Family Safe Internet - continued
These search engines are built especially with family-friendly
filtering features. Of course, you can't restrict kids to these
search engines without personal supervision or a filtering pro-
gram, but you can at least make sure that when you're searching
the Web together, you don't end up someplace with objection-
able content.
AV Family Filter uses three methods to reduce objectionable
content from your search results.
If you use the Go Network for all our searching needs, click on
GoGuardian to get a filtered list of sites suitable for
families.
Select the "Green Light Sites" option with the radio button at
the top of the page. It is for a high-quality, targeted search
of reviewed sites that, at the time of review, contained no
content intended for mature audiences. The Green Light appears
only on http sites, and applies only to the site itself, not to
any outside links.
A "just for kids" version of Yahoo!, and a safe search engine
for any kid who likes poking around the Web.
Providing maximum unsupervised filtering capabilities with kids
in mind, these browsers focus on linking to prescreened, pre-
approved sites. They tend to be animated and lively, and they
offer regularly updated lists of sites kids enjoy.
SurfMonkey advertises over a million kid-friendly sites with
a browser that is safe, easy, fun, and best of all - free. It
includes safe e-mail and chat rooms. SurfMonkey.com is working
with Microsoft Corporation on new, specialized extensions to
the Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 browser.
KidDesk Internet Safe works alongside your existing browser.
Internet access through an Internet Service Provider is
required. KidDesk Internet Safe also works seamlessly with
America Online. Parents can also download safe Internet site
links to add to their child's desktop with Edmark's Kid-Safe
Sites! This service provides a regularly updated list of fun,
teacher- and parent-approved sites.
ChiBrow comes complete with pre-defined allowable sites that
have proven to be safe. On an on-going basis ChiBrow provides
updates that can be downloaded into the database. Along with
the update, you're be given a description of each of the sites
to be added to your database. Parents can disallow any of
these or add their own selections to the database.
This browser appears to require more parent management than
others.
Content on KiddoNet is age appropriate and relevant to the
interests and world of kids (ages from 4-7 and 8-13). Parents
can add or delete sites on the database.
Currently, KiddoNet users cannot talk directly to each other or
to outside people due to safety precautions. However, developers
are working on a kid-safe monitored chat to be added
to KiddoNet in the future.
KiddoNet is compatible with IE5, yet in some versions, there is
a problem with one component that requires a downloadable file
to correct it.
Net Nanny :
www.netnanny.com
World Wide Web Of Deceit
Offers web filtering software called Clean Web
has a video and book on whats wicked about the web
Internet filtering:
Cyber Patrol Proxy :
www.cyberpatrol.com
Filtered ISP
www.worldchristian.net
Mayberry USA :
http://www.mbusa.net/index.html
www.crosswalk.com
: filtered internet service provider
Southern Baptists
Probably no other denomination is using the Internet as widely as the
American Southern Baptists. They offer extensive websites, church searching
option, as well as the evangelistic resources we have highlighted in recent
issues.
Latest resource is filtered Internet access for (US-based) Christians:
http://info.lifewayonline.com
A Sept. 1999 List
ACFI.NET
Internet
Filtering for Christians
Agape Information Systems(877) 548-4522
American Family Online (888)
Angels
Online
Be Safe Online
CharacterLink
Christian Living Network
Christian-Net Online
CleanNet
CleanSurf
CleanWeb
http://www.clickchoice.com/
Planet Good
http://www.gospelcom.net/guide/webfilter.html
World Christian Resource Directory
* SEARCH ENGINES *
AltaVista Family Filter
Go Network
Magellan - Green Light Sites
Yahooligans
* BROWSERS FOR KIDS *
SurfMonkey
KidDesk Internet Safe
ChiBrow
KiddoNet
Safexplorer
Some more filters to check out:
800-340-7177
604-662-8522
Randy Robison
800-947-5433
(877) 692-0824
(toll free)Non-profit co-operative for Christian families online.
Provides server-side or PC-side filtering$13.50 to $14.85A+
(615) 646-7625
Proxy-based service filters your
current Internet service. Free for schools, churches, and ministries.
$5.00
(for home)
(toll free)Up to 5 E-mail
aliases and personal web page$18.95
817-9314
A service from the
American Family Association$21.95
(888) 695-2751
Christian-centered with Christian links and
screensavers $14.85-16.85
(877) 272-3365
Filtered service
for children--optional filter for parents $19.95
(888)
330-8678
A division of the Institute in Basic Life Principles$10 to $25
(800) 962-0364
Provides server-side or PC side
filtering$19.95
(888) 259-3271
Offers bargain rate
filtered service$12.95
(800) FLASH-20
A filtered package available
through Flash.net$19.95
(918) 524-1010
Uses the
Family Connect
filtering service$18.95
Offers a 30-day money-back guarantee trial period $19.95
$4.95 (filter only)
www.cleanweb.net
free internet filtering software
877-384-GMTV
Sponsored by Gospel Music Television
internet filtering service
http://missionresources.com/
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