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Tuesday 22 April 2014

5 Tools To Help Kids Develop Technology Skills



The budding age is the best time to be introduced to new skills and technologies. The below ten demography can grasp things fast and the tech world around them demands them to be updated with the basic skills. Millennials who grow up to use smart gadgets and computers must gain sufficient expertise and talent. Scratch, software that introduces the basic concepts of coding to kids through interactive methods and Rapidtyping 5, which teach the basic key and finger placements for typing, are all designed for kids to make them technically sound. Read on to know more about the software that can turn your naught littles’ into tech geniuses as compiled by Times of India.


Timez Attack: It is a tough task to teach a child the addition and multiplication table. Here is where Timez Attack, a game which introduces the multiplication table with fun comes into relevance. The video game requires the player to free a character from captivity. As the player progresses, he will face monsters which are to be slayed by calculations using multiplication tables. The game factor of Timez Attack ensures that your kid becomes a math genius with ultimate ease.




Scratch: It is a software that introduces the basic concepts of coding to kids less than ten years of age. Developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Labs, Scratch uses objects that can be dragged and dropped to present programming concepts like loops and conditions. You can sign up for an account and place the creation of your child for the world to admire. You can also look at the articles created by others and see the codes by clicking the “see inside” option. A new program can also be created by combining codes from previously done programs.


GCompris: GCompis is a software helps in the overall mental development of a kid. The software comprises of activities that are of high educational value. The computer discovery activity helps a kid to know about keyboard, mouse and its various gestures. Arithmetic articles listed in the software can improve the overall mathematical skills with table memory, enumeration and mirror image. The kid is introduced to the basic concepts of science through interactive games and activities. If you want your little chap to be introduced to the world, the geography article will certainly do the task as the game demands your kid to place to countries in the world map. Reading practices, Chess and other cartoon games can boost the IQ level of your child.



Rapidtyping 5: The right time to get introduced to typing skill is the below 7 age and Rapidtyping 5 will serve the purpose. The software teaches the young about the basic key and finger placements and then to the advanced lessons. The free software comes with a colorful and attractive interface that is appealing to kids. The user can even customize the game by adding more courses under various sections like experienced, advanced, and testing. Rapidtyping 5 presents the user with a detailed report that covers the number of words typed, error percentage and the speed.


OOO4Kids: OOO4Kids introduces your kid to the basics of Microsoft office applications like word, presentation and excel. Developed by EduOOO, the software targets those who are in the preteen. The lighter version of Word is named as ‘Writer’ and Excel as ‘Calc’ by the software makers. MS Office presentation is also included in the suit under the name ‘Impress’, where a kid can showcase his presentation skills. OOO4kids assists a kid in doing assignments and home works with great ease. The major catch of the software is that it does not include the auto correct and Spell check feature which makes sure that the kid is attentive towards spelling and grammar. 

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