CNET Editors' review
This educational program is rich with learning tools, but is marred by odd parental controls. Kidwidget's interface is designed like a child's study area, complete with a desk with a working calendar and clock, and drawers for saved materials. There's a board nearby where children can click icons to write, draw, paint, play keyboard, study flashcards created by parents, or solve puzzles. The word processor even has a listen feature that reads back the text. There's also a built-in dictionary. Work can be saved and/or printed. Parents can enable or disable any of the kid-friendly features through a password-protected control panel, although we can't fathom why anyone would want to do so. Additionally, the only way to exit the program is through the control panel. Load Automatically on Start-up, a useful feature especially when parents are not around, is available for Mac users only. This 10-use trial software is good for parents who want to regulate children's computer usage without compromising learning and fun.
Publisher's Description
From Astoundit Software:
Kidwidget is a safe and secure, kid-friendly environment for children of all ages. While your kids are safe, they also have access to many built-in tools such as writing, drawing, painting, and flashcards. There is even a family-friendly filtered interactive dictionary. Kidwidget can be customized by the parent through a special password-protected parent settings section. Parents can easily turn on or off any specific feature at anytime, including the ability to restrict printing.
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"Very cool product indeed."
Version: Kidwidget 1.1
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I originally bought this program for the easy word processor. But I have found myself and kids using the other things many times in it as well, they especially love the drawing part. It really does have all the stuff I need in this kind of product. I also use it in their room computers and have it start automatically so they can't get on the Internet, which was a biggie for me. I've gone through dozens of other like-products and haven't been very impressed, this program really surprised me and comes at a cheap price compared to most other kids software. I would definitely recommend this to anyone with kids.
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