Tag: EDUCATIONAL

You can always count on 'Sesame Street' to teach our kids valuable lessons via TV, but now Cookie Monster has taken to YouTube to extend its educational reach. The show's first interactive YouTube vid teaches kids the basics of the scientific method, and asks them to guess whether objects will sink or float. It's not rocket science, but, remember, it's only 'Sesame Street.' ...

It looks like the kids are alright, after all. A new study from the University of Maryland shows that more time spent in front of a computer doesn't hurt a child's academic performance, and, in some cases, actually improves test scores. Led by family science professor Sandra L. Hofferth, the six-year study followed a group of 1,000 children, who were between the ages of six and 12 in 1997, and ...

When you ask most 8- to 12-year-olds what kinds of video games most appeal to them, "advertising" usually isn't named. Yet that's exactly the demographic that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is targeting with a new online game called Admongo. In the game, students are confronted with ads at every turn throughout a virtual city, whether they're plastered on bus stops, on TV, or even on a video ...

There is no denying that the '80s were the hey day of educational video games. We can't even count the number of hours we spent sitting in front of our IBM PCs, Apple IIs, and TRS-80s playing 'Oregon Trail,' 'Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego,' and 'Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing.' The Educational Games Research Blog has compiled a list of its top 10 educational games from the '80s, and we're ...

Young people attempting to convince the parental units to buy them the latest iPod now have a compelling argument in their arsenal. And adults who would rather buy items with educational value for their children may be pleasantly surprised. It turns out that in addition to playing music and video clips, the iPod may be used to recast and display lectures and visuals from the classroom. The New ...

YouTube is kind of like Scrooge McDuck's safe full of gold coins, except the ocean of gold you're swimming in isn't legal tender -- it's transgender rants about Britney and cats facing off against ceiling fans. As the fourth biggest destination on the entire Web, it's no wonder the site has been accused of enabling global idiocy. But, believe it or not, there are some people out there trying to ...

If you've been wondering how you're going to turn junior into a Bill Gates-grade computer dork who will make millions of dollars and support you in your old age, we've got the answer. Clickstart, from children's electronics maker Leap Frog, is here to make sure your child never gets used to things like being outside. You can start 'em off real young. This wireless keyboard, console and mouse is ...

The MIT Media Lab has developed a free programming tool called Scratch, which is designed with one clear mission: Keep it simple. The program allows anyone to create his or her own interactive programs without a lick of code. Aimed at children, the software does not require knowledge of computer programming languages such as C or C++. Rather, it uses a building block metaphor in its graphical ...