Despite all its enormous benefits, the Internet does pose a security and privacy threat to all kids of all ages if they are not protected and are not able to surf in a safe environment. In addition to ensuring that kids use only kid-safe internet software, the only way to become fully informed of kids’ online activity and preferences, is for parents to make use of monitoring tools.
According to a survey conducted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and Cox Communications, approximately only 50% of the parents surveyed were monitoring their children’s internet activity on a daily or weekly basis. The remaining 50% of the parents claimed not to have or were unsure if they have monitoring software on their computer(s).
With KIDO’Z, kids are not only protected in a kid-friendly, secure environment, but parents are also able to track their kids’ Internet usage with KIDO’Z STATISTICS.
KIDO’Z STATISTICS gives parents detailed usage reports of their child’s KIDO’Z usage.
These usage reports show:
Daily Time Spent on KIDO’Z
Favorite Tools
Usage Pattern per day
Most Popular Content
KIDO’Z STATISTICS is easily accessed by parents through the KIDO’Z Parental Control Account by clicking on the STATISTICS tab, and is available only to KIDO’Z PLUS users.
Here is a quick video tutorial showing How to Access KIDO’Z STATISTICS:
To have full access to this useful tool, you can easily become a KIDO’Z PLUS user by upgrading through your Parental Control Account.
Hi Everyone,
We are happy to announce the new KIDO’Z version with new and exciting tools ,features and content…
So what’s new?
You all know how great KIDO’Z already is as a kids environment to browse sites, watch videos and play games , this new version takes Kids’ Internet to the next level with its introduction of a unique social layer for kids.
KIDO’Z FRIENDS
Your kids can now socialize and communicate with other KIDO’Z friends, friends being other kids, you the parents, grandparents or any other family members. All friends are added and managed by you the parents via the parental control area , ensuring that your kids are safe at all times and can communicate only with persons you have approved.
KIDO’Z MAIL
The KIDO’Z MAIL enables your Kids to send and receive emails and e-cards, the KIDO’Z MAIL visual editor includes drawing tools and libraries of animated backgrounds and stickers that can be added allowing your kids to express themselves and their creativity and to communicate even if they still don’t know how to read or write.
KIDO’Z PLACES
KIDO’Z PLACES is where friends, self-expression and creativity meet , each kid on KIDO’Z now gets a PLACE where he can edit his virtual space and create his identity , his avatar. Friends can visit each others places and communicate with each other directly from there.
KIDO’Z PLUS
The new version also introduces the first KIDO’Z Premium Package, KIDO’Z PLUS has even more specialized tools and content, and is available at a small monthly fee. KIDO’Z PLUS includes:
• KIDO’Z STATISTICS, which gives parents detailed usage reports of their child’s KIDO’Z usage
• KIDO’Z SECURITY Advanced Security Settings
• Full Access to avatar styling
• Full Access to room editing
• Tons of cool items for the email
How do I upgrade ?
If you have KIDO’Z installed on your computer upgrade should start automatically next time you start the application. You can also just go directly to our homepage and install it from there http://kidoz.net
We hope you and your kids will enjoy the new version and we will be more than happy to get feedback from you.
The former National Geographic Kids Entertainment (NGKE) President and Founder, Donna Friedman Meir, has just joined the KIDO’Z Leading Team in the role of Chief of Content and Strategy.
Donna is a top kids’ entertainment executive, power mom and Harvard University Magna Cum Laude Graduate. She was even named one of the top 25 most powerful women in television by Electronic Media in 2002!
Donna’s professional background spans more than two decades in the Kids’ Entertainment industry, and prior to National Geographic Kids, she was the Executive Vice-President of Programming at Kids’ WB! and held several senior posts at Nickelodeon, where she made a huge impact in the organization.
She currently lives in New Jersey with her husband Gadi and her two kids, Alyla and Joss, who are founding (and passionate!) members of the KIDO’Z community.
Donna’s expertise in the Kids’ Entertainment industry will add tremendous value in shaping the content and overall creative strategy for KIDO’Z, to ensure that it becomes the leading content platform for kids on the web.
Donna joining the KIDO’Z Team comes at an opportune time, as we will be launching the latest KIDO’Z version (v2.0) later this month! This version will bring users even more exciting features, tools and content, and Donna will be instrumental in making sure that both kids and parents are delighted, excited, educated and entertained even more than ever before!
There has been a huge media buzz around this announcement all weekend long.
To take a look at our full media press release, please click here.
