The Learning Bubble - New Software Keeps Children Safe and on Track at Homework Time

This seems like a really good idea. A new (low-priced) piece of software is now available which parents and carers can use to keep their child interruption-free during set 'homework' hours. During the designated time period (set by the parent/carer), access is only authorised to certain educationally-approved sites, creating a 'quiet study time', uninterrupted by social networking, IMs or other distractions.

The Learning Bubble (tlb) comes complete with learning aids, quizzes, games and a growing list of educational websites, carefully chosen for their relevance to the curriculum. Using tlb, parents can define in half hourly increments how much time should be dedicated to homework and determine which sites may be accessed, while tracking the URLs their children have visited via an activity log. A Learning Button enables users to log onto their own school's learning platform, an online system designed to support teaching and learning. All tlb products feature a direct link to the Child Exploitation & Online Protection (CEOP) agency where children or parents can report inappropriate or suspicious behaviour, harmful content, cyberbullying, hacking and viruses.

Keeping children safer, and focused on learning. I like it a lot. Now, if they can think of a way to stop my preschooler from hitting his older brother over the head with a Ben 10 toy during homework sessions, they're really on to a winner ....

For more info on The Learning Bubble, click here