Being relatively new to using online resources, I was very interested to learn about this aspect of the Common Sense website. I had used videos from the website previously with age appropriate students but did not explore the ratings section of the website. I think I will find this useful in the future as I plan out quests for my students.
I do agree mostly with what Common Sense had to say. I liked the way it tied in more than just sex, violence and profanity in the ratings. I will need to examine resources more closely to see if I agree with the ratings completely. I do think we need to use our own common sense when choosing resources for our students. We should try to know them and discover their developmental age to best know what type of video and games would be most appropriate for them.
In the future, I will check out resources I wish to use with a few rating systems to try to make informed decisions concerning the resources I use in class.