I checked out the program Kido'z. This is a program that can be downloaded onto your computer. The program lets parents/teachers add content and manage student accounts. The idea is that the program creates a list of websites that is suitable for your child's/students age. Students do not need to be able to read or write the computer does that for them. Some of the sites include National Geographic, Discovery Kids and Fun Brain. I like the teacher features that let you add or block certain sites. It is safe because student's can't go anywhere else. I tried this out for my son and it was very neat. I had to type in his name and age. Then a list was created of all websites. I am going to look into this for my Kindergarten class because it can be difficult for them to access websites and then stay in a certain area. I like that all the sites are right there for them and are easy to access. They do have a mix of educational and fun sites but like I said you would have to ability to add or delete certain sites. The above picture show the layout of some of the sites.
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