Comments on: QOTD: Kids and smartphones? http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/02/qotd-kids-and-smartphones/ Intelligent Mobile Discussion Mon, 23 May 2011 18:43:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Alison http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/02/qotd-kids-and-smartphones/#comment-9328 Alison Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:37:45 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=11591#comment-9328 Word games are good for helping with spelling and vocabulary if they have help in them. Colour-matching games are great for learning colour and shape recognition. Of course, it also depends on what age the children are. When we designed StarPop we asked lots of families for their feedback. You can see some of their comments on the game's website here: http://www.starpopgame.com/comments.html. Something that younger kids love, older children can find boring, but then some adults find entertaining because it allows them to not have to think for a bit! Word games are good for helping with spelling and vocabulary if they have help in them. Colour-matching games are great for learning colour and shape recognition.

Of course, it also depends on what age the children are. When we designed StarPop we asked lots of families for their feedback. You can see some of their comments on the game’s website here: http://www.starpopgame.com/comments.html. Something that younger kids love, older children can find boring, but then some adults find entertaining because it allows them to not have to think for a bit!

]]> By: Philippa http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/02/qotd-kids-and-smartphones/#comment-9304 Philippa Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:31:22 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=11591#comment-9304 My eldest son really likes the lightsabre app - complete with silly sound effects! My youngest simply likes the bubbles popping programs. He loves seeing photos too. My eldest son really likes the lightsabre app – complete with silly sound effects! My youngest simply likes the bubbles popping programs. He loves seeing photos too.

]]> By: Peter http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/2010/02/qotd-kids-and-smartphones/#comment-9289 Peter Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:15:03 +0000 http://www.pda-247.com/wordpress/?p=11591#comment-9289 Well, while waiting at the doctors or in a restaurant (in case they are not offering coloring books and cayons) my son will inevitably challange me into a game of Bowling, Memoria or Timbiriche for PalmOS. Well, while waiting at the doctors or in a restaurant (in case they are not offering coloring books and cayons) my son will inevitably challange me into a game of Bowling, Memoria or Timbiriche for PalmOS.

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