You're not suggesting that for a 1-year-old, are you? On Feb 15, 2010, at 3:34 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > there was also a really great game called Rocky's Boots we had on > the Apple II+ that was meant to teach about electronics design. > > http://www.abandonia.com/en/games/831/Rockys+Boots.html > > -jmz > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:29 PM, Stephen wrote: >> those are cool, they didnt have them when i was a kid... >> >> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:11 PM, Joshua Zeidner >> wrote: >>> On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Alex Dean >>> wrote: >>>> On Feb 15, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Alan Dayley wrote: >>>> >>>>> Suggestion: Don't give her a computer. The best form of >>>>> education for >>>>> any child or adult does NOT directly involve computers. She >>>>> will have >>>>> computers pushed upon her soon enough, no need to rush it. >>>> >>>> I second that. My 3-year-old son built a computer for himself by >>>> drawing a >>>> keyboard on a donut box with crayons. He's 'worked' on his >>>> computer many >>>> times since then. He's provided detailed explanations from him >>>> about what >>>> the various buttons do. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> If you must, to keep her off your keys, just give her an old >>>>> keyboard. >>>>> Let her imagination provide the rest of the computer. >>>> >>>> Another good idea. Keyboards are easy to get at goodwill if you >>>> don't >>>> already have a spare. Plugging the cord into a cardboard box >>>> helps get >>>> things rolling. >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> I had an electronics set when I was a kid, something like this: >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000683A4?ie=UTF8&tag=joshzeid-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0000683A4 >>> >>> but not exactly... thats how I learned the basics of logic which >>> led >>> to BASIC, Apple II Assembler, AP Computer Science, and a BS in >>> Computer Science. >>> >>> -jmz >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> http://www.google.com/profiles/jjzeidner >>> http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you >> from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > http://www.google.com/profiles/jjzeidner > http://www.joshuazeidner.com/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >