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April 07, 2007

KidsClick!

KidsClick! Web Search is a search engine setup for kids by librarians. It was started by a group of librarians out of Ramapo Catskill Library System (for those of you familiar with upstate NY).

Ask Jeeves for Kids

Ask for Kids Search engines are often the source for information that you may or may not want your kids exposed to. For instance, try searching on some of your favorite terms in the "images" section of the google.com search and see what interesting photos appear. Ask Jeeves has come up with a solution for this, they have created a search engine which is scrubbed down and specifically geared for children. This kind of cyber governance is something we like to see here at KKCS.

March 29, 2007

Kindervision - where to start with your childs personal safety when you are unsure

KinderVision - The National Child Safety Education Program - 2006-2007 Ever wonder how to approach your children about personal safety? This site offers videos, information and questions that parents can use to educate their children about potential dangers from predators and bullies

CatTRAX - keep your kids safe from neighborhoods where predators live

CatTRAX™ - Cattrax™ for Families What a great and unique service. Buy a phone and register it with this service. Give the phone to your kids. That's it. Now, when you want to know where they are, just call up and ask. You can track them with the help of the on-board GPS transceiver. This can not only tell you location, it is integrated with the national registry for predators. This means, if you child strays into a neighborhood where a registered sex offender lives, you can be alerted. In addition to this, once your child begins to drive a car, you can be alerted when they are speeding. Could help reduce the possibility of an accident.