Using computers to teach kids Learning math, physics, and English, at least for most kids, just isn’t as much fun as running around or blasting something away in a video game.

DOE finds 80 percent of kindergartners and two-thirds of preschoolers use computers, but is that a good thing or a bad thing?

At a time when parents are eager to give their kids an edge in math and science, several computer programming languages have been developed specifically for children.

Video      Rachel Ford contributed to this article. When it comes to kids, adults sometimes don't realize that computers can be an avenue for creativity and open-ended play, just ...

From two-in-one laptops to durable tablets, here’s our rundown of the best back-to-school computers for kids from brands like MacBook, Acer, ASUS and more.

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, … ...

Looking for a simple way for a young child to use your computer without messing everything up? Qimo is a lightweight, kid-focused Ubuntu distribution you can install or boot from a CD or thumb ...

Kids are "digital natives." They grew up using computers, and therefore are more "tech savvy" than older people. Right? No! Well, the first part's right, but the second part is increasingly wrong ...

The recommendations are bound to prompt eye-rolling and LOLs from many teens but an influential pediatricians group says parents need to know that unrestricted media use can have serious consequences.

The slides that illustrate more than a dozen computers aimed directly at kids and depict how they evolved through the ages.

The newest computer casualties, reports CBS News correspondent Lee Cowan, are the young, tech-savvy kids who are beginning to complain just like adults.