I never said for him to play games. Anyways have you read the news? Studies have shown playing games does help with mental acuity, hand eye coordination, and is linked with being a better problem solver.
Apparently according to people on this post, they do have the dexterity to control a mouse. Using a computer does not necessarily mean programming, or that he would be alone with it.
I go to my pediatrician for medical Issues (he is a medical doctor), not technical ones. That is why I came here being a tech board I expected a bit more understanding, and really didn't expect this fear of using computers. Yes I know there are different learning Theories (I am a college instructor) and want to cater to them, and expose him to the computer as a tool that he can use for his creativity.
I actually started on a TI99/4A, I disassembled it to the circuit boards, and reassembled it when I was 4. Have been taking things apart to see how they work ever since.
Thanks, He does have blocks, mega blocks, A Little Drum Set (best friend got it for him), books, and a large yard, I was just wanting to give him something else that we could do together.
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That is the downside. School bored him. In class he would zip through his worksheets and then assist his classmates - and get in trouble for talking/helping - which really discouraged him.
The same thing happened to me, When I was in kindergarten they put me in the 2nd grade class as a punishment for being "disruptive" in my class, and I would watch what they did instead of doing my own work, and my mom would get calls daily. but at least I know what to watch for, and some way to deal with it when it comes to that time.
He can unfortunately also start it up and shut it down, switch between applications, delete and move files, etc. And he uses my computer while I am not watching.
That't the reason that I wanted to get something that was "his", so that if he did mangel it I just had to reinstall it, not everything on the ones that my wife and I use.
thanks that was one of my goals to help him build fine motor control, with my help of course. I'm not planning to just leave him with it as a bunch of these people assume.
thanks, I have edubuntu on a liveCD and I have used some of the gcompris things for mouse control with friends children. That is one of my main driving forces for wanting to get him something, I want to have something that I can work with him to develop his fine motor control.
He knows the difference between what works and what dosen't, I have already giving him a non functioning wireless keyboard & trackball, and a cell phone, he won't touch any of them. He also Knows the difference between the cable box remote with and w/o batteries.
Wow, some people took it really the wrong way. I do play outside with my son, he does have other children who he plays with (we babysit a friends 3 year old), a lot of interaction with adults (My mother inlaw, and high functioning autistic brother in law live with us, and my wife stays at home), and is already doing puzzles, my intention was not to find a babysitter, but to give him another avenue to grow. I was using a TI-99/4 before I was 3, and taking it apart when I was 4.(it worked for another 10 years)
I teach computer concepts at the local JC and am amazed at how many people come in straight out of high school and can't do simple things like use a file manager, or understand the basics, so yeah maybe I am jumping the gun a little, but only with good intentions.
Anyways, thank you to those that had constructive comments, I will hold off and try a leapfrog system, or something like it for now. The reason I was thinking an Eee was because of the form factor, and it being easier for small hands to use.
I still have not been told why Creation and Evolution can't both be true. For the people that say that evolution dosen't happen onpe your eyes, species including humans are constantly changing to adapt to their surroundings. the bible dosent say that one day there was nothing, and the next everything was here (well it does metaphoricaly, but also says it not really a day). Eveything else in nature follows the rules or physics and chemistry, so why wouldn't God follow the same rules in creation, in the form of Evolution. I think it fits perfectly. God said let there be light --> Big bang, Created Heaven and Earth --> Earth formed in just the right spot, Created Man --> Evolurtion. As there is no proof for Creation (just faith), and there is a lot of evidance pointing towards evolutions, There is clearly something there. I don't see why people cant make this connection as easily as I did when I was 10.
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I am wanting to stay away from the game console. I want it to be a learning experience, it just playing games.
I never said for him to play games. Anyways have you read the news? Studies have shown playing games does help with mental acuity, hand eye coordination, and is linked with being a better problem solver.
Apparently according to people on this post, they do have the dexterity to control a mouse. Using a computer does not necessarily mean programming, or that he would be alone with it. I go to my pediatrician for medical Issues (he is a medical doctor), not technical ones. That is why I came here being a tech board I expected a bit more understanding, and really didn't expect this fear of using computers. Yes I know there are different learning Theories (I am a college instructor) and want to cater to them, and expose him to the computer as a tool that he can use for his creativity.
Thank you, That was my thinking exactly.
I actually started on a TI99/4A, I disassembled it to the circuit boards, and reassembled it when I was 4. Have been taking things apart to see how they work ever since.
Thanks, He does have blocks, mega blocks, A Little Drum Set (best friend got it for him), books, and a large yard, I was just wanting to give him something else that we could do together.
That is the downside. School bored him. In class he would zip through his worksheets and then assist his classmates - and get in trouble for talking/helping - which really discouraged him.
The same thing happened to me, When I was in kindergarten they put me in the 2nd grade class as a punishment for being "disruptive" in my class, and I would watch what they did instead of doing my own work, and my mom would get calls daily. but at least I know what to watch for, and some way to deal with it when it comes to that time.
He can unfortunately also start it up and shut it down, switch between applications, delete and move files, etc. And he uses my computer while I am not watching.
That't the reason that I wanted to get something that was "his", so that if he did mangel it I just had to reinstall it, not everything on the ones that my wife and I use.
do you have a link for Childplay?
I guess I should have mentioned the supervision part in my original post, and not left it for people to assume.
How has it held up to him/her?
thanks that was one of my goals to help him build fine motor control, with my help of course. I'm not planning to just leave him with it as a bunch of these people assume.
thanks, I have edubuntu on a liveCD and I have used some of the gcompris things for mouse control with friends children. That is one of my main driving forces for wanting to get him something, I want to have something that I can work with him to develop his fine motor control.
He knows the difference between what works and what dosen't, I have already giving him a non functioning wireless keyboard & trackball, and a cell phone, he won't touch any of them. He also Knows the difference between the cable box remote with and w/o batteries.
That's more like what I was looking for. have you shown you son Alice? http://www.alice.org/
I teach computer concepts at the local JC and am amazed at how many people come in straight out of high school and can't do simple things like use a file manager, or understand the basics, so yeah maybe I am jumping the gun a little, but only with good intentions.
Anyways, thank you to those that had constructive comments, I will hold off and try a leapfrog system, or something like it for now. The reason I was thinking an Eee was because of the form factor, and it being easier for small hands to use.
I still have not been told why Creation and Evolution can't both be true. For the people that say that evolution dosen't happen onpe your eyes, species including humans are constantly changing to adapt to their surroundings. the bible dosent say that one day there was nothing, and the next everything was here (well it does metaphoricaly, but also says it not really a day). Eveything else in nature follows the rules or physics and chemistry, so why wouldn't God follow the same rules in creation, in the form of Evolution. I think it fits perfectly. God said let there be light --> Big bang, Created Heaven and Earth --> Earth formed in just the right spot, Created Man --> Evolurtion. As there is no proof for Creation (just faith), and there is a lot of evidance pointing towards evolutions, There is clearly something there. I don't see why people cant make this connection as easily as I did when I was 10.