Please note: The reports in this section are not product reviews or tests; they're meant to spotlight options for you to consider, as well as milestones in children's online-safety technology development. Comments from readers on their own experiences with these products and services are most welcome - and, with your permission, we publish them. Do email us your own product reviews anytime!
PBS Kids relaunches (Feb. 4, '00)
The Public Broadcasting Service has just relaunched PBSKids.org. Now kids can get a little closer to (if not quite interact with) Arthur, D.W., Barney, Po, and other favorite characters on PBS. Being able to email a favorite star isn't quite there yet. But as PBSKids puts it, kids can get "backstage" with the characters as they click around and find jokes, games, and writing and coloring activities. Parents will find more information about children's programming at local PBS stations and eventually local appearances by PBS show characters, birthday clubs, and other local activities. To us the most interesting new features are this move to get more local, an effort to make the site more navigable for pre-readers, and a "You Be the Judge" feature that encourages kids' critical thinking.
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