my daughter, like most little kids, is beginning to express interest in electronic gadgets cuz they see older kids using them; totally understandable to me. i think it's inevitable and if she's gonna play with something, i'd like it to be as educational as possible.
the ipad comes to mind but i have no intention on paying 6 or 7 hundred bucks. no doubt, the screen is cool and the images/video quality must be really good but that's way too much.
i don't think there's a "perfect" item but 'educational value' has to be the most important quality.
nintendo ds? ipod touch? netbook?
as you can see, i'm only beginning to wonder about this one and i'm open to any suggestions you might have.
by the way, i mentioned a netbook because i know that there are a number of websites (e.g., pbs kids) that have educational games and a number of those are just small flash files; if there's web access, she could play those games or i could grab them from the web and have her play with those games (like a stand alone app).
my apologies for this broad question but this may be familiar to those of you with kids and who may have addressed this issue with your own...
thanks ;->
the ipad comes to mind but i have no intention on paying 6 or 7 hundred bucks. no doubt, the screen is cool and the images/video quality must be really good but that's way too much.
i don't think there's a "perfect" item but 'educational value' has to be the most important quality.
nintendo ds? ipod touch? netbook?
as you can see, i'm only beginning to wonder about this one and i'm open to any suggestions you might have.
by the way, i mentioned a netbook because i know that there are a number of websites (e.g., pbs kids) that have educational games and a number of those are just small flash files; if there's web access, she could play those games or i could grab them from the web and have her play with those games (like a stand alone app).
my apologies for this broad question but this may be familiar to those of you with kids and who may have addressed this issue with your own...
thanks ;->
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