Kajeet Phones November 7, 2007

Kajeet Phones

Another phone you may want to consider is from Kajeet phones.  This phone service is unique in that it was designed by parents and beta tested by kids.

Many parents who’ve tested Kajeet  have been very impressed with all that it offers.  It can be very dangerous to just give your child a regular cell phone.  With regular phones they can call anyone and receive calls from anyone.  Kajeet phones really helps to eliminate this problem.

With this phone you can set whom your kids can call.  This is important if you don’t want them wasting away their minutes on calling friends for hours on end.  Another neat feature is the ability to set the hours when your children can make phone calls.

There are some children who will try and sneak in calls here and there at school.  With Kajeet phones you can allow them to call home and 911, but block all other calls during the school day.

Another great feature is that you can give your children a phone allowance.  They may miss the ability to buy ringtones and other “fun” things.  With Kajeet phone’s cell phone allowance they will have the ability to buy these things if you want them to.  Once they’ve spent their allotment, they cannot spend any more money until you’re ready for them to.

Kajeet phones are neat because they’ve really listened to their target audience and their parents. Even a quick visit to their website show that they really do pay attention to what kids in this day and age need and want.

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Plenty of Capabilities:

• Voice
• Texting
• Feeds
• Picture Messaging
• Mobile IM
• Ringtones
• Wallpaper
• Games
• Apps
• kajeet Configurator
• kajeet Navigator

Several Phones to Choose from:

• Sanyo Katana II PINK
• Samsung m300
• LG LX150
• LG 225
• Sanyo Katana
• Nokia 6165i

Firefly’s 2 Latest Models November 7, 2007

flyPhone™ :

- multi-media cell phone

- full color screen and built in camera

- make calls

- play games

- take pictures

- listen to mp3’s

- watch videos

- text- unique electro-luminescent morphing keypad that automatically switches between game controller, mp3 or video controller and number pad

- includes built-in games, ringtones, wallpapers and sample music and video for customization or use the included flyKicks™ PC software to create your own!

- ability to buy additional music, games, ringtones and wallpapers

glowPhone

Basic Phone with great style providing everything needed for parents and their active children to stay in touch.

- full color screen

- built in games

- customizable ringtones

- wallpapers

- flashlight.

Firefly Phones – the original firefly model November 7, 2007

 

The Firefly cell phone is a great option. It is very simple to use because it actually doesn’t have a camera, MP3 player, or video. This phone doesn’t weigh very much as a direct result of losing those features. This will be a relief for many kids and parents as we are used to having to carry quite a bit for our busy lives.

The Firefly kid’s cell phone has a neat display screen that will show how much battery power is left as well as the signal strength that is available. For those parents who are worried about their children answering from unknown callers, phone number ID is displayed for incoming calls.

Your kids may not care so much about the actually functionality of the phone, but they’ll all want their Firefly mobile phone to look cool. There are some neat color skins that you can purchase for your kids to instantly change the look of their cell phone.

The Firefly kids cell phone is a wonderful option for you if you want to have a lot of control over the phone calls your children make and receive. There is no need to worry that your child will spend hours and hours talking on their phone. Parents can control who can call in. This function offers a great piece of mind.

Despite those great features, there are many people who will not be happy with the Firefly prepaid phone. It is missing many of the “cool” features your children have come to appreciate and enjoy. There is no way to organize the phone or send text messages.

Cell Phones for Children- 4 Options November 7, 2007

There was a time that many parents balked at the idea of buying their child a cell phone. Fortunately, many now see that cell phones are the best way for your busy kids to contact you and for you to keep tabs on them. How do you choose which cell phone to buy them with all of the great options out there?

It is important that you do your research and think about the needs of your child as well as what you want out of the phone. All of the companies claim to have a superior product, but you should do a little digging in order to see beyond the hype. There are several brands to choose from. Some of the most popular include:

Firefly Phones
Kajeet Phones
LG Migo
Leapfrog’s Tic Talk phone.

Pearson To Develop iPod Educational Material November 6, 2007

[Digital Lifestyles - 25 May 2006]

All of those children who have been struggling to get their parents to buy them the playground-must-have, an iPod, now have the ultimate excuse – “But it’s for my edukashon!”

Pearson Education are to develop educational content for teachers and students which will play on an iPod. What a perfect strong-arm tactic, one that I’d imagine parents will find hard to refuse.

Pearson will also be buying Apple’s PowerSchool, their student information systems division for an undisclosed amount. PowerSchool is a Web-based system that reports on the performance, grades, homework and attendance of many US school children.

Deja Vu
John Couch, Apple’s vice president of Education, gave forth, “Apple’s commitment to education has never been stronger, which is why we’re excited to broaden our relationship with Pearson. Our customers will love having Pearson’s education content on their iPods, and we’re confident that PowerSchool will continue to flourish and grow with Pearson.”

What to expect on the iPod
Both students and teachers will have great reason to become iPod owners.

Students will be able to download study guides that work with Pearson’s educational texts and listen to review notes to prepare for exams.

They also hook in the teachers by giving access to podcasts on professional development, helping with lesson preparation and guidance in connecting with students struggling with specific content.

Apple has used this approach previously. Many years ago Apple started selling their computers to school children at a discount, with the logic that if they were hooked early, they’d be in the Apple-way for the rest of their lives.

This latest iPod-driven move is genius – but we can’t help feeling it’s eering on the evil-genius side.

parent’s dictionary: MP3 November 6, 2007

Basically, MP3’s are compressed, electronic music files. You can pay for and download these music files online (ie. at Napster, Ipod, etc.) and play them on an MP3 player like Apple’s Ipod or the Sony Walkman (can you believe they’re still around?).

parent’s dictionary: Media Convergence November 6, 2007

This term simply refers to the notion that there are disappearing lines between the various forms of media. For instance, we can take photos with our cell phones, play video games on the net, and watch movies on our ipods. Ultimately, the way things are moving, soon we will have the capability of any and all forms of media through cell phones that we can hold in the palm of our hands.

Get: Cool Phones – Free Phones – Safe Phones November 6, 2007

Step 1 Look for free phones and great phone plans here:

 

Shop and compare the best cell phone deals

Step 2 Decide which 2 or 3 providers you are interested in.
Step 3 Call the service providers and find out if they have a service called Parent Patrol:

 

Parent Patrol is a service for your children’s mobile phones that enforces whatever parameters you set for their phones. It doesn’t require you to buy a special cell phone, but rather, you sign up for the service through the service provider that you have a contract with.

 

Many parents want their children to have mobile phones for reasons of safety and convenience, and they still want to have some measure of control over what happens with the cell phone.

Having reasonable restrictions to your child’s wireless phones can help control costs, over use, and can also help them learn how to responsibly manage their allotments of minutes and messages.

 

Step 4 Go back to shop and compare the best cell phone deals and place your order.

 

So there! If you or your child is style or trend conscious, or you are helping your child transition to a more responsible and mature stage in life, this is a great option in comparison to some of the more kid-like, cutesy phone choices.

 

Much Success!