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Applications for small kids (up to 12 years old)
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Computer
| Package name (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| PySyCache | PySyCache is an educational software for the young children (4-7 years old) with target to learn them to move the mouse to click with mouse buttons PySyCache doesn't want some powerful computer, and it can be used at home with yours children in the schools. | http://www.pysycache.org/ | (hint: PySyCache comes with some additional packages: pysycache-cartoon, pysycache-photographies, pysycache-themes-click, pysycache-themes-move. Install them, to get more features.) |  | | | | |
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| klavaro | Klavaro is a touch typing tutor that is very flexible and supports customizable keyboard layouts. Users can edit and save new or unknown keyboard layouts, as the basic course provided by the program was designed to not depend on specific layouts. | http://klavaro.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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| klogoturtle | The KLogo-Turtle is a useful tool for teaching geometry and the basic principles of the programming of computer. Children can study the mathematics of geometry in an interactive and constructive way. KLogo-Turtle has syntax a little different than the LOGO language developed at MIT. Look at the documents link. Comments, doubts and suggestions, please use the e-mail link. KLogo-Turtle supports commands in the languages english, portuguese, german, italian and french. | http://klogoturtle.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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| littlewizard | Little Wizard is created especially for primary school children. It allows to learn using main elements of present computer languages, including: variables, expressions, loops, conditions, logical blocks. Every element of language is represented by an intuitive icon. It allows program Little Wizard without using keyboard, only mouse. | http://littlewizard.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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| Python-visual | Python-Visual is a Python module for 3D scientific visualization. It offers real-time 3D output and is easily usable by novice programmers. | http://www.vpython.org/ | | | | | |
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| tuxtype | TuxTyping is an educational typing tutor for children. | http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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Games
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| enigma | Enigma is a computer puzzle game similar to the well known game Oxyd. | http://www.nongnu.org/enigma/ | | | | | |
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Language
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| anagramarama | A free word game for Linux, Windows and BeOS. The aim is to find as many words as possible in the time available. Get the longest word and you'll advance to the next level. | http://www.omega.clara.net/anagramarama/ | | | | | |
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| kanagram | Kanagram is a letter order game. | http://edu.kde.org/kanagram/ | | | | | |
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| klettres | Helps to learn the alphabet and read some syllables. | http://edu.kde.org/klettres/ | | | | | |
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Miscellaneous
| Packagename (link points to full description) | Description | Homepage | Remark | Gnome | KDE | Ages 4-10 | Ages 10-14 | Ages 15-adult | Default For Pattern |
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| childsplay | Childsplay is a suite of educational games for young children. It's written in Python and uses the SDL-libraries. The aim is to be educational and at the same time be fun to play. Some activities make use of language dependent voice samples, these sounds are shared with gcompris. For those you'll have to install the gcompris-voices package for the languages you intend to use. For example gcompris-voices-en. | http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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| GCompris | GCompris is an educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10. Some of the activities are game orientated, but nonetheless still educational. Below you can find a list of categories with some of the activities available in that category.
Currently GCompris offers in excess of 80 activities and more are being developed. GCompris is free software, that means that you can adapt it to your own needs, improve it and, most importantly, share it with children everywhere. | http://gcompris.net/-de- | | | | | |
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| kolorpaint | KolourPaint is a free, easy-to-use paint program for KDE. It aims to be conceptually simple to understand; providing a level of functionality targeted towards the average user. | http://kolourpaint.sourceforge.net/ | | | | | |
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| TuxMath | An educational math tutorial game starring Tux, the Linux Penguin. Based on the classic arcade game "Missile Command," Tux must defend his cities. In this case, though, he must do it by solving math problems. | http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxmath/ | | | | | |
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| TuxPaint | Tux Paint" is a drawing program for young children. It has a simple interface and fixed canvas size, and provides access to previous images using a thumbnail browser (it provides no access to the underlying filesystem). Unlike popular drawing programs such as "The GIMP," it has a very limited toolset. However, it provides a much simpler interface, and has entertaining, child-oriented additions such as sound effects. | http://www.tuxpaint.org/ | | | | | |
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