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JUSTIN SYMINGTON THINKS ONE-TO-ONE computing works. But that wasn’t always the case. At first, having every child with a computer at his or her desk took some getting used to, but Symington, who ...

A new school year brings many opportunities to learn and grow — for children and parents. Everyday use of a computer, smartphone, tablet or otherwise Internet-connected device brings new challenges to ...

Many kids and teens rely on computers to complete their homework, as well as play games and in some cases, use social media. At some point, though, your child may complain about a slow computer. If ...

Robert Szweda wants to give families that can’t afford a computer for their children the opportunity to own one. Szweda and Cliff Peterson, director and co-director of Computers for Kids in Baraboo, ...

Librarian Linda Gray of Tyler shows Christian McDowell,8, of Tyler how to operate one of the computers for children. Correspondent/Noah Morris BETTY WATERS, blw@tylerpaper.com Brooke Swans’ 4-year-old ...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring and distance learning took over, the importance of computers for students became clear. But not every student has the access or means to acquire a ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — By Fourth of July, children are deep into summer break. However, a break from school doesn't mean parents can relax their vigilance on what their children are doing and who ...

There was a time when computers were far too expensive to let mere students use them. In those days, we wrote fake programs for fictitious machines and checked them by hand. That wasn’t fun, but it ...

A new study looked at organizations that give disadvantaged kids home computers and found that kids used the computers a lot–but not for schoolwork. There’s an unspoken assumption that giving poor and ...

Computer 4 Kids celebrated its new location in downtown Billings Tuesday by giving away more than 25 refurbished computers to kids who can’t afford them. “This will be exceedingly helpful,’’ said ...