Comments on: Looking for kid-friendly sites

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:38:07 +0000

Hi Tim,
Don’t know if you’re still looking for kid-friendly websites, but I have a nice collection of critical thinking games on our school’s website.

http://www.rdale.k12.mn.us/mle/studentwork/sem.htm

Jean

By: vejraska

vejraska — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:34:31 +0000

My name link will take you to my 7 year old son’s blog, where we continue to add his favorite links in the blogroll. He was having fun blogging, then school, soccer, and fishing sidelined the writing:)

By: Karen Bosch

Karen Bosch — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 22:44:43 +0000

Here’s a link to the “Learning Links” that I use with the elementary students at our school. There are lots of interactive activities in math, reading, science, and social studies, as well as a selection of “Games for Fun.”

http://www.southfieldchristian.org/elem/learninglinks/html/linkscontents.html

By: Doug Johnson

Doug Johnson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:26:47 +0000

Hi Tim,

Go to http://www.isd77.org. Under Schools go to Roosevelt. Click on the link for media center. Paul, our excellent media specialist there, has selected good sites for kids at each grade level.

I struggle with the same question in regard to my grandsons! (They love Dave Pilkey’s site. http://www.pilkey.com/ Be prepared for elementary bathroom humor, however!

Doug

By: Tim Wilson

Tim Wilson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 18:40:56 +0000

Ed, I'm using the Astaro Security Gateway software on my home network, so that would be my first choice if I want to employ some additional content filtering. It's quite amazing actually, even if it's a bit too complicated for most non-geeks. I'll check out your OpenDNS suggestion too. That sounds like a good option for many.

By: Ed

Ed — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:29:01 +0000

I would also recommend using Open DNS (http://www.opendns.com/) on your kids computer. You can set up an account and select to block porn and other inappropriate material. It would be just another layer of protection beyond the web browser.

By: Neil Hokanson

Neil Hokanson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:50:17 +0000

Oop's, my apologies for the poor link! Here it is again as a text link: Early Childhood Resources K-6

By: Neil Hokanson

Neil Hokanson — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:47:58 +0000

Here is a link to one of my wikis where I list interesting sites that I share with the teachers in my district; of course, I have my own 5 children test them to make sure they are awesome!

http://hokanson.wikispaces.com/Early Childhood

By: Riptide Furse

Riptide Furse — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:19:20 +0000

Saw your tweet.

I like to share Orisinal. It is a game web site but it just has a nicer look and feel than any other game site that I have seen. http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/