[GRLUG] Educational games for Linux

Lord Drachenblut lord.drachenblut at gmail.com
Sat Jan 5 16:39:21 EST 2013


Two pages to look at

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/technology/linux-for-children.html

http://www.junauza.com/2011/08/best-linux-distributions-for-kids-and.html?m=1
On Jan 5, 2013 11:36 AM, "Ben Rousch" <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:

> My son started with Edubuntu, which is a kid-oriented version of
> Ubuntu, when he was about 2 years old. He especially liked TuxPaint
> and Gcompris, though it didn't fit perfectly on the small netbook he
> was using at the time. Since then he has moved up to the games at PBS
> Kids and Nick Jr. They are mostly flash games. He now prefers Android
> games. He has an old phone of mine and borrows a tablet. There a lot
> more kid-friendly games on Android.
>
> On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Mike English <mike.english at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an old netbook I'm considering letting my kids start using as they
> > get older (both are <2 now). I figured this list would be a good place to
> > ask about quality educational games available for Linux. FWIW, the
> netbook
> > is currently running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> > --
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> > http://mikeenglish.net
> >
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