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Ideas for computer challenges for a 7yo (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I promised my kid they'd get a laptop when they learn to read well enough.

This turned out to be a good motivator and they can now read full books.

The kid likes competitions and challenges. I would like to come up with tasks they can learn to do with the laptop.

The reason I want my children to have access to a computer specifically, is that while TVs and phones are used to consume, computers are used to create.

I will be installing some Linux flavor on this machine, as it is a bit dated.

I was thinking about things like:

  • Write a short story
  • Install a graphics editing program
  • Draw a picture of a cat

To get them started.

Probably I need some easier ones first.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago

Have him search Wikipedia on something he loves and to look for the sources.

I like this idea, but with the additional step of vetting the topic in question on Wikipedia before allowing the kid to read the page.

e.g.: the kid says, "I love MrBeast!" and wants to research him. That Wiki article, while mostly innocuous, has a fairly lengthy "Controversies" section, including blue links to topics like "sexual harassment" and "homophobia".

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