Parents often ask 2WebWatchers about the best ways to set parental controls on their home computer.  We think you’ll find Google’s SafeSearch worth checking out.  Of course, nothing replaces parental supervision, but the Google team is doing their best to provide parents with a user-friendly tool that attempts to block explicit or inappropriate sites. Thanks to very conspicous “colored balls” displayed at the top of the screen, parents can see at a glance that SafeSearch is still “locked.

 And if SafeSearch were not enough,…Google has also launched KidRex, a search engine “for kids, by kids.”

We would welcome parent reviews on both these Google tools. Please feel free to post a comment by clicking on the Post a comment link below this post. 

Note:  All comments are moderated by 2WebWatchers (usually within 24 hours).

Is your principal or vice principal out there in the edublogosphere? If so, wouldn’t it be awesome to have an EGUSD administrator join the ranks of bloggers who have been added to Scott McCloud’s growing Moving Forward wiki, such as elementary school principal Vincent Baxter, middle school principal Chris Lindholm, and high school principal Patrick Larkin?

If your EGUSD principal or vice principal is not out in the edublogosphere yet, how about nominating him/her for a free Edublogs Supporter Level account? We (2WebWatchers) will provide any training and support needed.

The nomination process is very simple. Click on our comment link, and complete the statement below –  inserting his/her name and why you think he or she would make good use of this powerful web 2.0 technology tool.

I nominate ______________ to become an Edublogs Supporter because I know he/she will __________________________________________________________.”

We will be selecting three winners from your nomiations. Good luck!

PS – We moderate (approve) all comments, but within a few hours, you should see your comment go “live.”