Be safe, sane, secure with KIWE

Information for parents and educators

Like most large communities, the Internet has become a vast plethora of cultural, educational and social activities. Information is accessible and bountiful on every subject imaginable (every subject). Because of this seemingly endless exposure to every nook and cranny of our society, the objectionable and undesirable content of the World Wide Web is often found mixed randomly with the quality Web sites we appreciate for their educational, informative and entertaining attributes. Pornography, hate and violence sites, unsupervised chat rooms and e-mail links afford the very worst of exposures to our young, and not so young.

Every search engine inquiry can expose unwitting Web surfers to elicit graphics. Chat rooms can be filled with vile conversations and misrepresented relationships. E-mail may contain executables with viruses or contain scripts, which can gather your personal, financial or confidential information.

KIWE was developed to support the opportunity for all individuals, especially our youth, to access the vast library of information, the array of educational resources and the never ending menu of entertainment options without being subjected to the obscene, violent or objectionable undertows ever-present on the Web.

It is our hope that you find KIWE to be user-friendly, intuitive and supportive of your needs and varying interests. The flexibility provided to customize KIWE by changing, adding and deleting categories and Web sites allows you to focus exposure by specific interest. You and you alone should control access to secure program controls. Take care to maintain your password control. Changing your password from time to time is recommended.

The KIWE Support section gives you detailed instructions on making changes to your KIWE program. Add as many Web sites to any category as you please. Delete or change categories or Web sites you choose not to use. Change your password. Import lists of sites from the "Saved" area. You can make KIWE truly your own with very little effort. With KIWE you can finally allow children to experience the World Wide Web unattended, fully assured that they are safe from "Web predators," information thieves and objectionable sites. You are finally in control; our children are finally safe.