Product: Hopscotch is a free iOS app that allows kids to create and share their own games using a block-based drag-and-drop platform similar to Scratch.
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My kids are only toddlers but I recognize how critical it will be for me to teach them how to handle conflict more effectively. According
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Product: Epic! is a subscription-based ebook service for kids under 12. Your child can read ebooks on virtually any device, including iOS or Android mobile devices,
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All the Magic of Summer Camps, Online – Announcing Our 2018 Summer Camps in Minecraft
We’re happy to announce our slate of 2018 online summer camps in Minecraft. Choose from week-long Survival, Adventure, or Creative Camps. We offer co-ed or
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Parenting in the Digital Age: A Review of The Art of Screen Time
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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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