I grew up in the 90s and really loved software like Creative Writer, KidPix, 3D Movie Maker, etc.
What's the landscape like for kids today? Is it all mobile apps?
What's the landscape like for kids today? Is it all mobile apps?
My kids end up using a mix of "kid friendly" software (especially when it relates to game making or coding) and regular software. The regular software they use typically relates to schoolwork and is usually on iPad: Procreate for drawing and painting, Google Docs or Pages for word processing. Book Creator / Keynote for class presentations
It seems like the kid-friendly software still exists, but has shifted from word processing and painting to coding and game making
Thankfully! I remember managing a classroom computer lab around 2010. The challenge was to get often buggy educational software from the mid-1990's to run under Windows XP, since the mid-1990's was when most of the software with any educational merit was developed. There were a handful of contemporary standouts, like Scratch and TuxPaint, but they were scarce. (The children may have loved KidPix, but it was nearly impossible to teach with since they were fixated with the animated effects.)
KidsPix was the greatest :)