We have students in grades Our Library of Congress Archive group was made up of 25 volunteers who met to select websites for inclusion into the Archive.
We spent time simulating in school our natural web surfing activities that they would have followed at home. Just like at home, what naturally happened was that the "crowd" influenced what sites we chose and the power of social networking's influence on our net surfing behavior became very obvious. We tried to start off each day by casually surfing the web and take note of what sites we were naturally drawn towards and which ones we were influenced to visit based on the word of others.
We also took note of sites that we might not visit everyday, but that were important sources of information that we might use every so often such as church sites, and movie theatre home pages. One thing we noticed this year that while the amount of time we might spend on the internet might have not changed from previous years, we are visiting fewer and fewer sites each day.
After choosing the websites, we found that almost every site could fit into one of three categories: Entertainment, Shopping, and Social Networking. We think it is an honor to be able to contribute to the archive, and in our own little way help to "write" history.
People just read this website when they need a laugh! It ranges from sports to historical events. A blog is something where you can writer any opinion or thought you have about a topic.
