Monitoring children’s online activities goes beyond keeping track of their daily screen time. Especially now that parents need to keep kids entertained while staying home, extra effort goes into finding kid-friendly content to plan out children’s activities for listening, watching, and playing on their devices.
Google Play’s Kids tab helps make it easier for parents to find quality apps for their children. The tab now has “Teacher approved” apps which are both entertaining and enriching, rated based on several factors like age-appropriateness, quality of experience, enrichment, and delight. Only apps that meet quality standards are given a "Teacher approved" badge. The app listings also provide parents with additional information about why the app was rated accordingly to help determine if the app is right for their child.
Academic experts and teachers behind the review and rating process are led by Joe Blatt from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Dr. Sandra Calvert from Georgetown University.
Blatt is a children’s media expert and has created educational multimedia and broadcast television programs over the past 20 years. He has been the consultant and advisor of many major production companies, including Sesame Workshop and Pokemon, among others. Dr. Calvert, on the other hand, leads the Children’s Digital Media Center in Georgetown University where they study the effects of interactive digital media experiences on children’s long-term social adjustment, academic achievement, and personal identity.
To browse “Teacher approved” content, simply go to the "Kids" tab on Google Play. Remember to always encourage conversations with children to set digital ground rules, find out about content they like, and discuss smart online habits and other digital topics. Check out Google’s Family Link for a set of helpful tools and a family guide to help initiate such conversations.
good way to keep track of what apps your kids are using with their gadgets. as parents, we only want them to use apps that will be beneficial to them. having the google play kids tabs makes it easy for us to search for those apps that are suitable for our kids
ReplyDeleteso nice naman po nito para matrack natin kung anong apps ang ginagmit ng mga kids thanks for sharing this momsh napakahalaga tlaga na mabantayan natin sila and maguide
ReplyDeleteThankyou for sharing this ms Lou . Napaka laking tulong po talaga nito.. Tama po mahalaga po talaga na may proper guidance sa mga kids natin, para matrack natin kung anong gamit nilang apps.
ReplyDeleteIts really important to monitor what kind of apps our kids are getting busy for. As for parents they always wants what's the best and what's good for their kids. This is great that Google Play is there to help and make it easier for parents to find quality apps for their children.
ReplyDeleteTruly sobrang laking tulong nito pra sa mga Mommies or Parents na Work from home na may Anak na bata pa na walang ibang magbabamtay kaya sobrang helpful po talaga.. para sa mga Parents and Kids in our home .. mas Mapagtutuunan na nila ng maayos yung work nila sa Bahay, makikita pa nilang nageenjoy ang kanilang anak
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