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After watching Barney, the dinosaur, or Lollos, the unidentifiable creature with the big ears, sing the same song for the twenty-seventh time this week, most parents would be desperate to find something else. Even if it’s only to preserve their own sanity.
Gone are the days when television and videos were the only available options for frustrated parents. Today technology provides another platform for distraction and one which also has the ability to educate. Phones and tablets can conveniently be loaded with apps, games, and movies.
The biggest challenge for parents is choosing the best, most appropriate, safest and most educational apps, which will also hold their child’s attention for as long as possible.
PC Advisor, one of the United Kingdom’s leading technology and media companies, attempted to make this choice easier. With the help of a group of parents, they compiled and published a list of 46 apps on their website. The apps are divided into sections for babies, toddlers, primary school scholars and teenagers. Don’t feel left out, there’s also a section for kids of all ages. That means you can also play along.
Do you have any suggestions for fun and educational apps? Let us know at bits.bytes@sun.ac.za and we’ll add your suggestions to our next article.
[:af]Nadat Barney, die dinosourus, of Lollos, die onidentifiseerbare kreatuurtjie met die groot ore, vir die sewe-en-twintigste keer dié week dieselfde liedjie gesing het, mag menige ouer benoud begin soek na iets anders – al is dit net ter wille van hul geestesgesondheid.
Videos en televisie is lankal nie meer die enigste beskikbare opsies vir ʼn gefrustreerde ouer nie. Vandag verskaf tegnologie nog ʼn handige platform wat kinders besig kan hou, waar hulle vaardighede kan aanleer en kennis insamel. Slimfone en tablette kan maklik propvol speletjies, toepassings en flieks gelaai word.
Daar is wel nog éen uitdaging – hoe maak jy, as ouer, goeie, veilige en opvoedkundige keuses, wat ook jou kind se aandag vir so lank as moontlik kan behou?
PC Advisor, een van die Verenigde Koninkryk se vooraanstaande tegnologie- en mediamaatskappye, het die dinkwerk vir ouers gaan doen. In samewerking met ʼn groep ouers, het hulle ʼn lys van 46 toepassings saamgestel en op hul webwerf publiseer.
Die keuses is onderverdeel in die beste toepassings vir babas, vir kleuters, vir primêre skool leerders en tieners. Moenie afgeskeep voel nie, daar is ook ʼn afdeling vir kinders van alle ouderdomme, dis nou jy.
Het jy enige voorstelle vir toepassings wat beide pret en opvoedkundig is? Laat weet ons gerus by bits.bytes@sun.ac.za en ons kan jou gunstelinge by die volgende artikel insluit.
