This is the fourth article dedicated to young hackers to learn how to do damage with a computer in total safety, learning to write, click with the mouse and surf the internet without those serious dangers that can upset the little ones. Personally, I was one of those lucky children, who was given a Commodore Vic 20 at the age of 6 and, since then, I have not been able to do without having a keyboard to hit buttons, a joystick to split or a mouse to click.
In fact I am a proud nerd, with passion and spirit that have remained intact since then ...
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In a post, which remains, perhaps, among the best I have written, I talked about how to protect children from improper use of the internet and from the dangers that can be incurred, from the point of view of control.
In fact, in the article "Protecting children, family and ourselves from the dangers of the internet" I talked more than anything else about how to monitor and control your child's activity on the internet.
Much more relaxed is the tone of the article "Best internet sites for children: play, teaching, fairy tales and colors" where I report, whenever I find it, the best sites dedicated to children.
In many articles under the label " Online games ", we see every week, how to use the PC and the Internet in the best way: having fun like children.
This time we are talking about a very well configured and very useful browser to facilitate and help children surf the Internet safely and so that they have fun learning.
Not only a browser but also a tool that transforms Windows into an operating system for children.
The importance of online child safety was highlighted in the article mentioned above and I must emphasize that I am absolutely against the obsessive control and limitation of the internet.
Children or not, the ability to learn to find information depends on the freedom you have to look for it.
The important thing therefore is to have a search engine that filters the results by eliminating, from the search results, all the results in bad taste and with information that can impress the little ones.
Someone will tell me that Google and Yahio already filter the results by eliminating dangerous contents and that by using OpenDNS it is possible to have an even more effective filter.
However, some malicious sites easily manage to overcome these filters and show themselves in front of everyone's eyes.
Using a free web browser created specifically for children, such as KidZui, can completely remove parents' worries about the internet and leave their child surfing safely.
KidZui (no longer exists and there are no alternatives) is an extension for Firefox that transforms the Mozilla browser into one dedicated to younger children, with over a million websites reviewed.
Not only the internet but also a platform for social communication entirely dedicated to young people where children can chat and communicate with their peers in the world.
For parents Kidzui stores all the activity and communications made by their child and every 30 days presents a complete report which is sent by email to the parent.
There is a possibility for parents to customize internet access by adding or removing approved sites.
The good thing about Kidzui is that the child does not perceive to be limited or blocked on the internet, does not feel that he has control over his navigation, and this is very important because it creates trust and does not push the child to look for ways to cheat the parent .
Kidzui, on the other hand, offers so many additional functions for children to completely distract him from the desire to get out of it.
The first page is very rich, with an unlimited number of possibilities for children to explore web pages, multimedia, music and movies, games, and talk to friends .
The application is full screen on the PC and completely hides the Windows bar below. You can also enter a password that prevents the child from leaving Kidzui and thus prevents the inexperienced child from closing the application and doing damage to the computer by deleting files or creating problems to the operating system.
Whenever you try to access sites with adult content with Kidzui, you receive a blocking message .
The security and the level of filter can be customized to your liking, so, for example, when your child grows up, maybe you can let him access more serious content.
Kidzui has both a free and paid version with many additional options.
I believe that the free version is absolutely sufficient for the purpose of protecting your child from misuse of the internet.
A new search engine aimed at creating filters suitable for children is called: Kidrex, based on Google and configured to obtain suitable and safe results.
Another application is very suitable for very young children, ToddlerKeys .
After installing it, it can be set to run automatically when the PC starts up and will be recognizable by the small icon at the bottom right next to the clock.
By pressing the right button on the small icon, you can choose Manage Pictures and Sounds, or the manager for images and sounds and choose the images or sounds that you want to be seen or heard.
The options can prevent access to computer files and inhibit the use of the keyboard, the power button and even the mouse.
At that point, pressing a key on the keyboard will cause one of the images to appear or hear a sound, which had previously been chosen.
Very useful for very young children to show them a computer and let them press keys on the pc with which a sound or image will be associated.
This use of the PC helps the memory and allows the child to become familiar with the keyboard and fully replaces those toys or children's computers.
On another page, a collection of sites and educational games for children
