED WHITNEY'S ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT A TABLE
FOR MY PARAGRAPH.
AND-- AND SO THE TABLETOP
IS THAT TVOKIDS.COM IS--
IS REALLY GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEN THERE'S SENTENCES
FOR FOUR LEGS
AND THERE'S ONE
ABOUT SAFETY,
ONE ABOUT DESIGN,
ANOTHER ABOUT CONTENT,
AND THEN ONE
ABOUT CREDIBILITY.
OKAY, OKAY.
UM, I'LL START
TYPING IT OUT NOW.
Rosco appears in a window at the top right of his computer screen. His words show up on his screen as he types.
He says, OKAY, SO A TITLE FIRST.
UM, THIS IS A
"WEBSITE REVIEW PARAGRAPH".
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
UM, AND IT'S "BY ROSCO".
AND THEN, ENTER, ENTER.
OKAY, OKAY.
UM, UM, UM,
"TVOKIDS.COM
IS A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE."
OKAY, OKAY. AND, OKAY.
SO, FIRST LINE--
"IT IS SAFE FOR KIDS TO USE."
OKAY, SECOND LINE.
"IT HAS A--"
UM, UM, UM.
"IT HAS A FUN DESIGN!"
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.
I NEED A THIRD LINE.
"IT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT SITE
FOR-- FOR EDUCATION.
AND, OKAY. UM--
"EVERYTHING LOOKS TRUSTWORTHY
"AND BELIEVABLE."
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, OKAY.
THAT'S MY FOUR LEGS!
OKAY, OKAY.
AM I DONE, MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man sits beside Rosco in his small window.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LET'S TAKE
A LOOK, ROSCO.
OKAY, SO, "TVOKIDS.COM IS
A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE..."
OKAY, LOOKS GOOD.
YOU HAVE YOUR MAIN IDEA
AND YOU HAVE SENTENCES
ON SAFETY.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, AND THEN DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.
SO, YOU HAVE, UH--
YOU'VE DONE-- YOU'VE DONE
THE FOUR LEGS OF THE TABLE.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, I LIKE THAT ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, WELL WHY DON'T WE
GO BACK TO
HOMEWORK ZONE
BEFORE WE WRITE
OUR SECOND DRAFT
TO GET SOME MORE ADVICE
ABOUT OUR SUPPORTING DETAILS?
Rosca says, OH, OKAY. THAT SOUNDS
LIKE IT WILL HELP.
LET'S DO THAT!
Mr. de Man says, PERFECT!
The animated sun appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OKAY, OKAY.
I-- I'VE EDITED MY WORK
AND I HAVE A SECOND COPY
THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.
NOW,
I WANT TO TYPE IT OUT.
UM, AND I USED ALL--
UM, SOME OF THE ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE
AND I ADDED
SUPPORTING DETAILS
FOR ALL OF MY MAIN POINTS.
OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S GO.
LET'S SEE.
Rosco opens up his computer screen again. He appears in a window in the top right of his computer screen as he types.
He says, FIRST I WILL TYPE MY TITLE.
SO, "TVOKIDS.COM IS AWESOME"!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
"BY ROSCO".
AND THEN ENTER, ENTER.
OKAY. "TVOKIDS.COM
IS AN AWESOME WEBSITE."
YEAH. "IT IS SAFE
FOR KIDS TO USE.
"TEACHERS LIKE MR. DE MAN--"
YEAH, YEAH.
"--APPROVE THE SITE."
PERIOD.
"IT HAS A BRIGHT
AND COLOUR--
COLOURFUL DESIGN.
THERE ARE CHARACTERS
FROM TVO KIDS
AND HELPFUL WORDS AND PICTURES"
AS WELL.
YEAH, YEAH.
"IT IS AN ENTER--
ENTER, ENTER--
--ENTERTAINMENT SITE
WITH VIDEOS,
GAME, AND APPS!"
OH, THEY'RE SO FUN.
"IT IS EDUCATIONAL
FOR LITTLE KIDS
AND KIDS LIKE ME."
MM-HM.
"EVERYTHING--
EVERYTHING LOOKS
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE."
YEAH.
"IT'S LIKE TVO KIDS FROM TV
BUT IT'S ONLINE.
KIDS OF ALL AGES
SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING--"
YEAH, "--ON TVOKIDS.COM."
PERIOD.
UM, WHAT DO YOU THINK,
MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man appears in the window beside Rosco.
Mr. de Man says, LET'S SEE, ROSCO.
WELL, YOU'VE DONE
SOME EXCELLENT WORK.
YOUR SUPPORTING DETAILS
HAVE REALLY IMPROVED YOUR
WEBSITE REVIEW PARAGRAPH.
IT'S MUCH MORE
CONVINCING NOW.
Rosco says, OH, THANK YOU,
MR. DE MAN!
I-- I APPRECIATE
THE FEEDBACK.
YEAH, AND THE
HOMEWORK ZONE
YOU GOT ME TO WATCH
REALLY HELPED ME
IMPROVE MY--
MY POINTS WITH SOME MORE
SUPPORTIVE DETAILS.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I AGREE, ROSCO.
GREAT WORK.
NOW, THERE'S STILL MORE
WE COULD IMPROVE ON,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK WE'VE REALLY
DONE ENOUGH FOR TODAY.
Rosco says, OH. AWESOME!
The animated sun appears.
Rosco and Mr. de Man sit side by side.
Rosco says, OH, WOW.
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK TODAY,
MR. DE MAN,
BUT IT WAS ALSO A LOT OF FUN
TO EXPLORE THE VIDEOS,
GAMES, AND APPS AND ACTIVITIES
AT TVOKIDS.COM.
AND NOW, I CAN SHARE
MY EVALUATION
OF THE SAFETY, DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY
WITH MY FRIENDS, UM,
WITH MY WEBSITE
REVIEW PARAGRAPH!
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, AND YOUR REVIEW WILL HELP
YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO GO
TO TVOKIDS.COM TO EXPLORE.
Rosco says, OH, YEAH,
I THINK THEY WILL,
'CAUSE MY REVIEW SAYS
THAT TVOKIDS.COM IS AWESOME!
[Chuckling]
Mr. de Man says, I AGREE, ROSCO.
UH, WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME
WE HAVE FOR TODAY'S EPISODE.
Rosco says, WHAT? WOW,
THAT WENT BY FAST.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH. I HOPE OUR STUDENTS
ACROSS ONTARIO
HAVE ENJOYED
EXPLORING TVOKIDS.COM
AND LEARNING ABOUT EVALUATING
AND REVIEWING WEBSITES.
JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE A BREAK
FROM YOUR SCREENS
AND GET OUTSIDE
TO PLAY AND EXERCISE.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK
ALL OUR STUDENTS FOR WATCHING
AND OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE.
AND DON'T FORGET,
YOU ARE AWESOME!
UM, HEY, MR. DE MAN.
Mr. de Man asks, YEAH, ROSCO?
Rosco asks, DO YOU THINK WE CAN
QUICKLY GO TO TVOKIDS.COM
AND FIND ONE OF MY SONGS
FROM ANOTHER POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING EPISODES?
Mr. de Man says, SURE, ROSCO.
I THINK WE CAN
SQUEEZE ONE IN.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING,
MY FRIENDS.
Mr. de Man gives a thumbs up.
The animated sun appears. Text reads “Bonus Material.”
[Happy music plays]
Rosco stands in front of a chair.
Rosco says, HI, MY FRIENDS.
UM, UM, ME AND MR. DE MAN
JUST WANTED TO SAY,
UM, A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT
THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US
WHILE WE'VE BEEN ON TV.
AND-- AND GUESS WHAT-
I WROTE A SONG!
SO, SO, SO,
HERE IT IS.
[Cheerful music plays]
Rosco sings, THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD WHO ARE REALLY NICE
THEY DO MANY AWESOME THINGS
AND THEY DON'T THINK TWICE
I APPRECIATE YOUR CARE
AND LET MY GRATITUDE SHOW
THERE'S A PHRASE TO REPEAT
SO I CAN LET THEM KNOW
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
WHEN SOMEONE GIVES ME PRESENTS
WHEN THEY BUY ME A TREAT
COULD BE A BOOK OR A TOY
OR SOMETHING YUMMY TO EAT
I ALWAYS USE MY MANNER,
I KNOW WHAT TO SAY
THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME,
YOU BRIGHTENED UP MY DAY
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
WHEN I'M FEELING SICK
OR WHEN I SCRAPE MY KNEE
OW!
OR WHEN I'M STUNG
BY A BUMBLEBEE
YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE,
YOU HELP ME OUT
THERE'S TWO WORDS I ALWAYS
SAY, THERE IS NO DOUBT
I SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
I SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
REMEMBER NEXT TIME
WHEN SOMEONE'S KIND TO YOU
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
SHOW YOUR GRATEFULNESS,
IT'S REALLY NOT HARD
YOU CAN SMILE OR GIVE A HUG
OR WRITE A THANK YOU CARD
TO SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH.
THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Text reads “TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes.”
“TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning.”
An animated sun rises in a blue sky. Text reads “TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning. Teacher Edition. Today’s Junior Lesson: Let’s Go Online.”
A female announcer says, WELCOME TO
TVO Kids POWER HOUR OF LEARNING.
TODAY'S JUNIOR LESSON:
LET’S GO ONLINE.
A man with short dark hair, a beard, moustache and glasses holds a puppet. The blue puppet has pink hair, a purple nose and a red sweater.
The man says, HELLO, STUDENTS
FROM ACROSS ONTARIO,
AND WELCOME
TO ANOTHER EPISODE
OF TVOKIDS POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING.
Text reads “Junior Four to Six. Mr. de Man.”
Mr. de Man says, MY NAME IS SPENCER DE MAN
AND THIS IS MY BUDDY ROSCO.
[Grumbling]
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man looks down at the puppet.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO.
[Grumbling]
Mr. de Man raises his voice, ROSCO!
Rosco says, OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH,
I'M ALMOST THERE.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO--
Rosco says, JUST A SECOND.
I'M ABOUT TO BEAT
MY HIGH SCORE.
Mr. de Man says, ROSCO,
WE'RE FILMING!
Rosco says, OH, OKAY, OKAY!
SORRY, MR. DE MAN.
I WAS PLAYING MY GAME
ON MY PINKY PHONE,
Rosco holds up a pink phone.
Rosco says, AND-- AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS OKAY
'CAUSE--
'CAUSE YOU SAID
WE WERE GOING
ON THE INTERNET TODAY.
Mr. de Man replies, WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
IT MIGHT BE
HELPFUL TODAY,
BUT TRY NOT TO
GET DISTRACTED
BY YOUR GAMES
AND APPS.
Rosco says, OH, THAT'S GOING
TO BE HARD.
THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN
AND I LIKE TO PLAY WITH
MY FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL
WHEN WE CAN'T SEE
EACH OTHER.
UM-- UM,
'CAUSE WE'RE AT HOME.
Mr. de Man says, WELL, I UNDERSTAND,
ROSCO.
MY PHONE HAS
A LOT OF FUN APPS
AND WAYS
TO COMMUNICATE
WITH MY FAMILY
AND FRIENDS TOO.
BUT RIGHT NOW
WE ARE TEACHING
AND WE HAVE TO IGNORE
THOSE PARTS OF OUR DEVICES.
Rosco says, OKAY.
I'LL SET MY PINKY PHONE
TO "DO NOT DISTURB".
OKAY.
Mr. de Man says, GOOD.
GOOD IDEA, ROSCO.
NOW WE CAN
GET STARTED.
I ASKED YOU TO BRING
YOUR PHONE TODAY
BECAUSE OUR LESSON
IS ABOUT JUDGING THINGS
WE SEE AND DO ONLINE.
WE ARE GOING TO LEARN
HOW TO EVALUATE A WEBSITE
AND SUMMARIZE WHAT WE SEE
WITH A WEBSITE REVIEW.
Rosco says, WOW!
THAT SOUNDS FUN!
Mr. de Man says, I THINK IT WILL BE,
BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A LOT OF HARD WORK AS WELL.
NOW ROSCO, BEFORE WE
DIG INTO OUR LESSON,
CAN YOU GO OVER SOME
INTERNET SAFETY RULES?
Rosco says, OH YEAH, FOR SURE!
I HELPED YOU TEACH THIS
TO ALL THE GRADE ONE,
TWO, AND THREES
AT OUR SCHOOL
THIS YEAR.
UM, HI,
HUNTINGTON PARK!
I MISS YOU SO MUCH!
Rosco stands beside a chalkboard. The chalkboard features a list of internet safety rules. It reads “One: Not everything you see online is true! Two: Never share personal information online! Three: Online friends should only be real life friends! Four: Tell parents everything you do online!”
Rosco says, OH, OKAY, MY FRIENDS.
LISTEN UP 'CAUSE
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
ONLINE SAFETY RULES
WILL HELP YOU STAY SAFE
AS YOU PLAY AND EXPLORE
ON ALL OF YOUR DEVICES.
UH, YEAH.
RULE NUMBER ONE-
NOT EVERYTHING YOU SEE ONLINE
IS TRUE.
YEAH, YEAH.
THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF
THAT TRIES TO MISLEAD YOU
WITH LIES
AND YOU HAVE TO BE
VERY CAREFUL.
YEAH.
RULE NUMBER TWO-
NEVER--
AND I MEAN NEVER EVER--
SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION
ONLINE.
THAT'S THINGS LIKE
YOUR NAME,
AGE, ADDRESS, EMAIL,
PHONE NUMBER,
EVEN YOUR SCHOOL.
SHARE NOTHING!
OKAY, NOW RULE NUMBER THREE.
ONLINE FRIENDS
SHOULD ONLY BE
REAL LIFE FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
IF SOMEONE ONLINE
SENDS YOU A FRIEND REQUEST,
YOU SHOULD CLICK
OR TAP "DECLINE".
IF YOU AREN'T SURE,
ASK A PARENT OR A TEACHER.
OKAY, RULE NUMBER FOUR.
THIS ONE'S
REALLY IMPORTANT TOO.
TELL YOUR PARENTS
EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE.
SHOW THEM THE GAMES
YOU PLAY,
UM, THE SITES YOU VISIT,
AND THE APPS YOU USE.
ESPECIALLY IF ANYTHING MAKES
YOU SCARED OR UNCOMFORTABLE.
FOLLOW THESE RULES AND STAY SAFE
ONLINE, MY FRIENDS.
Mr. de Man says, GREAT JOB, ROSCO!
IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND OUR
STUDENTS ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY
WHEN WE ARE USING ONLINE
RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL.
Rosco says, SO, SO NOW CAN I USE MY
PINKY PHONE, MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man says, WELL, ACTUALLY,
WHY DON'T YOU USE
THE COMPUTER TODAY?
[Gasp]
Rosco says, YEAH? YAY!
OH, THAT SOUNDS FUN.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I'VE CHOSEN THE WEBSITE
YOU'LL BE USING FOR OUR LESSON.
I'VE ALREADY
CHECKED IT OUT
AND I KNOW IT'S SAFE FOR YOU
AND OUR STUDENTS TO EXPLORE.
THE WEBSITE
IS TVOKIDS.COM.
Rosco says, OH, OH, OH--
OH, THAT'S--
IT'S LIKE WE'RE ON TVO
AND WE'RE GONNA TALK
ABOUT TVOKIDS.COM?
OH, THAT'S FUN.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, YEAH.
SO, TAKE A SEAT
AT THE COMPUTER
AND SPEND A FEW MINUTES
EXPLORING THE SITE.
Rosco says, GOTCHA, MR. DE MAN.
I'M READY
TO GET TO WORK.
The TVO Kids website shows Polkaroo and animated television show characters beside the word “Preschool.” Laura and other actors, including two dogs, stand beside the words “School Age.” Rosco’s face appears in a little square in the lower right hand corner of the website.
Rosco says, UM, HERE WE ARE
ON TVOKIDS.COM.
OKAY, OKAY.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT
ALL THE CHARACTERS.
ON THE PRESCHOOL SIDE
I SEE POLKAROO
AND FRIENDS
FROM PAW PATROL,
BOOK HUNGRY BEARS
AND ABC SINGSONG.
OH, MY FRIENDS
IN KINDERGARTEN
TELL ME ABOUT THOSE SHOWS
ALL THE TIME.
AND ON THE OTHER SIDE
I SEE CHARACTERS
FROM SHOWS I WATCH,
LIKE PUP ACADEMY,
ODD SQUAD,
AND THERE'S LAURA
FROM THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
AND MONICA FROM
BACKYARD BEATS!
OKAY, WELL,
I'M SCHOOL AGE,
SO I'M GOING TO
GO THERE.
Rosco clicks on School Age and the TVO school age home page appears.
Rosco says, WHOA. WHOA.
THERE'S LOTS
GOING ON HERE.
UM, LET'S--
LET'S SEE.
THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF OPTIONS ACROSS THE TOP.
UM, UM, OH YEAH.
UNDER THOSE,
A BUNCH OF CIRCLES
WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE
AND CHARACTERS.
I RECOGNIZE
A BUNCH OF THEM
FROM SHOWS I WATCH
ON TVOKIDS.
OH, AND AT THE BOTTOM,
LOOK AT ALL THOSE
BIG BUTTONS.
"PARTY TIME",
"THE BEST TEACHER EVER".
HEY, THIS ONE SAYS--
HEY LOOK, THIS ONE SAYS,
"HOW DO YOU FEEL?"
OH, OH,
LET'S GO THERE.
Rosco clicks on “How do you feel?”
Rosco says, OH, LET'S SEE.
LET'S START
PRACTICING GRATITUDE.
OKAY,
AND THERE'S A PICTURE
AND-- AND THAT FUN,
FUN, FUN THERMOMETER
FILLED WITH
GREEN STUFF.
AND OH,
AND THERE'S A VIDEO.
OH, OH, WE SHOULD--
LET'S WATCH THE VIDEO.
AND THEN I CLICK
RIGHT HERE
TO MAKE IT BIGGER!
AWESOME.
Voices sing, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
[Upbeat music plays]
A boy pushes a curtain aside and enters a room. He has black hair and is wearing a red shirt and black pants.
Keith says, HEY, EVERYONE.
IT'S ME, KEITH-
THE HOST OF
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
ON THE SHOW WE TALK
ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS
TO PRACTICE GRATITUDE.
AND TODAY,
I HAVE A CHALLENGE FOR YOU.
CAN YOU LIST TEN THINGS
THAT YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR?
I BET YOU CAN.
IT CAN BE SOMETHING SMALL,
LIKE I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MY BED
BECAUSE IT'S SO
WARM AND COZY.
OR SOMETHING BIG LIKE,
I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MY FAMILY.
GIVE IT A TRY AT HOME.
THINK ABOUT TEN THINGS
YOU'RE GRATEFUL FOR
AND WRITE THEM DOWN.
Keith pins small notes to a corkboard. His notes include “my bed, my family Putty, the swing, music and basketball.”
Rosco says, I'LL GO FIRST!
LET'S SEE.
I'M-- I'M GRATEFUL
FOR MR. DE MAN AND ERIC
AND-- AND MY PUPPIES
AND SCHOOL
AND BEING ON TVOKIDS,
Keith says, AND--PIECE OF CAKE.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
Rosco says, AND-- AND--
AND LEGO.
Keith says, MMM, CAKE.
Keith adds a note with “Cake” to the corkboard as Rosco watches.
Rosco says, OH, WOW. NICE!
Keith says, ONCE YOU'VE GOT YOUR TEN,
BE SURE TO TAKE OUR POLL
ON TVOKIDS.COM.
Voices sing, HOW DO YOU FEEL?
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, OKAY.
SO I MADE IT SMALL
AND NOW LET'S LOOK HERE.
UM, HOW MANY--
WELL, WE DID
GRATITUDE TODAY
WITH KINDERGARTEN
AND GRADE ONE
AND THE ONE-TWO SPLIT.
YEAH, THAT WAS THREE TIMES.
WE DID SOME OF THAT
WITH (UNCLEAR) EXERCISE,
AND-- AND--
AND THEN, UM,
I-- YEAH,
I HAD LIKE,
ABOUT TEN THINGS
THAT I WAS GRATEFUL FOR.
YEAH, LET'S SEE
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
The green in the thermometer on the TVO Kids website rises.
Rosco exclaims, WHOA, WHOA, IT WENT UP
EVEN HIGHER!
OH, THAT'S FUN.
THAT MAKES ME
FEEL HAPPY. NICE.
OKAY, NOW LET'S
CHECK THIS OUT.
Rosco clicks on a link.
Rosco says, OH. OH, WOW. NICE.
UM, LOOK AT ALL
THESE EPISODES.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE ALL
ABOUT HEALTHY THINGS TO DO
TO GET RID OF STRESS
AND BAD FEELINGS.
OH, WOW.
THIS IS AWESOME!
OH, REALLY NICE. HMM.
NOW, I WONDER WHERE
I SHOULD GO NEXT.
Rosco moves his mouse up to the top of the website.
He says, LET'S CHECK OUT
THE LINE OF CIRCLES.
THEY ALL HAVE
PEOPLE AND CHARACTERS.
I THINK I KNOW SOME
OF THEM FROM TVOKIDS SHOWS.
Rosco clicks on an arrow at the edge of his computer screen.
Rosco says, IF I TAP THIS ARROW,
IT MOVES
THE CIRCLES OVER AND--
HEY, LOOK!
THAT'S PHIL
FROM
SCIENCE MAX!
OH, LET'S TAP HIM.
A TVO Kids Science Max webpage appears.
Rosco says, OKAY, OKAY. WOW!
I CAN WATCH
SCIENCE MAX!
EPISODES HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE
MIGHT BE GAMES AS WELL.
[Gasp]
Rosco says, WHOA.
I-- I WONDER IF I CAN FIND
MY FAVOURITE EPISODE!
OH, YEAH. YEAH, YEAH.
Rosco clicks on an episode.
He says, OH, YEAH, THERE IT IS.
YEAH, YEAH. SLIME!
OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
OH, LET'S-- LET'S GO
TO MY FAVOURITE PART.
Rosco fast forwards a video.
He says, AWESOME!
A neon sign reads “Sal’s Science Shop.”
A man with short brown hair and brown eyes stands close to a camera lens. He wears thick-framed glasses and waves.
Sal says, COME ON DOWN
TO SAL'S SCIENCE SHOP
AND SEE ME, SAL,
WHILE YOU SHOP FOR SCIENCE.
THIS WEEK ONLY-
SAL'S ONE-OF-A-KIND
ONCE A YEAR
POLYMER SALE!
Text reads “Polymer sale”
Sal says, FIFTY TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF
ANYTHING MADE OF POLYMERS!
RUBBER? THAT'S A POLYMER!
POLYSTYRENE!
Sal holds plastic cutlery.
He says, WHEN YOU'RE EATING
YOUR NEXT MEAL,
I RECOMMEND
SOME POLYPROPYLENE!
YOU WANT SOME
POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE?
WE GOT IT!
WE'VE EVEN GOT
POLYCHLOROTRIFLUROETHELENE!
DO THEY EVEN KNOW
HOW GOOD A DEAL THIS IS?
'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT
GONNA FIND--
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND THAT
KINDA DEAL JUST LIKE EVERY DAY.
BUT HOLD THE PHONE-
POLYMERS AREN'T JUST PLASTICS.
RAYON, NYLON, TEFLON
YOU NAME THE "LON",
WE GOT IT ON-- SALE!
WHAT DO WE WANT? POLYMERS!
WHEN DO WE WANT 'EM?
ANY TIME DURING
NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS!
WOOL! SILK! EVEN COTTON!
POLYMERS, POLYMERS, POLYMERS!
POLYMERS!
PO-LEE-MERS, POLI-MURRS.
THE WORD HAS LOST
ALL MEANING.
GLUE! PAINT!
UMBRELLA FABRIC? OH, YEAH.
CARPET?
YOU BET THAT'S ON SALE.
ROBERTA, I'M RUNNING OUT
OF SALES SIGNS!
BUY IT, AND I'LL PUT IT
IN A PLASTIC BAG
ALSO MADE OF POLYMERS.
SERIOUSLY, ROBERTA, WE CAN'T
HAVE A SALE ON EVERYTHING!
OH, HEY, HEY, EVEN YOU.
EVEN ME.
THE PROTEINS IN OUR BODIES.
EVEN OUR DNA ARE POLYMERS.
[Chuckles]
Sal says, SO COME ON DOWN
TO SAL'S SCIENCE SHOP
AND GET A GREAT DEAL
ON YOUR POLYMERS.
FOR A LIMITED TIME.
I MEAN IT'D HAVE TO BE A
LIMITED TIME, RIGHT, ROBERTA?
'CAUSE I MEAN, I CAN'T DISCOUNT
EVERYTHING IN THE STORE
TO SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OFF.
HOW AM I GONNA MAKE
ANY MONEY?
I MEAN--
[Chuckles]
Sal asks, ARE WE STILL ROLLING?
[Shattering glass]
An animated beaker shatters. The text “Science Max” appears beneath it.
Phil has curly brown hair and wears a black shirt with a yellow lab coat over it. A woman with a blond ponytail wears a white lab coat. They stand behind a bright yellow table. On the table, there is a clear bowl with light green goo.
[Energetic music plays]
Phil says, ONE HUNDRED DIFFERENT KINDS
OF SLIME!
The woman says, YES! IT'S GONNA BE
SO MUCH FUN,
BUT WE'RE NOT
GONNA MAKE ONE HUNDRED TODAY.
Phil says, YEAH, I KNOW. WE'RE JUST
GONNA DO OUR TOP FAVOURITES.
The woman says, YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE
SUPER GREAT!
Phil says, ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE
WE STARTING WITH?
The woman says, SO, OUR FIRST SLIME
WE'RE STARTING WITH TODAY
IS SOME REALLY COOL
MOULDING SLIME.
The woman picks up solid blue slime with a red wrench embedded in it.
Text reads “Silicone, food dye.”
She says, NOW, THIS SLIME ACTUALLY,
IF YOU LEAVE IT OUT OVERNIGHT,
IT'LL HARDEN AND YOU CAN MAKE
AN IMPRINT OF WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
SO, HERE WE MADE
AN IMPRINT OF--
OUR LITTLE, UH,
TOOL THERE.
[Clank]
She pulls the wrench out of the slime and shows the imprint of the wrench.
The woman continues, SO, WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT
A LITTLE BIT MORE LIQUIDY SLIME,
STARTING WITH
THIS ONE OVER HERE
WHICH I BELIEVE YOU
ALREADY KNOW ABOUT.
Phil says, THIS IS CORN STARCH MUD!
She agrees, EXACTLY!
Phil punches the top of the corn starch mud.
Text reads “Corn starch, water, food dye.”
[Boing, boing, boing, boing]
Phil gives the woman a smaller, empty bowl.
He says, YOU HOLD THIS.
She replies, SOUNDS GOOD.
Phil says, I'M GONNA HOLD THIS AND
WE'RE GONNA TRY POURING IT.
WHOA.
Thick clumps of green slime drop from the larger bowl into the smaller bowl.
The woman says, WHOA!
Phil says, SEE? IT'S LIKE--
IT'S LIKE A LIQUID,
THEN IF YOU DO IT FAST
IT'S LIKE A SOLID.
[Clunk]
They put down the bowls and walk away from the table.
Phil says, ALL RIGHT,
WHAT'S NEXT?
The woman says, OVER HERE WE HAVE SOME OTHER
REALLY AWESOME TYPES OF SLIME.
SO, RIGHT OVER HERE
WE HAVE SOME CRUNCHY SLIME.
Phil picks up a bowl with purple slime. Text reads “Water, glue, liquid starch, food dye and sprinkles.”
Phil says, CRUNCHY SLIME?
The woman says, EXACTLY.
Phil asks, WHY IS IT CRUNCHY?
The woman explains, NOW, IT'S CRUNCHY
'CAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED
A FEW BEADS INSIDE OF IT
TO MAKE IT CRUNCHY.
Phil holds the slime as he says, AH!
The woman continues, SO, THIS IS SOME REALLY COOL,
AWESOME SLIME.
Phil says, YOU TAKE HALF.
Phil gives the woman half of the slime.
She plays with it as she says, AND YOU CAN FEEL THE BEADS
AS YOU STRETCH IT OUT.
IT'S SO COOL!
Phil holds up his slime covered hands.
Phil says, THIS IS WHY THIS ONE
IS A LITTLE HARDER TO CLEAN.
The woman says, EXACTLY.
Phil shakes his hands over the bowl. He scrapes his hands against the edge to scrape off slime.
He says, UH, I'LL JUST--
DO THAT.
[Squelching noise]
Phil says, ALL RIGHT,
SO WHAT'S NEXT?
The woman says, SO, NEXT WE HAVE SOME REALLY
COOL GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME.
Text reads “Water, glue, liquid starch, food dye, baby oil and glow in the dark powder!”
Phil asks, GLOW IN THE DARK SLIME?
Phil picks up bright green slime.
The woman says, YEAH!
IT'S SO AWESOME.
[Click]
Green slime glows brightly in the dark.
Phil says, OOH!
LOOK AT HOW MUCH IT GLOWS.
THAT GLOWS A LOT!
THAT'S SUPER GLOWY SLIME.
SO, TO DO THE DIFFERENT
KINDS OF SLIME
WE NEED THE POLYMER--
The woman says, YES.
Phil continues, --AND THEN THE THING
THAT STICKS
THE POLYMERS TOGETHER.
The woman says, EXACTLY.
The lights turn on. Phil looks at bottles on the table beside the bowls.
Phil says, SO, THE GLUE
IS THE POLYMER.
The woman repeats, GLUE IS THE POLYMER.
Phil says, AND THE STARCH IS THE THING
THAT BONDS IT.
The woman says, YES.
Phil plays with the glow in the dark slime.
Phil says, AHA.
The woman says, VERY COOL.
Phil says, AND THEN YOU PUT THE THING IN
THAT MAKES THE KIND OF SLIME.
The woman says, YES. RIGHT BEFORE YOU ADD
THE BONDING COMPONENT,
BECAUSE IF WE KEEP ADDING STUFF
AFTER IT'S ALREADY MADE,
IT UNFORTUNATELY WON'T
BE ABLE TO TAKE IT.
SO, WE ADD OUR POWDER
BEFORE WE ADD OUR STARCH
IN THIS SITUATION.
Phil puts the slime back in the bowl.
He asks, SHOULD WE GO ON
TO THE NEXT THING?
The woman says, YEAH, LET'S MOVE ON
AND MAKE SOME MORE SLIME!
An animated sun appears in a blue sky. Mr. de Man sits with Rosco.
Rosco says, MORE SLIME!
SO FUN!
I-- I LOVE SLIME!
OH, OH,
THAT WAS AWESOME.
Mr. de Man says, I SEE YOU FOUND YOUR
FAVOURITE SHOW, ROSCO.
AND I'M GLAD
YOU ENJOYED IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT TVOKIDS.COM SO FAR?
DO YOU LIKE THE SITE?
Rosco says, OH, I SURE DO, MR. DE MAN.
THERE ARE SO MUCH TO FIND
AND DISCOVER THERE.
UM, UM, I COULD HAVE KEPT
EXPLORING FOR A LOT LONGER.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE
ENJOYING THE WORK SO FAR.
NOW, I WANT YOU
TO FOLLOW ALONG
WHILE I TEACH YOU
AND OUR STUDENTS
HOW TO EVALUATE THE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF A WEBSITE.
Rosco says, GOTCHA.
Mr. de Man says, stands beside the chalkboard. A large piece of paper covers it. Written on the paper are the words “Website Evaluation. Safety. Design. Content. Credibility.”
Text reads “Junior four to six. Mr. de Man.”
Mr. de Man says, NOW, LET'S GET STARTED.
WHEN WE ARE EVALUATING
A WEBSITE,
THERE ARE FOUR ELEMENTS
YOU NEED TO LOOK AT.
THEY ARE SAFETY, DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY.
FIRST, THERE IS SAFETY.
IS YOUR SITE TEACHER
OR PARENT APPROVED?
MAKE SURE A TEACHER,
PARENT, OR GUARDIAN
APPROVES OF YOUR WEBSITE
BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOUR
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION.
Mr. de Man puts a piece of paper that reads “Teacher or Parent approved?” beside the word “Safety.”
He continues, THE ONLINE WORLD
IS ENORMOUS.
THERE ARE FUN, ENTERTAINING,
AND EDUCATIONAL SITES,
APPS, AND GAMES
WE CAN EXPLORE,
BUT THERE IS ALSO CONTENT
THAT IS NOT APPROPRIATE
FOR KIDS.
TO BE SAFE, YOU NEED
TO ASK A TRUSTED ADULT
IF THEY THINK A SITE
IS OKAY.
AND AS YOU'RE EXPLORING,
REMEMBER TO NEVER SHARE
ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND KEEP OUR ONLINE
SAFETY RULES IN MIND.
Mr. de Man puts a note beside the Teacher or Parent approved note. It reads “Remember online safety rules!”
Mr. de Man says, THE NEXT ELEMENT
IS DESIGN.
Mr. de Man puts a note under the word “Design.” The note reads “How does it look?”
He asks, HOW DOES THE SITE LOOK?
DOES IT MAKE SENSE?
DOES IT SEEM EMPTY?
IS THERE TOO MUCH
GOING ON?
[Rustle of paper]
He adds another note that reads “Does everything work?”
Mr. de Man says, DOES EVERYTHING WORK
ON YOUR SITE?
HOW CLEAR AND EASY IS IT
TO EXPLORE THE WEBSITE?
CAN YOU GO BACK AND FORTH
BETWEEN DIFFERENT PAGES?
CAN YOU EASILY GET BACK
TO THE HOME PAGE?
AND LAST, ARE THERE
ANY DISTRACTIONS?
He adds a note that reads “Any distractions?”
Mr. de Man asks, IS THERE CONTENT LIKE POP-UP
WINDOWS AND ADVERTISEMENTS
THAT ARE KEEPING YOU FROM THE
ACTUAL CONTENT OF THE SITE?
NOW, LET'S GET ROSCO
TO GO BACK TO TVOKIDS.COM
TO EVALUATE
THE SAFETY AND DESIGN.
[Snap of fingers]
An animated sun shines.
Rosco looks at the TVO Kids landing page, with the choice of preschool or school age content. He appears in a small window in the corner of the website.
Rosco says, OKAY, LET'S SEE.
SAFETY FIRST.
WELL, UM, WELL MR. DE MAN
TOLD ME TO GO HERE,
SO I GUESS THE SITE
HAS HIS APPROVAL.
UM, I'VE BEEN EXPLORING
FOR A WHILE
AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED
FOR ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION.
AND EVERYTHING'S LIKE
WHEN I--
I WATCH TVOKIDS ON TV,
SO I THINK THE SITE IS SAFE
FOR ME AND OTHER KIDS.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
NOW, FOR DESIGN.
WELL, EVERYTHING
IS COLOURFUL AND BRIGHT,
AND THE WORDS CAN HELP ME
FIND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,
BUT THERE'S NOT
TOO MUCH TO READ
AND THE PICTURES CAN HELP
MY YOUNGER FRIENDS
FIND WHAT THEY WANT.
LET'S EXPLORE A BIT AND SEE IF
EVERYTHING WORKS HOW I EXPECT.
I'LL START WITH
"EXPLORE BY TOPIC".
Rosco clicks “Explore by Topic.”
He says, OH. NOW THERE ARE A BUNCH
OF BIG ICONS
WITH TOPICS FOR ME
TO CHECK OUT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE MORE
IF I TAP THE ARROW.
YEAH, IT WORKS!
OH, WOW. OH, LIKE
"SPACE", "OUR PLANET",
"CENTS SENSE", "MATH".
OKAY. LET'S SEE IF I TAP
THIS ARROW IF I GO BACK.
OH, YOU BET!
OH, NICE, NICE.
HEY, LET'S SEE
IF WE CAN FIND
ONE OF MY EPISODES
OF POWER HOUR.
OKAY. I'LL LOOK IN HERE
AND NOW LET'S SEE.
WE HAD AN EPISODE
LAST YEAR ABOUT ORIGAMI,
BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE TITLE.
LET'S TRY SEARCHING
FOR "ORIGAMI".
Rosco Searches for “Origami”.
He says, OKAY. GO.
OKAY, TEN RESULTS.
LET'S SEE IF ONE
IS OUR SHOW,
'CAUSE THERE'S
LOTS OF THINGS LIKE ORIG--
ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY!
AND OH, THERE IT IS!
"LET'S GET FOLDING"!
AWESOME!
AND IT SAYS-- OH, YEAH.
"JOIN TEACHER SPENCER
AND HIS PAL ROSCO!"
OH, AWESOME.
OKAY. UM, YEAH.
EVERYTHING I'M TRYING
IS WORKING.
LET'S GO BACK AND--
AND MAYBE WE CAN SEE IF
THESE VIDEOS ARE ALL WORKING,
BECAUSE-- BECAUSE
WE SHOULD CHECK FOR THAT.
AND LET'S LOOK AT ORIGAMI.
THERE'S SO MANY.
OH, AND A BUTTERFLY!
OH, LET'S TRY
THE BUTTERFLY.
AND-- AND--
AND, YEAH.
AND UM, PLAY,
[Cheerful music plays]
Text reads “Create.”
Rosco says, AND-- AND BIGGER.
AWESOME!
Animated origami cranes move in a circle.
Text reads “Origami. Yoshizawa Butterfly.”
Rosco bobs his head to the music as two hands fold origami paper into a butterfly.
[Pop, pop, pop, pop]
Text reads “Create.”
[Cheerful music plays]
Rosco says, OH, WOW!
OH, YEAH.
THAT WAS AWESOME!
OH, MAYBE--
MAYBE MR. DE MAN
CAN TEACH US
TO DO THAT LATER.
OKAY, NOW I WANT
TO GO BACK,
SO I'LL TAP THAT.
AND-- AND, UM,
I WANNA GO
TO THE HOME PAGE.
MAYBE--
MAYBE IF I TRY TVO KIDS
UP HERE IN THE CORNER.
LET'S TRY THAT.
OH, IT WORKED!
OH, GOOD,
GOOD, GOOD.
OKAY. THE DESIGN
OF THE PAGE
SEEMS PRETTY GREAT
TO ME.
UM, UM, OH, LET'S FIND
ANOTHER SHOW I LIKE.
IT SHOULD BE UNDER
THE VIDEOS.
LET'S GO THERE.
AND, OH AND THE SHOW--
OH, IT STARTS
WITH THE LETTER T.
OKAY. T, T.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND, AND--
UM, NO, NOT YET.
THERE IT IS!
OH, TUMBLEWEED.
OH, LET'S CHECK OUT
ONE OF THOSE.
MAYBE THERE'S ONE
I HAVEN'T SEEN.
[Gasp]
THERE IS!
Rosco reads, "HOW TO WRITE".
He says, OH, LET'S WATCH THIS.
I HOPE IT'S FUN!
AWESOME.
AND BIGGER, AND PLAY!
[Boing]
[Dramatic music plays]
Tumbleweed says, TUMBLEWEED PRESENTS
TUMBLETOWN READS.
A blue book appears with a yellow house on the cover. The books title is “Tumbletown Reads.”
[Dob barks]
[Owl hoots]
[Horn honks]
Tumbleweed reads, TODAY’S TALE. HOW TO WRITE.
Tumbleweed says, YAY, IT'S SATURDAY!
I HAVE THE WHOLE DAY OFF.
WHAT A GREAT DAY
TO CATCH UP WITH MY FRIENDS.
[Phone notification chime]
[Gasp]
Tumbleweed says, I HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE!
OH, LOOK.
IT'S A MESSAGE FROM TWIGGY.
"ARE WE ON FOR BREAKFAST?"
OH, OKAY. I'LL ANSWER HER.
OKAY, LET'S SEE.
UM, YOU BET.
CAFE IN FIVE MINUTES.
COME ON, ANSWER! ANSWER!
[Phone notification chime]
OH, THERE IT IS.
"COOL, SEE YOU THEN."
OKAY, GREAT, 'CAUSE I'M SO
HUNGRY I COULD EAT THIS PHONE!
AND THAT VOIDS THE WARRANTY,
SO I WON'T.
I WILL JUST GO
TO THE CAFE.
WHICH I'M DOING NOW.
NE-- NOW.
[Running water]
Tumbleweed pilots a boat.
[Sings to himself]
Tumbleweed drives a red car.
He sings, I AM DRIVING IN MY CAR
DO, DO, DO, DO
[Horn honks]
Tumbleweed and Twiggy, a guinea pig, stand outside of a General Store.
Tumbleweed says, SO, THERE I WAS.
I HAVE A RUBBER BOOT
ON ONE HAND,
AND THE OTHER ONE IS STUCK
IN THE TUMBLE DRYER.
[Chuckling]
[Phone notification chime]
Twiggy says, HANG ON.
IT'S DIMITRI.
"MEET AT THE PARK
TO FLY KITES".
HEY, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE FUN!
WANNA GO?
Tumbleweed says, I CAN'T, I GOTTA
MEET LOUIS AT THE GYM.
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, LOOK AT THIS.
A MESSAGE.
"WHERE ARE YOU?
"WAITING FOR YOU
AT THE BOOK CLUB."
[Gasp]
Tumbleweed says, I FORGOT!
I HAVE A BOOK CLUB
MEETING!
I GOTTA GO!
Twiggy says, YEAH, ME TOO.
HEY, YOU'RE
SITTIN' ON GUM.
Tumbleweed says, I-- I AM?
GET IT, GET IT.
Tumbleweed rolls on his side.
Twiggy says, RIGHT HERE.
[Laughing]
Twiggy says, HOLD STILL.
THIS ISN'T HELPING.
OW. OW. OW.
Tumbleweed kicks Twiggy in the face.
[Laughing]
Tumbleweed chortles, YOU'RE TICKLING!
Twiggy says, UGH! AWKWARD.
[Car engine starts]
Tumbleweed drives as he sings, TO THE BOOK CLUB
Dimitri and Twiggy stand in the park. Dimitri, a brown rabbit, flies a red kite.
[Chuckling]
Dimitri says KITES!
Tumbleweed sings, TO THE BOOK CLUB
TO THE BOOK CLUB
Tumbleweed says,
NO, I THINK THERESA'S RED SCARF
REPRESENTED HERSELF,
A yellow bus passes on the street outside of a two-story house.
[Bus engine]
Tumbleweed says, AND SHE WAS WRAPPING HERSELF
AROUND HER NECK.
YOU SEE?
A guinea pig and hamster say, OOH! YEAH, MON!
THAT'S GOOD.
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, EXCUSE ME.
I GOT A TEXT MESSAGE HERE.
"MOVIE LATER TONIGHT?"
FROM SAL?!
SAL, I'M RIGHT HERE!
Sal says, HEY, I WANTED TO USE
MY NEW PHONE. HEH!
Tumbleweed drives his red car.
He sings, GOING TO THE GYM
GYM, GYM, GYM, GYM!
GOIN' TO THE GYM
Tumbleweed and Louis stand in running wheels.
He says, I JUST TEXTED
MY COUSIN BURFY.
WHERE'S THE TRAINER?
Louis says, OOH, I'LL TEXT HER.
WHERE-- ARE-- YOU--
Tumbleweed says, I'M TIRED
OF THIS EXERCISE.
LET'S GO
WEIGH OURSELVES.
I WANNA SEE IF I'VE
LOST ANY WEIGHT.
Louis says, YEAH! MY MOM SAYS
I'M GETTING REALLY SKINNY.
LET'S SEE.
OH, I HAVEN'T LOST
ANY WEIGHT!
I GAINED WEIGHT.
BUT IT'S ALL MUSCLE.
A dark theatre has lights lining a stair.
[Voices from a movie]
The voices say, CHINCHILLA, CHINCHILLA--
CHINCHILLA!
CHINCHILLA.
Tumbleweed says, HUH. THIS MOVIE
NEEDS SUBTITLES.
[Chuckling]
Louis says, I LOVE THIS MOVIE.
The sign on a skyscraper reads “Tumbletown Gazette.”
Tumbleweed walks into an office.
He asks, YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, CHIEF?
A grey and white guinea pig says, MM, YES.
IT'S ABOUT YOUR
LATEST ARTICLE.
Tumbleweed says, DID YOU LOVE IT?
The guinea pig says, WELL, I WISH I COULD SAY,
TUMBLEWEED,
BUT I CAN'T READ IT!
A piece of paper reads “Ths wk in TT, thr r mny gr8 evnts. I chkd out the seed fest @ the mrkt n it wz awsum.”
The guinea pig says, "THS WK IN TT,
THR R MNY GR8 EVNTS."
I-- I CAN'T READ
THIS AT ALL!
[Phone notification chime]
Tumbleweed says, OH, HANG ON.
I GOTTA ANSWER THIS MESSAGE.
The guinea pigs says, TUMBLEWEED, IF YOU LOOK
AT THAT DEVICE I WILL--
Tumbleweed says, I JUST--
ONE MINUTE!
I--
The guinea pig says, DO NOT-- THANK YOU.
THIS STYLE OF WRITING
IS FINE
FOR SENDING QUICK MESSAGES
TO YOUR FRIENDS,
BUT NOT FOR COMMUNICATING
WITH YOUR READERS
IN A NEWSPAPER!
Tumbleweed says, BUT IT'S FAST
AND MY FRIENDS LOVE IT!
The guinea pig says, AND THAT'S FINE FOR THEM,
BUT WHEN YOU'RE WRITING
SOMETHING SERIOUS
LIKE AN ESSAY
OR A REPORT,
PEOPLE HAVE TO
BELIEVE YOU,
SO YOU MUST SPELL CORRECTLY
AND WRITE IN FULL SENTENCES!
Tumbleweed says, OKAY, FROM NOW ON
I'LL BE SURE TO ONLY--
[Phone notification chime]
Tumblewee says, OH, I GOT A MESSAGE.
[Exasperated sigh]
Tumbleweed says, OH LOOK, IT'S FROM SAL!
HEY, LOOK AT THAT.
CAN YOU READ THAT?
The guinea pig says,
OH, LET ME TRY.
"U R INVITD" AND THEN
THERE'S A NUMBER TWO.
WHY WOULD THERE BE
A NUMBER TWO THERE?
Text in the book reads “The End” and the book closes.
Tumbleweed explains, NO, THAT'S "TONIGHT".
SEE?
The guinea pigs says, OH!
Tumbleweed says, YOU'RE DOING GOOD.
KEEP GOING.
An animated red figure carries a red sign. It reads “TVO Kids.”
The guinea pig says, WELL, THEN THERE'S A "LOL".
WHAT'S A LOL?
Tumbleweed explains, LAUGH OUT LOUD!
The guinea pig says, NOT LOLLIPOP?
Tumbleweed says, OH, ROFL, DUDE!
Mr. de Man and Rosco sit beside the Website Evaluation paper.
[Laughing]
Rosco says, LAUGH OUT LOUD.
I LOVE THOSE
TUMBLETOWN CRITTERS.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO.
UH, HOW ARE YOU DOING
WITH YOUR WORK SO FAR?
ARE YOU READY TO EVALUATE
THE SAFETY AND DESIGN
OF TVOKIDS.COM?
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, OH, YEAH.
YEAH, SORRY.
I WAS JUST LAUGHING
AT THE SHOW.
UM, I THINK SO,
MR. DE MAN.
I SPENT MORE TIME
EXPLORING WITH THE MATERIAL
YOU GAVE ME.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW US WHAT YOU'VE GATHERED?
Rosco asks, OKAY, CAN YOU PUT UP MY CARDS?
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, SURE.
Rosco says, SO, FIRST, FOR SAFETY,
IS IT TEACHER
OR PARENT APPROVED?
AND YES, BECAUSE IT'S
MR. DE MAN APPROVED!
Mr. de Man puts a green note up that reads “Mr. de Man approved.”
Mr. de Man says, AWESOME.
AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR
ONLINE SAFETY RULES?
Rosco says, OH, YEAH,
I TAUGHT THOSE EARLIER.
SO, YEAH. YEAH, CHECK.
YEAH, I GOT THAT TOO.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, GOOD SO FAR.
NOW, WHAT ABOUT DESIGN?
HOW DOES IT LOOK?
Rosco says, OKAY, HERE'S MY CARD.
Mr. de Man puts a note up.
Rosco says, THANK YOU.
UM, IT'S BRIGHT
AND COLOURFUL.
UM, UM, CAN YOU
SHOW IT CLOSER?
Mr. de Man says, OH, SURE, I CAN
SHOW IT CLOSER.
Mr. de Man takes the note off the chalkboard and holds it up. It reads “Bright and colourful. Characters I know. Helpful words and pictures.”
Rosco says, YEAH, SEE,
IT'S BRIGHT AND COLOURFUL
AND THERE'S CHARACTERS
I KNOW.
OKAY, YEAH.
CHARACTERS I KNOW,
AND THERE'S HELPFUL
WORDS AND PICTURES TOO.
OKAY, PUT IT ON THAT.
Mr de Man puts the note back on the Website Evaluation paper on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, HERE WE GO.
AND THEN,
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Rosco says, OKAY, WELL, THE--
OKAY, SHOW IT.
Mr. de Man holds up a note.
[Paper rustles]
The note reads “Icons work. Arrows work. Videos work. Everything works.”
Rosco says, THE ICONS WORK,
UM, THE ARROWS WORK,
THE VIDEOS WORK,
EVERYTHING WORKS!
OH, YEAH.
IT'S SO GOOD.
OKAY,
THAT GOES UP THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY.
AND HOW ABOUT
ANY DISTRACTIONS?
Mr. de Man holds up a note. It reads “No ads. No pop ups. No distractions.”
Rosco says, OH, THIS IS THE BEST.
NO ADS, NO POP UPS,
NO DISTRACTIONS!
AWESOME!
Mr. de Man puts the note on the chalkboard.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY. EXCELLENT WORK
SO FAR, ROSCO.
AND I'M GLAD YOU TOOK THAT BREAK
TO WATCH TUMBLEWEED,
BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE
MORE TO DO.
Rosco asks, OKAY. WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO EVALUATE NEXT?
The animated sun shines.
Mr. de Man points to the Website Evaluation paper.
Text reads “Junior four to six. Mr. de Man.”
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, WE'VE GONE OVER
SAFETY AND DESIGN,
AND NOW WE HAVE CONTENT
AND CREDIBILITY TO GO.
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man puts a note under the word “Content.” The note reads “What kind of site?”
Mr. de Man says, FOR CONTENT,
WHAT KIND OF SITE IS IT?
IS IT INFORMATIONAL?
TELLING OR EXPLAINING
THINGS?
IS IT ENTERTAINMENT,
LIKE A GAME OR A BLOG?
OR IS IT A TOOL
OR SERVICE,
LIKE A SEARCH ENGINE
OR A BIRTHDAY CARD CREATOR?
NEXT, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE
OF THE CONTENT?
[Paper rustles]
He puts a note that reads “What’s the purpose?” on the chalkboard.
He asks, IS IT APPROPRIATE
FOR PEOPLE YOUR AGE?
AND LAST, DOES THE SITE ASK
FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
DOES IT COST ANY MONEY?
Mr. de Man points to a note that reads “Personal info? Or Money?”
He says, IF YOU ANSWERED YES
TO ANY OF THESE QUESTIONS,
MAKE SURE TO TELL
YOUR TEACHER OR A PARENT,
AND BE SURE THAT THE SITE
IS OKAY FOR YOU.
AND THE LAST ELEMENT
IS CREDIBILITY.
IS YOUR WEBSITE
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE?
DOES IT MAKE SENSE AND
MATCH THE WEBSITE'S PURPOSE?
Mr. de Man puts a note on the chalkboard that reads “Trustworthy and believable?”
He asks, IS YOUR SITE UP TO DATE?
IF IT'S A VIDEO SITE,
DOES IT HAVE RECENT VIDEOS?
He puts a “Is it up to date?” note on the board.
Mr. de Man asks, DO THE AUTHORS OR CREATORS
SHARE ABOUT THEMSELVES?
DO THEY INCLUDE A PICTURE
OR CONTACT EMAIL?
He puts a note that reads “Author or creator info? Can you contact?” on the board.
Mr. de Man says, CREDIBILITY CAN BE
DIFFICULT TO EVALUATE,
AND SOMETIMES IT HELPS
TO DO THIS PART
WITH A TEACHER OR PARENT.
LET'S SEE HOW ROSCO DOES
AS HE EVALUATES
THE CONTENT AND CREDIBILITY
OF TVOKIDS.COM.
The animated sun shines.
Rosco appears in a window in the corner of the TVO Kids landing page, with preschool on one side and school age on the other.
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, NOW
I HAVE TO EVALUATE
THE CONTENT
OF TVOKIDS.COM.
LET'S SEE.
MR. DE MAN WANTS ME TO START
WITH THE KIND OF WEBSITE.
AND THERE'S VIDEOS
AND GAMES AND APPS,
AND ALMOST, UM,
EVERYTHING--
IT'S LIKE--
IT'S LIKE ENTERTAINMENT,
UM, UM, STUFF.
AND THEN THERE'S PRESCHOOL,
UM, LIKE LITTLE KIDS,
AND-- AND SCHOOL AGE,
THAT'S KIDS LIKE ME
AND MY FRIENDS.
SO, THE PURPOSE
FOR THE SITE MIGHT BE
TO MAKE LEARNING FUN
FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES!
HMM.
SO, WHAT'S NEXT?
"IS THE CONTENT
AUTHENTIC?"
WELL, EVERYTHING I TAP ON
IS WHAT IT SAYS IT IS,
AND THE SHOWS ARE ALL THE SAME
AS WHEN I WATCH THEM ON TV,
SO YEAH!
IT OFFERS ALL THE THINGS
THAT IT APPEARS TO OFFER.
UM, LET'S--LET'S SEE
IF THE GAMES WORK.
I'LL TRY SPELLING FREEZE.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
LET'S-- LET'S TRY
PLAYING THE GAME.
UM, IT LOOKS--
IT MIGHT BE EDUCATIONAL.
OKAY.
[A voice in the game chatters]
Rosco plays the game.
[Bubble noise]
He says, OKAY, START.
BUBBLE BLAST!
HAHA, FUN.
OH, A-- OH, IT'S LIKE
A SPELLING TEST.
UM, "THREDD", "THRED",
OR THREAD.
OH, UM, THIS—
[Buzzer]
Rosco says, OH, MAN!
OH, WELL. OKAY,
LET'S TRY THE NEXT ONE.
IT MIGHT-- OKAY.
IT'S, UM, UM, LET'S--
OH, YEAH!
I GOT THAT ONE!
[Bubble noise]
AND "BECAUSE"--
OH, "BECAUSE"
IS A TOUGH ONE!
OH, BECAUSE IS--
UM, IS IT, HMM--
YEAH! OKAY, OKAY.
GOOD. GOOD.
AND, AND, WHAT ABOUT--
UM, UM, OKAY.
I'LL TRY IT.
YES, DOING OKAY NOW.
AND-- AND THIS--
GRUH-- GRUH--
AW, MAN!
[Buzz, cheering]
Rosco says, OKAY. WELL, OH--
CONTINUE, OKAY!
[Video game voice chatters]
WELL, I HAVE TO--
UH, FINISH THE WORDS
WITH THE RIGHT LETTER.
OKAY, LET'S TRY.
[Creak]
He says, DUH-- DOH--
OH, THAT'S A DOG.
[Creak]
Rosco says, GOOD. G-G.
YEAH! AWESOME!
OKAY, AND UH,
UH, A SONG?
YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
[Creak]
Rosco says, AND A DI--
THAT'S A DIME.
NICE!
[Creak]
Rosco says, AND A BANANA
WITH A B!
[Ding, creak]
He says, AND A DRUM.
[Honk honk]
Rosco says, OH, I PICKED TOO FAST.
THEY WERE ALL
KINDA THE SAME.
[Creak]
He says, FOR-- TROPHY!
OH, OH, YEAH, YEAH.
[Ding, creak]
He says, AND TREE.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE "TREE".
YES!
[Creak]
Rosco says, OH, AND THIS ONE.
A-- OH, IT'S A PLANE.
[Beep]
[Gasp]
OH, OH IT'S STILL--
[Cheering]
[Video game chatter]
Rosco says, OH, THAT WAS FUN!
"CATCH A FALLING STAR".
[Soothing music plays]
He says, OKAY, GUESS I JUST HAVE
TO CLICK ON ALL THE STARS.
OH. OH, ACTION WORDS.
OKAY, OKAY.
SO, ACTION WORDS.
LIKE, LIKE--
UM, I DON'T KNOW!
OH, MAYBE THIS--
YEAH, VISIT, AND--
[Ding, ding]
He says, AND-- AND-- OKAY.
UM, UM.
OH, IS IT--
IS "CASTLE"?
[Beep, beep}
Rosco says, NO! NO,
IT'S NOT AN ACTION.
"CASTLE"
IS NOT AN ACTION.
OOPS. OOPS. OKAY.
LET'S KEEP GOING,
LET'S KEEP GOING.
OKAY. CLICK, I KEEP
CLICKING NOW, HA-HA-HA!
AND, AND, AND-- NO.
AND, UM--
[Cheering in game]
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, BOY.
THAT WAS KINDA STRESSFUL.
OKAY, WHAT'S THE NEXT ONE? OH.
OH, THESE ARE CUTE
LITTLE FLEAS, OKAY.
[Video game chatter]
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, SCISSORS, PLANT,
AND TROPHY.
THERE'S A TROPHY!
AWESOME.
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, OKAY, UM, MOUSE,
DRUMSTICK, AND--
AND-- OH, I DIDN'T SEE
THE LAST ONE ENOUGH.
OH, PHEW!
THAT'S CLOSE.
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, OKAY.
DUCK, CAR, AND-- AND--
IT WASN'T AN ELEPHANT.
OKAY.
AND THEN-- AND THEN--
[Swing, swing, swing]
He says, UM, BUTTERFLY, SO--
UH, UH-OH.
YEAH, YEAH,
YEAH, YEAH.
I LOVE BUTTERFLIES.
[Swing, swing, swing]
Rosco says, AND OKAY,
I SEE CHEESE, AND--
OH. WHEW!
[Cheering in game]
Rosco says, OKAY, I THINK I'VE
HAD ENOUGH OF THIS GAME.
LET'S GO BACK.
[Upbeat music plays]
AND-- AND THE LAST PART
I NEED TO EVALUATE
IS THE CREDIBILITY.
UM, DID THE--
IS THE CONTENT
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE?
WELL, EVERYTHING WORKED
THE WAY I EXPECT,
AND I HAVEN'T
NOTICED ANY LIES.
UM, LET'S SEE
IF THERE'S STUFF
WHERE THE GROWN-UPS
MIGHT WANT TO LOOK.
THERE'S, UM, IT SAYS--
LET'S SEE.
"CONTACT US",
UM, "SCHEDULE".
OH, THIS LOOKS
PROMISING!
UM,
IT SAYS "ABOUT US".
OH, LET'S TRY THERE.
OH! OH, WOW. WOW.
OKAY, SO, TVOKIDS--
OH, THERE'S A LOT
OF INFORMATION.
I SHOULD SKIM IT,
UM, UM, TO SEE.
I GET
THE IMPORTANT FACTS.
OKAY. "TVOKIDS GETS KIDS
READY FOR SCHOOL LIFE
"AND TAKE ON THE WORLD
THROUGH THE POWER OF LEARNING."
IT SAYS
THE AGES IT'S FOR
AND THAT IT COVERS
THE ONTARIO CURRICULUM.
AND-- AND IT SAYS IT USES
EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANTS.
HMM.
MAYBE-- MAYBE THAT MEANS
PEOPLE LIKE TEACHERS.
AND IT SAYS
IT'S CLASSROOM TESTED.
OH, I WISH
I WAS IN THAT CLASS.
AWESOME.
UM, IT SAYS THEY DON'T USE
PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT KIDS
OR SELL STUFF TO--
OH, THAT'S GOOD.
AND AT THE BOTTOM HERE
IT SAYS IT GETS FUNDED
BY THE PROVINCE
OF ONTARIO
AND LOTS AND LOTS
OF SPONSORS AND DONORS.
WELL, THAT MAKES ME FEEL
VERY SAFE.
YEAH, YEAH.
I THINK THE SITE IS CREDIBLE.
AWESOME!
OKAY. WELL,
I'VE EVALUATED THE CONTENT
AND THE CREDIBILITY.
UM, I SHOULD CHECK BACK IN
WITH MR. DE MAN
AND FIND OUT WHAT
WE NEED TO DO NEXT.
The animated sun shines.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man and Rosco stand beside the Website Evaluation paper on the chalkboard.
Rosco says, OH, MR. DE MAN,
I'M READY TO EVALUATE THE
CONTENT AND CREDIBILITY NOW!
Mr. de Man says, EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
EVALUATE AWAY!
Rosco says, OKAY. CAN YOU HOLD UP
MY FIRST CARD?
Mr. de Man says, UM, SURE.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Entertainment. Videos. Games. Apps.”
Rosco says, SO, SO, FOR WHAT KIND
OF SITE IT IS,
I THINK IT'S AN
ENTERTAINMENT SITE,
BECAUSE IT HAS VIDEOS,
GAMES, AND APPS.
YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT KIND.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY,
I'LL PUT THAT THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the board under “Content.”
Rosco says, AND THEN
FOR THE PURPOSE,
UM, UM, IT SAYS
IT HAS PRESCHOOL
AND SCHOOL AGE,
AND THERE'S WORDS
LIKE "MATH",
SO I THINK IT'S
EDUCATIONAL.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Education. School age. Preschool.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY. SOUNDS--
THAT SOUNDS PRETTY WELL
THOUGHT OUT TOO.
Rosco says, OKAY. AND THEN FOR PERSONAL
INFORMATION OR MONEY,
MY CARD, PLEASE?
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, HERE IT IS.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “Never wanted personal info. It’s free.”
Rosco says, UM, IT NEVER WANTED
PERSONAL INFORMATION
AND IT'S FREE!
YEAH, YEAH.
I LIKE FREE STUFF.
IT'S FUN.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY.
PUT THAT THERE.
Mr. de Man puts the note on the board.
Rosco says, AWESOME!
Mr. de Man asks, OKAY, NOW WHAT ABOUT
CREDIBILITY?
Rosco says, OKAY. UM, UM, WELL,
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE.
OKAY. UM,
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “It all looks true. Same as TVO Kids on T.V.”
Rosco says, UM, IT LOOKS--
UM, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S WHAT IT SAYS IT IS,
AND IT'S ALMOST LIKE
THE SAME AS TVOKIDS ON TV.
SO, YEAH, I THINK IT'S
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LET'S PUT
THAT ONE THERE.
He puts the note on the board under “Credibility.”
Mr. de Man asks, HOW ABOUT
"IS IT UP TO DATE?"
Rosco says, OH, YEAH! YEAH.
I SAW, UM, VIDEOS THAT WERE
JUST ON TV LAST WEEK EVEN.
SO, YEAH.
THAT'S UP TO DATE.
Mr. de Man holds a note that reads “There are shows from last week.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, GREAT.
AND WHAT ABOUT AUTHOR
OR CREATOR INFO?
CAN YOU CONTACT THEM?
Rosco says, OH, YEAH, THERE'S
A SECTION FOR GROWN-UPS
AND IT HAS A WAY
TO CONTACT
AND IT DOESN'T EVEN
ASK FOR EMAIL.
AND THEN THERE'S
LOTS OF INFORMATION,
UM, ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT MADE IT AND STUFF.
Mr. de Man holds up a note that reads “About us for grown ups. You can email or write.” He puts it on the board.
Mr. de Man says, OH, GREAT!
THAT LOOKS EXCELLENT, ROSCO.
SO, YOU'VE EXPLORED
AND EVALUATED TVOKIDS.COM,
AND YOU'VE COLLECTED
A LOT OF INFORMATION.
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE.
Rosco says, WHAT?
Mr. de Man says, NOPE. NOW IT'S TIME
TO USE THAT INFORMATION
TO WRITE A WEBSITE REVIEW
SUMMARY PARAGRAPH.
Rosco asks, WHY DO I NEED
TO DO THAT?
Mr. de Man explains, WELL, WHEN WE WRITE
A PARAGRAPH LIKE THIS,
IT HELPS TO BRING YOUR THOUGHTS
AND OPINIONS INTO FOCUS.
AND IT WILL HELP YOU
TO EXPLAIN THEM
TO OTHER PEOPLE.
BEFORE YOU GET STARTED
WITH YOUR ROUGH COPY,
LET'S WATCH A CLIP
FROM TVOKIDS HOMEWORK ZONE
ABOUT WRITING A PARAGRAPH.
Rosco says, HEY, I SAW THAT
ON THE SITE TOO!
UM, ON THE
HOMEWORK ZONE.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I KNOW.
I FOUND IT THERE
AS WELL.
AND WHILE
YOU GET TO WORK,
I'LL GIVE OUR STUDENTS
A BRAIN BREAK
WITH SOME ORIGAMI.
Rosco says, OH, YEAH.
THAT SOUNDS FUN.
OH, IS IT THE ONE
WE SAW EARLIER?
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, IT IS.
Rosco says, OH, OH, AWESOME.
ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY!
OH, AWESOME.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO,
LET'S GO.
Rosco says, GOTCHA!
The animated sun rises.
A woman with long black hair stands in front of a screen. She wears an indigo shirt with text that reads “Homework Zone”. The smartboard behind her shows the words “Writing a paragraph”.
She says, HI, I'M TEACHER WINNIE,
AND TODAY ON THE HOMEWORK ZONE,
WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
WRITING A PARAGRAPH.
SO, LET'S GO
TO THE SMARTBOARD.
ALL RIGHT.
WHEN I WRITE A PARAGRAPH,
I LIKE TO USE
THE DRAWING OF A TABLE
TO HELP ME THINK ABOUT HOW
TO WRITE A GOOD PARAGRAPH.
SO, I'M GONNA PUT THE TABLE
UP THERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA LOOK
AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE
AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GONNA
PUT OUR MAIN IDEA.
THAT'S USUALLY THE TOP SENTENCE
OF OUR PARAGRAPH.
Winnie moves the words “Main idea” beside a drawing of a table.
She continues, SO, WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA
OF YOUR PARAGRAPH?
AND THAT'S USUALLY
AT THE TOP OF THE BOARD.
NOW, IF I ASKED YOU TO WRITE
A PARAGRAPH ABOUT YOUR DOG,
YOU MIGHT-- YOUR MAIN IDEA
WOULD BE YOUR DOG.
I'M GONNA PUT, "MY DOG".
Winnie writes “My dog” on the smartboard.
She says, AND ONCE WE HAVE THAT,
THEN WE NEED SUPPORTING DETAILS
TO HELP SUPPORT US.
JUST LIKE A TABLE
HAS LEGS,
WE NEED SUPPORTING DETAIL
TO HELP SUPPORT OUR MAIN IDEA.
SO, WE CAN THINK OF EACH LEG
AS A SUPPORTING DETAIL.
SO, WITH THE SUPPORTING DETAIL
OF MY DOG,
WE COULD TALK ABOUT
THE COLOUR OF OUR DOG,
WE CAN TALK ABOUT
HOW OLD YOUR DOG IS,
SO THE AGE OF YOUR DOG...
Winnie writes “colour” by one table leg and “age” beside the other leg.
Winnie continues, WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHETHER
IT'S A BIG DOG OR A SMALL DOG,
SO THAT'S THE SIZE.
Winnie writes “size” beside a table leg.
She says, AND THEN WE MIGHT
WANNA TALK ABOUT
WHETHER IT CAN DO
ANY TRICKS,
'CAUSE THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING
FUN TO ADD INTO YOUR PARAGRAPH.
SO, "TRICKS".
Winnie writes “tricks” beside the fourth leg.
She says, AND BY ADDING THESE
SUPPORTING DETAILS,
IT MAKES YOUR MAIN IDEA
A LITTLE BIT MORE INTERESTING.
SO, I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU
WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A PARAGRAPH,
AND I'M TEACHER WINNIE.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
A computer graphic shows origami paper folded in different stages of folding a butterfly. On the left, text reads “Origami butterfly instructions. Inspired by Akira Yoshizawa. Materials: One square piece of origami paper.” On the right, a red square appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, ROSCO.
HERE ARE ORIGAMI
BUTTERFLY INSTRUCTIONS,
INSPIRED BY
AKIRA YOSHIZAWA.
HE WAS AN ORIGAMI
GRAND MASTER FROM JAPAN,
AND ONE OF THE REASONS
ORIGAMI IS STILL POPULAR TODAY.
LET'S SEE.
MATERIALS.
ONE SQUARE PIECE
OF ORIGAMI PAPER.
Mr. de Man points to the red square.
He says, OKAY, STEP ONE.
LET'S SEE.
WE NEED TO FOLD
YOUR PAPER IN HALF
FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
[Folding noise]
He says, YEP, AND IT MAKES
A RECTANGLE.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY, WHAT'S NEXT?
NOW WE NEED
TO UNFOLD IT.
[Rustle of paper]
AND THEN FOLD IT
IN HALF AGAIN
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
AND I THINK THE PICTURE'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE,
OR LOOKS LIKE WHAT
MY WORK WILL LOOK LIKE
AFTER I FINISH
THE STEP.
SO, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN I UNFOLD IT.
[Rustling paper]
Mr. de Man says, YEP, THEY MATCH.
LET'S GO TO STEP TWO.
FLIP YOUR SHEET AND POSITION
YOUR PAPER LIKE A DIAMOND.
THERE WE GO.
FOLD YOUR PAPER IN HALF
FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM.
[Rustling paper]
He continues, OKAY.
LET'S DO THAT,
I'LL MAKE SURE THE CREASES
ARE NICE AND TIGHT,
AND THEN
I HAVE TO UNFOLD IT,
THEN FOLD IT
[Paper folding noise]
IN HALF AGAIN,
LET'S SEE,
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
PAPER'S BEING A LITTLE TRICKY
WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
AND WE'LL GET
THIS CREASE DONE.
AND THEN I HAVE TO
UNFOLD IT ONCE AGAIN
TO MATCH THE PICTURE,
[Paper rustling]
AND GO TO STEP THREE.
NICE.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING
TO FLIP OUR WORK OVER
AND POSITION IT WITH ONE OF THE
SIDES OF THE SQUARE FACING UP.
[Paper rustling]
He says, THEN WE'RE GOING TO PINCH THE
CREASES AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS,
AND OUR WORK IS GOING TO
COLLAPSE INTO A TRIANGLE.
THEN WE'RE GOING
TO FLATTEN THAT,
AND MAKE THOSE CREASES
NICE AND CRISP,
AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A TRIANGLE BASE.
AND A TRIANGLE BASE IS USED
FOR MANY, MANY ORIGAMI PIECES.
Mr. de Man holds up four fingers.
He says, OKAY, LET'S SEE.
STEP FOUR.
POSITION YOUR WORK WITH
THE LONGEST SIDE FACING YOU.
DONE.
UNFOLD THE TOP LAYER--
SO JUST THE TOP LAYER,
TAKING THE RIGHT TIP
TO THE TOP.
OKAY.
AND CREASE THAT NICELY.
AND THEN DO THE SAME
ON THE LEFT.
THE LEFT TIP
TO THE TOP.
THAT'S NOT TOO BAD.
DOES IT LOOK
LIKE THE PICTURE?
YEAH, IT DOES. NICE.
He holds up five fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, STEP FIVE.
FLIP YOUR WORK OVER,
AND POSITION IT WITH
THE LONG SIDE FACING YOU.
FOLD THE BOTTOM
TOWARD THE TOP,
SO YOU CAN SEE
A LITTLE TRIANGLE
PEEKING OUT
OVER THE LONGER SIDE.
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man says, IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,
YOU'LL SEE THE LITTLE TRIANGLE
AND A BIGGER ONE UNDERNEATH IT.
NOW I'M GONNA
TAKE SOME TIME
TO REALLY GET ALL MY FOLDS
NICE AND TIGHT.
I HAVE A LOT
OF LAYERS OF PAPER,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MIDDLE.
Mr. de Man holds up six fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY,
WE'RE AT STEP SIX.
FLIP YOUR WORK OVER AGAIN
AND YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
THE RIGHT TIP
THAT WE FOLDED UP
IN STEP FOUR
AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT
AWAY AND DOWN.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THAT AT THE RIGHT THERE,
THAT IS GOING TO WANNA COLLAPSE
IN TOWARDS THE CENTRE.
SO, LET IT DO THAT
AND KINDA JUST PRESS IT DOWN
WHERE IT WANTS TO GO.
IT'S ONE OF KIND OF
THE MAGICAL MOMENTS
THAT WE CAN GET
IN ORIGAMI
WHERE THE PAPER SEEMS TO KNOW
WHAT IT WANTS TO DO.
AND THEN REPEAT THAT AGAIN
ON THE LEFT.
SAME THING.
FOLD THE TIP
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
AND WHERE THAT PAPER WANTS
TO KIND OF COLLAPSE IN
AND WANTS TO KIND OF GO
TOWARDS THE MIDDLE,
YOU'RE GOING TO
HELP IT WITH THAT,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
A NICE CREASE
WHERE THE FOLD SHOULD BE.
NICE.
He holds out seven fingers.
He says, OKAY, SEVEN!
IT'S REALLY STARTING
TO TAKE SHAPE.
LET'S FLIP
OUR WORK AGAIN,
[Paper rustles]
Mr. de Man continues, AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO FOLD
THAT LITTLE TRIANGLE
THAT'S PEEKING OUT
OVER THE TOP.
WE'RE GONNA
FOLD THAT DOWN,
AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO
FOLD IT BACK UP AGAIN
BUT MAKING A NEW CREASE
SO AN EVEN TINIER TRIANGLE
IS, UM,
ABOVE THAT FLAP--
THAT LONG EDGE.
He holds out eight fingers.
Mr. de Man says, STEP EIGHT.
FOLD YOUR WORK IN HALF
FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
[Creasing paper]
He continues, NOW, THE MIDDLE HAS A LOT
OF LAYERS OF PAPER,
SO YOU'RE GOING TO REALLY
KINDA HAVE TO PINCH
AND WORK AT
FOLDING IT IN HALF.
AND THEN WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO DO
IS MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE TIPS
ARE LINED UP NICELY.
AND I LIKE TO PICK IT UP
AND REALLY SQUEEZE
THAT, UH--
WHERE KIND OF THE BODY
OF THE BUTTERFLY IS.
MAKE SURE
IT'S NICE AND, UH,
NICE AND CREASED.
Mr. de Man holds out nine fingers.
He says, OKAY, WE'VE MADE IT
TO STEP NINE.
FOLD THE WINGS DOWN
ONE AT A TIME.
LET'S SEE.
OKAY, WE MAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF AN ANGLE,
RIGHT DOWN HERE,
AND WE FOLD IT DOWN.
[Paper folding sound]
He says, IT'S KIND OF LIKE
MAKING A PAPER AIRPLANE,
WHEN YOU FOLD DOWN
THE WINGS FOR THAT.
I'M GONNA
FOLD DOWN ONE...
SO NOW IT'S GOT
A LITTLE TIP STICKING OUT
AND NOW IT'S THE HEAD
OF OUR BUTTERFLY.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA
FLIP IT OVER
AND FOLD THE OTHER ONE
TO MATCH.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN,
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY LAYERS,
ESPECIALLY AT THE MIDDLE,
WE'RE GOING TO REALLY
PINCH THAT, UH,
PINCH THAT TIGHT.
He holds out all his fingers.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LAST STEP!
STEP TEN.
WE HAVE TO OPEN UP
THE WINGS, AND
HAVE FUN WITH
OUR ORIGAMI BUTTERFLY.
BEAUTIFUL!
He moves the butterfly so the wings flap.
Mr. de Man says, THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING ALONG,
MY FRIENDS.
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED.
OH, WOW!
Mr. de Man snaps his fingers.
[Snap]
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OH, THOSE ORIGAMI BUTTERFLIES
ARE BEAUTIFUL!
OH, I'M GONNA
MAKE ONE LATER.
OH, THANK YOU,
MR. DE MAN.
HE'S AWESOME.
OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.
SO, I FOLLOWED WHITNEY'S ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT A TABLE
FOR MY PARAGRAPH.
AND-- AND SO THE TABLETOP
IS THAT TVOKIDS.COM IS--
IS REALLY GOOD.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND THEN THERE'S SENTENCES
FOR FOUR LEGS
AND THERE'S ONE
ABOUT SAFETY,
ONE ABOUT DESIGN,
ANOTHER ABOUT CONTENT,
AND THEN ONE
ABOUT CREDIBILITY.
OKAY, OKAY.
UM, I'LL START
TYPING IT OUT NOW.
Rosco appears in a window at the top right of his computer screen. His words show up on his screen as he types.
He says, OKAY, SO A TITLE FIRST.
UM, THIS IS A
"WEBSITE REVIEW PARAGRAPH".
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
UM, AND IT'S "BY ROSCO".
AND THEN, ENTER, ENTER.
OKAY, OKAY.
UM, UM, UM,
"TVOKIDS.COM
IS A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE."
OKAY, OKAY. AND, OKAY.
SO, FIRST LINE--
"IT IS SAFE FOR KIDS TO USE."
OKAY, SECOND LINE.
"IT HAS A--"
UM, UM, UM.
"IT HAS A FUN DESIGN!"
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. OKAY.
I NEED A THIRD LINE.
"IT IS AN ENTERTAINMENT SITE
FOR-- FOR EDUCATION.
AND, OKAY. UM--
"EVERYTHING LOOKS TRUSTWORTHY
"AND BELIEVABLE."
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, OKAY.
THAT'S MY FOUR LEGS!
OKAY, OKAY.
AM I DONE, MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man sits beside Rosco in his small window.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, LET'S TAKE
A LOOK, ROSCO.
OKAY, SO, "TVOKIDS.COM IS
A REALLY GOOD WEBSITE..."
OKAY, LOOKS GOOD.
YOU HAVE YOUR MAIN IDEA
AND YOU HAVE SENTENCES
ON SAFETY.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, AND THEN DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.
SO, YOU HAVE, UH--
YOU'VE DONE-- YOU'VE DONE
THE FOUR LEGS OF THE TABLE.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, I LIKE THAT ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE.
Mr. de Man says, OKAY, WELL WHY DON'T WE
GO BACK TO
HOMEWORK ZONE
BEFORE WE WRITE
OUR SECOND DRAFT
TO GET SOME MORE ADVICE
ABOUT OUR SUPPORTING DETAILS?
Rosca says, OH, OKAY. THAT SOUNDS
LIKE IT WILL HELP.
LET'S DO THAT!
Mr. de Man says, PERFECT!
The animated sun appears.
[Upbeat music plays]
Rosco says, OKAY, OKAY.
I-- I'VE EDITED MY WORK
AND I HAVE A SECOND COPY
THAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN.
NOW,
I WANT TO TYPE IT OUT.
UM, AND I USED ALL--
UM, SOME OF THE ADVICE
FROM HOMEWORK ZONE
AND I ADDED
SUPPORTING DETAILS
FOR ALL OF MY MAIN POINTS.
OKAY, OKAY.
LET'S GO.
LET'S SEE.
Rosco opens up his computer screen again. He appears in a window in the top right of his computer screen as he types.
He says, FIRST I WILL TYPE MY TITLE.
SO, "TVOKIDS.COM IS AWESOME"!
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
"BY ROSCO".
AND THEN ENTER, ENTER.
OKAY. "TVOKIDS.COM
IS AN AWESOME WEBSITE."
YEAH. "IT IS SAFE
FOR KIDS TO USE.
"TEACHERS LIKE MR. DE MAN--"
YEAH, YEAH.
"--APPROVE THE SITE."
PERIOD.
"IT HAS A BRIGHT
AND COLOUR--
COLOURFUL DESIGN.
THERE ARE CHARACTERS
FROM TVO KIDS
AND HELPFUL WORDS AND PICTURES"
AS WELL.
YEAH, YEAH.
"IT IS AN ENTER--
ENTER, ENTER--
--ENTERTAINMENT SITE
WITH VIDEOS,
GAME, AND APPS!"
OH, THEY'RE SO FUN.
"IT IS EDUCATIONAL
FOR LITTLE KIDS
AND KIDS LIKE ME."
MM-HM.
"EVERYTHING--
EVERYTHING LOOKS
TRUSTWORTHY AND BELIEVABLE."
YEAH.
"IT'S LIKE TVO KIDS FROM TV
BUT IT'S ONLINE.
KIDS OF ALL AGES
SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING--"
YEAH, "--ON TVOKIDS.COM."
PERIOD.
UM, WHAT DO YOU THINK,
MR. DE MAN?
Mr. de Man appears in the window beside Rosco.
Mr. de Man says, LET'S SEE, ROSCO.
WELL, YOU'VE DONE
SOME EXCELLENT WORK.
YOUR SUPPORTING DETAILS
HAVE REALLY IMPROVED YOUR
WEBSITE REVIEW PARAGRAPH.
IT'S MUCH MORE
CONVINCING NOW.
Rosco says, OH, THANK YOU,
MR. DE MAN!
I-- I APPRECIATE
THE FEEDBACK.
YEAH, AND THE
HOMEWORK ZONE
YOU GOT ME TO WATCH
REALLY HELPED ME
IMPROVE MY--
MY POINTS WITH SOME MORE
SUPPORTIVE DETAILS.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, I AGREE, ROSCO.
GREAT WORK.
NOW, THERE'S STILL MORE
WE COULD IMPROVE ON,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK WE'VE REALLY
DONE ENOUGH FOR TODAY.
Rosco says, OH. AWESOME!
The animated sun appears.
Rosco and Mr. de Man sit side by side.
Rosco says, OH, WOW.
THAT WAS A LOT OF WORK TODAY,
MR. DE MAN,
BUT IT WAS ALSO A LOT OF FUN
TO EXPLORE THE VIDEOS,
GAMES, AND APPS AND ACTIVITIES
AT TVOKIDS.COM.
AND NOW, I CAN SHARE
MY EVALUATION
OF THE SAFETY, DESIGN,
CONTENT, AND CREDIBILITY
WITH MY FRIENDS, UM,
WITH MY WEBSITE
REVIEW PARAGRAPH!
Mr. de Man says, YEAH, AND YOUR REVIEW WILL HELP
YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
DECIDE IF THEY WANT TO GO
TO TVOKIDS.COM TO EXPLORE.
Rosco says, OH, YEAH,
I THINK THEY WILL,
'CAUSE MY REVIEW SAYS
THAT TVOKIDS.COM IS AWESOME!
[Chuckling]
Mr. de Man says, I AGREE, ROSCO.
UH, WELL, THAT'S ALL THE TIME
WE HAVE FOR TODAY'S EPISODE.
Rosco says, WHAT? WOW,
THAT WENT BY FAST.
Mr. de Man says, YEAH. I HOPE OUR STUDENTS
ACROSS ONTARIO
HAVE ENJOYED
EXPLORING TVOKIDS.COM
AND LEARNING ABOUT EVALUATING
AND REVIEWING WEBSITES.
JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE A BREAK
FROM YOUR SCREENS
AND GET OUTSIDE
TO PLAY AND EXERCISE.
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
AND WE'D LIKE TO THANK
ALL OUR STUDENTS FOR WATCHING
AND OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY
FOR BEING SUPPORTIVE.
AND DON'T FORGET,
YOU ARE AWESOME!
UM, HEY, MR. DE MAN.
Mr. de Man asks, YEAH, ROSCO?
Rosco asks, DO YOU THINK WE CAN
QUICKLY GO TO TVOKIDS.COM
AND FIND ONE OF MY SONGS
FROM ANOTHER POWER HOUR
OF LEARNING EPISODES?
Mr. de Man says, SURE, ROSCO.
I THINK WE CAN
SQUEEZE ONE IN.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING,
MY FRIENDS.
Mr. de Man gives a thumbs up.
The animated sun appears. Text reads “Bonus Material.”
[Happy music plays]
Rosco stands in front of a chair.
Rosco says, HI, MY FRIENDS.
UM, UM, ME AND MR. DE MAN
JUST WANTED TO SAY,
UM, A LITTLE SOMETHING
FOR TO THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT
THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US
WHILE WE'VE BEEN ON TV.
AND-- AND GUESS WHAT-
I WROTE A SONG!
SO, SO, SO,
HERE IT IS.
[Cheerful music plays]
Rosco sings, THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE IN
THE WORLD WHO ARE REALLY NICE
THEY DO MANY AWESOME THINGS
AND THEY DON'T THINK TWICE
I APPRECIATE YOUR CARE
AND LET MY GRATITUDE SHOW
THERE'S A PHRASE TO REPEAT
SO I CAN LET THEM KNOW
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
WHEN SOMEONE GIVES ME PRESENTS
WHEN THEY BUY ME A TREAT
COULD BE A BOOK OR A TOY
OR SOMETHING YUMMY TO EAT
I ALWAYS USE MY MANNER,
I KNOW WHAT TO SAY
THANKS FOR THINKING OF ME,
YOU BRIGHTENED UP MY DAY
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
I SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
WHEN I'M FEELING SICK
OR WHEN I SCRAPE MY KNEE
OW!
OR WHEN I'M STUNG
BY A BUMBLEBEE
YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT THERE,
YOU HELP ME OUT
THERE'S TWO WORDS I ALWAYS
SAY, THERE IS NO DOUBT
I SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
I SAY THANK YOU, THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
REMEMBER NEXT TIME
WHEN SOMEONE'S KIND TO YOU
THERE'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD
SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO
SHOW YOUR GRATEFULNESS,
IT'S REALLY NOT HARD
YOU CAN SMILE OR GIVE A HUG
OR WRITE A THANK YOU CARD
TO SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
FOR ALL OF THE
WONDERFUL THINGS YOU DO
YOU SAY THANK YOU,
THANK YOU
IT DOESN'T TAKE A LOT OF
EFFORT AND YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE!
Rosco says, YEAH, YEAH.
THANK YOU, MY FRIENDS!
[Upbeat music plays]
Text reads “TVO Kids would like to thank all the teachers involved in the Power Hour of Learning as they continue to teach the children of Ontario from their homes.”
“TVO Kids Power Hour of Learning.”
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