Review Sites for Parents
A consumer reports for educational games and apps. Site provides unbiased evaluations to inform parent and policy decisions. Aims to keep parents abreast of rapid changes in educational technology.
Offers rubric evaluations of commercial digital media products for children. Focusses heavily on its rating system and difficulties of adequate ratings. . CTR is available by subscription.
Provides awards for children’s media and toy reviews. Group is claiming to offer unbiased advice on children’s educational products, but the website if noticeably more consumer-oriented (e.g., it’s easier to buy things on this site than most of the others we listed).
This site seems to focus on the relational aspects of sharing digital media experiences with your children. Homepage was unique in showing a Mom using a digital device with her son in an intimate scene. The site also emphasizes the “family-friendly” nature of the apps it recommends.
