Technology is everywhere — from your child’s classroom to their gaming console. For many kids, learning how to use a computer isn’t just a helpful skill, it’s a requirement for success. Kid-friendly ...

Many kids and teens rely on computers to complete their homework, as well as play games and in some cases, use social media. At some point, though, your child may complain about a slow computer. If ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Once your kids are old enough for their own computers, it opens up ...

Albert Obese-Jecty’s young son “changed our administrator password and subsequently forgot the new one.” I give him a lesson in high-tech childrearing. Children and teenagers want to use computers, ...

Behold the cardboard ENIAC Students at an Arizona school have built a full-scale replica of ENIAC, marking 80 years since the dedication of the computer at the University of Pennsylvania.… ENIAC ...

If I let them, my kids would live on the computer. I don’t think it’s a good place to live. Every computer must have a monitor — a really, really good one. Otherwise, the computer is useless. What ...

A study reveals that kids have more trouble searching on the Internet than we may think. Guest host Audie Cornish speaks with Allison Druin, the director of the human-computer interaction lab at the ...

What if computer programming could be as fun as playing video games? That’s the idea behind ThoughtSTEM, a startup that teaches kids to code through immersive games where they create and control ...

It's tough to choose appropriate video games for kids! There are so many options and not nearly enough time; you can hardly play every game for your child in advance to tell if it's okay. RPGs are a ...