Education and Windows: 10 apps and tips for kids

The new ways to use Windows and Windows Phone, and their respective app stores, bring unlimited benefits for everyone the family members.

Specifically, the little ones in the house can enjoy Windows to use educational applications that help them develop their skills properly. We are going to know 10 apps of this type for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. Nor are we going to miss the opportunity to offer you a series of tips that will make you take better advantage of the use of any tablet or computer with children at home.

Tips for enjoying technology at home with the little ones

New technologies are already so integrated into our lives that it is normal for our children to run into computers and portable devices such as tablets or smartphones from their earliest days infancia Their use is not harmful at all, but it does not hurt to have a series of rules of use to enhance the benefit that they can contribute:

• We must not prohibit or show ourselves against the use of new technologies, nor is it advisable to block access to such devices outright, both physically and virtually, this can cause the child to become curious about the restriction in the future and seek access.Responsible monitoring of the content they browse or install should suffice.

• It is recommended that children interact for the first time with tablets, smartphones or computers when they reach the age of 3 or 4 years, depending on the child.

• You have to use the devices with clean hands, a routine in this regard is important, especially with smartphones, keyboards and mice , which are devices with touch screens and elements that are very vulnerable to dirt.

• You have to establish some maximum limits of use, one hour or two hours at the most, especially because of how harmful the continued exposure to a screen for a young child

• It is vital that children know the risks involved in sharing personal information through the network or displaying it on social networks, we must be firm when regarding this issue and be aware of the risk that disclosing this information may entail.

• If the child is young and is going to use an application without a network connection, it would not be a bad idea to disconnect the WiFi, to avoid unwanted installations or access to inappropriate websites.

• We must combine the use of computers with another type of complementary activities: classes, sports, etc.

With these tips, and, above all, with supervision on our part, our little ones will find a great educational ally on their computer, smartphone or tablet. Without a doubt, this will enrich your day to day.

Five educational applications that you can find in the Windows Store

The Windows Application Store has a very long list of applications dedicated exclusively to education. We have selected five of the most recommended for your child to spend fun and educational sessions thanks to Windows 8, either on a computer or a tablet.

Desk

From today the application Pupitre is coming to Windows 8, the new application from Santillana for your children to learn while having fun. In the Pupitre Bookstore you will find a series of notebooks, based on the concept "file", addressed to:

• Children between 3 and 5 years old, whose contents promote the development of basic abilities and skills, while reinforcing the concepts worked on in Early Childhood Education.

• Children between 6 and 11 years old, whose contents review and consolidate the objectives pursued in the first cycle of Primary Education in the areas of Mathematics, Language, Science, English and Art.

In Desk your children will find an exclusive texture simulator with which they can draw and enhance their artistic capacity, and a reward system according to their ages, encouraging your children's curiosity and interest in continuing to learn.

PupitreEducación

• Developer: SANTILLANA Group
• Price: Free
• Size: 25, 7 MB

You can download it at: Windows Store

Blonde Notebooks

The traditional paper Blond Notebooks now come to your Tablet or PC with Windows 8, with an intuitive and very easy-to-use system . Your children will be able to take it wherever they want and do the exercises without anyone's help. A different way of learning and playing at the same time.

Help your children to reinforce their learning; They will practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in a fun way. In each notebook you can solve more than 20 levels and unlock secret operations.

RubioEducation Notebooks

• Developer: Enrique Rubio Polo
• Price: Free
• Size: 33, 6 MB

You can download it at: Windows Store

Languages ​​for children

Teach the little ones in the house another language while having fun. You can choose between 5 Languages: Spanish, English, Chinese, Italian and Portuguese. They are also divided by topic, so you can relate the concepts.

Includes the voices in each language to be able to repeat them. The topics covered are: Animals, Colors, Fruits, Vegetables, My House, My Body, Numbers, Alphabet, etc. For children 3 to 12 years.

Languages ​​for childrenEducation

• Developer: M. G.L.
• Price: Free
• Size: 33, 8 MB

You can download it at: Windows Store

Solfege +

Solfege + is a fun application designed to teach reading the notes on a staff. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, Solfeggio+ through its different levels of difficulty allow you to improve your reading speed.

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The app has a Training mode and a Challenge mode that allows you to compare your level with players from all over the world. Solfeggio+ also features an interactive piano, ideal for composition."

Solfege +Education

• Developer: Annicit
• Price: 2, 49€
• Size: 2, 3 MB

You can download it at: Windows Store

Spanish dictionary

Espasa Calpe puts at your disposal this interesting application to connect to the Dictionary of the Spanish language Solve any doubt instantly about how to write one word, directly accessing the computer database of the Royal Spanish Academy easily and quickly.

Explore the multiple possibilities of consultation on more than 80,000 definitions and conjugations of verbs, updated instantly and with an intuitive and agile interface .

Dictionary of the Spanish LanguageEducation

• Developer: Editorial Planeta
• Price: Free
• Size: 0, 3 MB

You can download it at: Windows Store

Five educational apps you can find in the Windows Phone Store

The Windows Phone store also has a very complete selection of educational applications, very useful for the little ones in the house. We leave you with a selection of 5 recommended applications for your little ones.

Multiplication Tables

Multiplication Tables is a simple educational app for kids. With it they will be able to exercise their mathematical skills by consulting the basic multiplication tables whenever they need to memorize them.

The application is limited to displaying the multiplication tables quickly, without further additions, to serve as an ideal reference support for the little ones in the house.

Multiplication TablesEducation

• Developer: Mobimento Mobile, S.L.
• Price: Free
• Size: 3 MB

You can download it at: Windows Phone Store

Paint Sparkles

With this application your little ones will bring out their artistic skills thanks to the use of more than 20 colors and tools with which to color and retouch his first works. They will have more than 230 drawings to choose from.

The drawings will be divided into 10 different categories: animals, dinosaurs, princesses, butterflies and flowers, cars, oceans, Christmas, monsters, dolls and bears, and toys. The texts of the application are in English, but its use is fully understandable in any language.

Paint SparklesEducation

• Developer: TabTale Ltd.
• Price: Free
• Size: 46 MB

You can download it at: Windows Phone Store

Animal Cards

Listen to lions and elephants, among other animals, in this fun app of animal flashcardsHelp children learn animal names and sounds. The application includes a test to assess your child's progress and uses real photos of the animals.

It is simple, intuitive and perfect for younger children to begin to recognize and associate animals and sounds.

Animal CardsEducation

• Developer: Sarasaurus
• Price: Free
• Size: 32 MB

You can download it at: Windows Phone Store

The Brain's Friends

The Brain's Friends is a fun app to play while you learn. Demonstrate all your knowledge in different topics by answering all the questions correctly.

The game has three levels of difficulty to play: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert, with which you can test your knowledge .

The Brain's FriendsEducation

• Developer: Ricardo Álvarez Gordaliza
• Price: Free
• Size: 5 MB

You can download it at: Windows Phone Store

Learning to read English

Learning to read English is an application that allows you to take your first steps in learning English. Know letters and numbers in English and interact and sing with the video.

It is a simple and very visual application, recommended for children who are beginning to know basic vocabulary in English.

Learning to read EnglishEducation

• Developer: Jorge Del Castillo
• Price: Free
• Size: 9 MB

You can download it at: Windows Phone Store

Welcome to Windows 8

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