Chrome Web App of the Week: Kid Mode for Chrome

Posted 04/18/2011 at 1:21pm | by Seamus Bellamy

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The Internet is a vast, amazing land full of information and wonder. Unfortunately, you have to cross a troll infested bridge to get there. While you might be willing to brave creepy wet-fingered Chatroulette touch-talkers and Nigerian princes in exile just to get a glimpse of The Oatmeal, we know you wouldn’t dream of subjecting your kids to that sort of online debauchery. Fortunately, Zoodle's Kid Mode for Chrome is here to make surfing the interwebz a kid friendly affair. It’s an idea so great that we’re declaring it our Web App of the Week.

Any net-savvy parent will tell you that Kid Mode has been around for some time now. However, as a Chrome application, the child-safe wonder really shines. Setting up a Kid Mode account only takes a few minutes. Once your account is activated, the folks at Zoodle provide  a wide variety of age-tailored content for your child to enjoy. Music, books, math, social skills and art -- Kid Mode has it all, and it’s accessible through one convenient, child-friendly portal. The web app even makes allowances for children with color-blindness and hearing disabilities.

On the administrative side of things, parents are able to control their child’s Kid Mode experience down to the last detail thanks to a number of powerful filtering options. Our favorite administrative feature? The ability to control how much time your child spends online with their Kid Mode account. It’s hard not to be impressed by a web-based application that understands that kids need to get away from the computer once in a while and wants to help parents facilitate that. Well played, Zoodle.

Be sure to check back with us every Monday for another edition of Chrome Web App of the Week.