![]() ![]() That can leave elementary school kids socially stranded during this period. But most American elementary school students don’t have access to Zoom’s video chatting capabilities or Echo Dot Kids through their districts because of laws requiring schools to offer equal learning opportunities for all kids, which is difficult to ensure. Reports of preschoolers using “Zoomy” are adorable, and Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids-an Alexa-like device that has parental control and kid-appropriate books, songs, and games-is designed specifically for elementary school kids with the ability for them to call each other. ![]() While Zoom is getting a lot of attention right now for bringing adults virtually together, how kids are connecting is far more nebulous and confusing. They’re just video chatting and playing games.” ![]() Sieradski calls Facebook “one of the most vile companies.” But he justifies it, saying that the activities on the app “are not providing the kind of information that Facebook can capitalize on insofar as they aren’t shopping or liking posts or viewing any content. His 5-year-old son has taken to superimposing his face on a dancing bear or video chatting with his friends. “I’m not on there myself,” Wells said (Braden’s account is via his wife’s), “but we feel better because we’re monitoring activity.” Indeed, just last month, Messenger Kids introduced even more parental controls, including chat logs.ĭaniel Sieradski of Syracuse, New York, echoed this sentiment. Wells hasn’t just brushed aside the fact that Messenger Kids is a Facebook product.
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