If so, don’t throw out your old computer when you upgrade to a newer one.
Clean up your old computer and install:
- a simple word processor
- drawing program (like Broderbund’s Kid Pix)
- educational games (there are many good free ones available at download sites on the Web)
- web browser with filter software
This allows your children to learn, use and be responsible for a computer without compromising your computer or data if a small hand gets too anxious. And if you both need to get a project out, there is no need to rush each other!
In a future tip, I will talk about sharing printers between two computers.
