PlanetKid » computer http://planetkidonline.com Drop-In / Flexible Child Care Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Computer Kids http://planetkidonline.com/2011/10/10/computer-kids/ http://planetkidonline.com/2011/10/10/computer-kids/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 04:00:03 +0000 Jacki Donaldson http://planetkidonline.com/?p=5024 We’ve cycled through all types of computer interest here at our house — we’ve gone from none to some to completely over-the-top, and while my kids mostly like their iPod Touch and DSi contraptions at the moment, they do veer into the office for some computer time now and then, and I’ve got to tell you, we don’t let them tunnel too deep into the Internet. They get free reign at places like Disney.com and Lego.com, and they have access to some educational sites, too, but that’s about it. Just seems safest this way. How do you handle computer time?

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If your kids love the computer, and you love when they’re learning and not zoning into online games galore, I’ve got something that will make everyone happy — Starfall.com. As you can tell from the .com stuff, Starfall is found online (yay for kids), but it’s educational too (yay for Mom and Dad). A teacher recommended it to me when my now-almost-third-grader was in first grade and needed some at-home instruction. It’s what his school uses in “tech lab,” and so we’ve visited it at home now and then. Give it a once-over, let your little ones explore, and I think you’ll find it’s pretty intuitive for all involved. You can also shop around the site — they’ve got a store, materials for download and all sorts of other resources.

Photo by: Starfall.com

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