Fall 2013 contained three notable references about kids and technology. First, Common Sense Media came out with their latest Zero to Eight report which demonstrated…
Category: Kids & Technology
The back-to-school season is a great time to find apps that can playfully stretch childhood interests toward factors that have a positive impact on school performance…
My 4th grade daughter signed up for an elective based on the Scratch programming language. To prepare, I downloaded Scratch to our home PC, and…
I recently worked with Carisa of Digital Storytime on a survey about media use in the home. We wanted to understand how other families are…
On November 1st, Pew Internet released a report called “How Teens Do Research in a Digital World”. I spent time reading the fifth section of…
An article came to my attention from the Australian Business News about “kids racking up huge bills on mobile games”. The story covers a nine…
Our guest post is written by Julie Landry Laviolette, CEO/Director of Fun of Story Bayou interactive book apps for kids 8-12. Her app, Brush of Trush, is…
I met David Ng of Vertical Learning Labs through the App Friday program and in our forums. He started a discussion with other developers about…
Our guest post is written by Shoham Drori, a mom-with-app from Tel-Aviv who created “The Magnificent Traveling Place” storybook. Her article addresses the debate on the…
This video was shared at our last App Friday party, and I like the way it encapsulates the intentions of educators as they explore technology…