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KidRex.org – Safe Internet Search For Kids

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:20:35 +0000

Kidrex.org is a cute and kid-friendly search engine powered by Google, using the Google SafeSearch technology. It is fast, safe, blocks all inappropriate sites and features a cute dinosaur on the front page.

From the website: Google’s SafeSearch™ screens for sites that contain explicit sexual content and deletes them from your child’s search results. Google’s filter uses advanced technology to check keywords, phrases, and URLs. No filter is 100 percent accurate, but SafeSearch™ should eliminate most inappropriate material.

Kidsrex.org – Safe Search for Kids, by Kids.

Kidthing.com – A Safe Learning Environment For Children

admin — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:56:51 +0000

Kidthing is a new fun, safe and (partially) free environment for kids. The Kidthing media player is free to download, and a number of free learning games, books and videos are included in the download or can be downloaded separately from the store (just search for the word “free” in the store search function). You can download the free stuff without giving out your credit card number.

Most of the content is not free however. Most games and videos cost 0.99, 1.99 or 2.99 USD. Books are typically a bit more expensive, with prices ranging between 2.99 and 5.99 USD. All activities on Kidthing are, of course, ad free, and they all appear to be of high quality.

Much of the content is created by leading content creators. You can find well-known names such as Dr Seuss, Garfield and Guinness World Records in the store. At the time of writing (July 2009), Kidthing is still in beta and runs under Windows. A Mac OS version will soon be available.

You can read a review of Kidsthing on the site Crazy Kids Chicago.

Browsing the Kidthing virtual store.

Reading a digital alphabet book on Kidthing.

Safe Kids Search Engines

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:06:13 +0000

Google is easy enough for everyone to use, but can display search results that are very inappropriate for kids. Children should only use safe search sites that use some kind of filtering.

You can find a great roundup of safe search engines for kids here: Safe Kids Search Engines.

Some of the recommended sites are:

Safe Web Browsers for Kids

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:25:48 +0000

If you want to let your kids learn to surf the Internet on their own, close supervision is required to make sure they do not land on pages with content that is not appropriate for kids.

The best solution is to use web browsers designed especially for children that only display pre-approved content. A great roundup of the best kids-friendly free browsers to download can be found here: Free Internet Browsers for Kids.

Some of the most widely used browsers are:

Kidoz.net
KidZui.com
KidRocket.org