Like many parents, I struggle to strike a screen life balance. For better or worse, the portability of our digital life has disintegrated many of
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Make Games & Apps with Ready Maker
Product: Even if your kids don’t have coding experience, they can use the Ready Maker application to make games and publish them to the iTunes, Google,
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Connected Camps in 2018
2018 promises to be a big year for Connected Camps, and I am writing to share recent and anticipated changes. First, a Look Back Connected
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Can Online Communities Improve Social Skills and Grow Confidence for Kids with Autism?
While some parents worry that their kids’ online life is a poor substitute for real world interactions, the reverse may be true for some children
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How Libraries Can Build Communities with Minecraft
On Thursday afternoons, in the heart of the Beacon Hill Library in Seattle, you might find an animated group of youth on laptops designing parkour
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App Inventor: Block Based Programming
Product: MIT App Inventor is a free cloud-based tool that kids can use to create software applications for Android. App Inventor uses a block-based programming
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How I Bonded with My Son by Ignoring Gaming Limits
How to manage kids’ gaming time is a hot parenting topic. Parents worry about gaming “addiction,” “Minecrack,” and their kids’ lack of enthusiasm for offline
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10 Easy Offline Minecraft Activities for Family Fun
If you’re a parent seeking to connect Minecraft obsessions to some real world creative fun, then this post is for you. Or if you’re just
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Minecraft Replay Mod: Create Your Own Minecraft Videos
Product: Replay Mod is a modification for Minecraft that allows you to record, replay, and share your gaming experiences. The videos are lightweight (even one-hour
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The 3 Essential Elements of Kid-Friendly Online Communities
It’s hard to avoid trolls and haters on the Internet these days. Even parents who see how the Internet can be good for kids might
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