I didn't find that this site was easy to understand for children, as a matter of fact, I found it to be quite difficult at times (even for an adult) to figure out what to do and how to do things.
Appealing and Entertaining (3)
Tootsville was very colorful and inviting in appearance. There different places to visit and different types of games to play. There were also different sound effects used to enhance the site and music that plays when you are waiting for games to load or just walking around different areas.
Teaches socialization (1)
Tootsville did teach some forms of socialization in that the user could request friends and relate with other users in Tootsville. I didn't really experience much more in the area of socialization.
Tootsville did encourage problem solving but didn't really encourage creativity as much as I would have liked for it to. There wasn't much input from the user in the creation of their character. The user basically chooses a character already created from a group of others. The character I chose was Cupid (shown on the right). There were several games and themes that the user could participate in which allowed them to solve problems and play learning games.
Safety (3)
The very first thing that caught my eye when I went to register for a new account in Tootsville was the fact that the registration page consisted of several 'bubbles' of information that went over the safety rules as you are creating a new account. These information bubbles addressed immediately that there was to be no type of indecent or harmful chat and how you must remain respectful of others. For the chat option in Tootsville you have to obtain approval from a parent.
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