DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoHow can children be introduced to digital technology and the internet in a playful way? At what age is this appropriate? And how can this be done without exposing children to all the negative aspects?message-squaremessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1114arrow-down18
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareHow can children be introduced to digital technology and the internet in a playful way? At what age is this appropriate? And how can this be done without exposing children to all the negative aspects?DandomRude@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 days agoSome of the kids game sites like coolmath are still around. Lots of quick games that designed to be fun, beaten, but not drain your soul. Also turn off the adblocker at some point. Kids gotta learn what’s an ad and what’s not.
minus-squareGreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days ago Also turn off the adblocker at some point. Kids gotta learn what’s an ad and what’s not. And install Windows while you’re at it. Ransomware builds character.
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 hours agoNah, they get enough of that on the school Chromebooks. Goal is to teach them how to avoid the dark side, not to let them swim in it.
minus-squarehelpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoA website full of flash games (well, html5 now), many have some sort of educational value. At least better than mobile games. Nothing groundbreaking, but if a kid’s gonna play a game, may as well sneak some math problems in there.
Some of the kids game sites like coolmath are still around. Lots of quick games that designed to be fun, beaten, but not drain your soul.
Also turn off the adblocker at some point. Kids gotta learn what’s an ad and what’s not.
And install Windows while you’re at it. Ransomware builds character.
Nah, they get enough of that on the school Chromebooks.
Goal is to teach them how to avoid the dark side, not to let them swim in it.
What’s coolmath?
A website full of flash games (well, html5 now), many have some sort of educational value. At least better than mobile games.
Nothing groundbreaking, but if a kid’s gonna play a game, may as well sneak some math problems in there.