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New technologies bring a lot of opportunities for kids, but also a few risks. Let's discover the best of both worlds.
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Amazon quietly adds device-specific parental controls to Instant Video

Amazon quietly adds device-specific parental controls to Instant Video | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Amazon's Kindle Fire has general parental control tools, but Instant Video has so far come up short compared to competitors like Netflix. Now, Amazon has quietly added a set of parental controls for...
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Teen Sexting Really Does Mean Teen Sex

Teen Sexting Really Does Mean Teen Sex | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
For all the parental and media hand-wringing, sexting remains a poorly studied phenomenon. But according to new peer-reviewed research, that concern might not be unfounded.
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10 incredible iPad apps for education

10 incredible iPad apps for education | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Learning is rarely fun; it’s even less fun when being taught within the confines of a lecture hall or classroom. While this may be true, there’s no reason why you can’t make the ...
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[FR] Des baby-tablettes pour les premiers apprentissages

Pour Noël, les fabricants de jouets proposeront toute une gamme de tablettes numériques conçues pour les enfants à partir de... 18 mois. Vendredi 29 juin, la société chinoise VTech a ainsi présenté son offre, Storio 2, conçue pour les 3-9 ans, en vente dès septembre, ainsi qu'une "baby tablette" utilisable par les tout-petits et commercialisée fin octobre. Les fabricants Lexibook, LeapFrog, Oregon Scientific ont également tous en soute une offre pléthorique.
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The Digital Divide: How the Online Behavior of Teens is Getting Past Parents

Despite the obvious disconnect between teens’ online behaviors and parents’ knowledge
of them, parents continue to exude a sense of confidence and control. Most parents insist
they’re in control when it comes to mentoring their teen’s online behaviors. Yet, many
teens believe their parents are in the dark.

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LeapFrog reveals LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS learning tablets, priced at $70 and $100

LeapFrog reveals LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS learning tablets, priced at $70 and $100 | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Got a youngster who ain't keen on waiting for his or her Surface of choice to ship? There's a LeapFrog for that.
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Sprint Guardian now available, allows parents to limit texting and keep tabs on a kid's location

Sprint Guardian now available, allows parents to limit texting and keep tabs on a kid's location | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Sprint Guardian has been in the oven for some time now -- we actually heard about it during our interview with John Tudhope and...
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Neuroskeptic: Kids Today Are Not Inattentive

Neuroskeptic: Kids Today Are Not Inattentive | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
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VTech refreshes its MobiGo and InnoTab lines, keeps things affordable

VTech refreshes its MobiGo and InnoTab lines, keeps things affordable | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
VTech's kid-friendly slab may not sport Google's dessert-themed OS, but it does carry a lower sticker price than its Android-based competitors.
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Verizon's New Family Data Plans Won't Save You Money

Verizon's New Family Data Plans Won't Save You Money | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Consumers screamed for it. Verizon answered. Later this month, the U.S. cellular carrier will offer shared data plans for entire families.
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Archos 7-inch Child Pad with ICS now on sale for $130, Aaaalvin squeaks in celebration

Archos 7-inch Child Pad with ICS now on sale for $130, Aaaalvin squeaks in celebration | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Oh, we know you've been waiting for this one.
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DIY learning: Schoolers, Edupunks, and Makers challenge education as we know it - O'Reilly Radar

Schoolers, Edupunks and Makers are showing us what's possible when learners, not institutions, own the education that will define their lives.
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Top 3 Drawing Apps for Young Kids

Top 3 Drawing Apps for Young Kids | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Learning to draw with your finger isn't about fingerpaints anymore. It's not about hands, either. It's about the smartphone that you keep in your pocket, and give to your kid when they want to get creative.
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E Ink to enter children's book market

E Ink to enter children's book market | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Leading electronic paper display (EPD) maker E Ink is planning to enter the children's book market with its next generation colored electronic paper, which will help the company expand both its product usage and sales worldwide, according to industry...
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In a Fisher-Price Lab, Apps Are Child’s Play - Prototype

In a Fisher-Price Lab, Apps Are Child’s Play - Prototype | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
At a Fisher-Price lab, researchers watch children at play to come up with ideas for new products, including toys that incorporate apps on iPads and iPhones.
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SEXTING STUDY: 28% Of High-School Kids Have Sent A Naked Picture Of Themselves

SEXTING STUDY: 28% Of High-School Kids Have Sent A Naked Picture Of Themselves | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
The less education your parents have, the more likely you are to send one.
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Mr Printables | Free Printables for Kids and Moms & Dads

Mr Printables | Free Printables for Kids and Moms & Dads | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Quality free printables for the home and classroom, focusing on creativity, learning and fun for kids of all ages!
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New child-friendly Vinci Tab II 'M' is smaller, lighter, cheaper

New child-friendly Vinci Tab II 'M' is smaller, lighter, cheaper | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
If your Vinci II tablet was working out your children's arms, more than their minds, then fear not.
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LeapFrog LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS Explorer hands-on (video)

LeapFrog LeapPad 2 and Leapster GS Explorer hands-on (video) | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
If you've got little ones of your own, you're probably familiar with LeapFrog's various learning devices for children.
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Tell Your Children to Learn Hadoop

  It is time for your kids to start learning about Hadoop, the formless data repository that is the current favorite of many dot-coms and the darling of the data nerds. Indeed, the younger the better.
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Arduino Blog » Blog Archive » XOrduino: an Arduino-compatible board for the OLPC XO laptop

Arduino Blog » Blog Archive » XOrduino: an Arduino-compatible board for the OLPC XO laptop | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
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Kindle app updates bring children's books, graphic novels and comics to iOS, Android and Cloud Reader

Kindle app updates bring children's books, graphic novels and comics to iOS, Android and Cloud Reader | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Put down War and Peace for just a second.
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OLPC to bring Little Pim language teaching videos to XO laptop, underprivileged children

OLPC to bring Little Pim language teaching videos to XO laptop, underprivileged children | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
One Laptop Per Child is tag-teaming it up with foreign language learning company Little Pim to teach English to underprivileged children.
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Windows 8 'Family Safety' feature chaperones underage users through the World Wild Web

Windows 8 'Family Safety' feature chaperones underage users through the World Wild Web | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
It's not the tantalizing bit of Windows 8 bait you'd expect in the lead up to that revolutionary OS' official launch, but for...
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A Parent's Guide to 21st-Century Learning

A Parent's Guide to 21st-Century Learning | Kids-friendly technologies | Scoop.it
Discover the tools and techniques today's teachers and classrooms are using to prepare students for tomorrow -- and how you can get involved.
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