5 Ways to Make Your Kid’s Screen Time Healthy and Productive

Kids are spending more time than ever in front of screens.   According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, kids are now spending an average of seven hours a day on passive screen time including watching TV, playing video games, or watching YouTube.   The research on how this is affecting our kids is troubling.   Dr. Delaney Ruston of Stony […]

01.09.2017
By David Dodge

Is Computer Coding for Kids a Fad or an Essential New Literacy?

Is Computer Coding for Kids a Fad or an Essential New Literacy? Global interest in kids coding is growing exponentially. There are a number of reasons for this trend, ranging from parental concerns about the robot apocalypse and its effects on unemployment, to reports of massive job growth in the tech sector. According to some […]

16.09.2017
By David Dodge

10 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Learn to Code This Year

My daughter is growing up in a radically different world than the one I grew up in.  By age 3, she was successfully navigating drag and drop coding games on an iPad and solving puzzle games on my phone. Meanwhile, I didn’t get my introduction to computing until middle school on the then revolutionary Apple II. The […]

30.09.2017
By David Dodge

Computer Programming for Gifted Students – A Complete Guide

Computer programming, otherwise known as coding, has become a hot topic among parents with gifted children. While not all gifted and talented students will gravitate towards computer science (CS), there are increasing numbers who excel and quickly advance beyond most of the standard computer science curricula available on the web.   In this guide, we will […]

05.10.2017
By David Dodge