Free Resources from the Net for EVERY Learner » browser http://paulhami.edublogs.org Educational and Assistive Technology to support Universal Access and Universal Design for Learning Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:23:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 KIDO’Z http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2009/05/15/kidoz/ http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2009/05/15/kidoz/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 23:09:37 +0000 Paul Hamilton http://paulhami.edublogs.org/?p=1216 I’ve been aware of KIDO’Z for a while, but thanks to an excellent post by Demo Girl Maureen McDonald, I’ve had another look.  KIDO’Z is new and improved, and I’m impressed.  It’s a web browser that offers the opportunity to tailor make a safe web environment to meet individual needs and interests.

KIDO’Z is a web browser that is described by its developers as a “Kid’s Web Environment”.  Once downloaded and installed, the browser offers a self contained web of games, websites and videos that are accessed wiith large icons.  Because KIDO’Z is an Adobe Air application, it will run in Windows, Mac, or Linux.

KIDO’Z comes with an extensive collection of  games, videos, and websites built-in, and these appear to have been selected carefully.  The beauty of this browser, however, is that you have the option of completely customizing what is available.  The browser is managed by a set of Parental Controls that can be accessed anywhere.  KIDO’Z is currently available in 17 languages.

I’ve embedded Maureen’s excellent screencast about KIDO’Z below.

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