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Do your kids like to use computers? Do they linger in the computer areas of science museums, playing with the demos? Do they eye the Lego Mindstorms robot sets until you see the nearly $300 price tag and quickly usher them away? Here's good news: Scratch , a programming language designed just for kids, is absolutely free. It's a drag-and-drop system developed by the folks at the MIT Media Lab—the Lifelong Kindergarten Group, to be exact. ...

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Hello, Plano!

20 hours ago ago from Let'sGetHonestBlog

  You see that little gadget on the website?  Well, we can also look at whose looking at us.  Kinda like, we see through a glass darkly procedure, at this level.  Anyhow, I'm in a funky mood today and so am dedicating this post to one of the more faithful and frequent visitors to my site, alongside of San Antonio, Texas, and occasional visits from HHS, I suppose to see what we are saying.  Oh yes, the blogsters to the right and I ...

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22 hours ago ago from Robotics & Automation

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1 hour, 27 minutes ago ago from Springfield Moms, Dads, and Grandparents Area Family Resources for Springfield and Central Illinois

Ask the Speech Pathologist submitted by Jennifer Pollock , MA, CCC-SLP, CLC. Question : With all the children’s programs that emphasize Spanish (Dora, Diego, Handy Manny), what can I do to reinforce my children learning a second language when they are young? Are there toys or books we can purchase for the upcoming holidays? Answer : I myself can count to 10 in Japanese, Spanish, Scots, and am learning in French!  When ...

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