What was the age of the children you are targeting? Check out the boards at www.alloy.com <http://www.alloy.com/> - they can be pretty active. L. Kris Gowen, Ph.D. Senior Research Associate FACCT -- Foundation for Accountability www.facct.org <http://www.facct.org/> www.compareyourcare.org -----Original Message----- From: MSJANEW@aol.com [mailto:MSJANEW@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:43 AM To: air-l@aoir.org Subject: [Air-l] IM and Databases Questions: 1. In your experience, do kids really use discussion boards? IM seems to be the tool of choice from what I can see in the middle school world. The primary audience for sportssmarts is kids--although teachers and parents would be interested in the discussion board, I am sure, as well as some kids. 2. Is a database a must for a content rich site? I am scoping the development costs and it seems this an important determination to make. Thanks.