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><channel><title>Driving Kids - Free Online Educational Games for Kids &#187; communication skills</title> <atom:link href="http://www.drivingkids.com/tag/communication-skills/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.drivingkids.com</link> <description>A free educative MMO game for preschool and early-school kids</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:23:39 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>New option in our online game for kids: postcard service now available!</title><link>http://www.drivingkids.com/news-and-press/new-option-in-our-online-game-for-kids-postcard-service-now-available.html</link> <comments>http://www.drivingkids.com/news-and-press/new-option-in-our-online-game-for-kids-postcard-service-now-available.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:00:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Datie</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News and Press]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.drivingkids.com/?p=2454</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Driving Kids online game proudly presents a new feature to improve in-game communication. Now every driving kid may send and receive fun e-postcards! The Driving Kids postcard library now contains 10 illustrated items with short messages, and that’s just the beginning!
Learn how to send kids’ postcards and how to manage your mailbox’s contents!
]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Driving Kids online game proudly presents a new feature to improve in-game communication. Now every driving kid may send and receive fun e-postcards! The Driving Kids postcard library now contains 10 illustrated items with short messages, and that’s just the beginning!</p><div
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class="size-medium wp-image-2472" src="http://www.drivingkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mail-for-kids-postcard-view-300x225.jpg" alt="Driving Kids postcards look like this!" width="300" height="225" /></a><p
class="wp-caption-text">Driving Kids postcards look like this!</p></div><p><a
href="http://www.drivingkids.com/user_profile/mailbox-send-receive-e-postcards.html" target="_blank">Learn how to send kids’ postcards and how to manage your mailbox’s contents</a>!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.drivingkids.com/news-and-press/new-option-in-our-online-game-for-kids-postcard-service-now-available.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mailbox: send &amp; receive e-postcards</title><link>http://www.drivingkids.com/user_profile/mailbox-send-receive-e-postcards.html</link> <comments>http://www.drivingkids.com/user_profile/mailbox-send-receive-e-postcards.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:10:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Datie</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[User Profile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[how-to]]></category> <category><![CDATA[news]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.drivingkids.com/?p=2458</guid> <description><![CDATA[Now every driving kid may send and receive fun e-postcards!
The Driving Kids postcard library now contains 10 illustrated items with short messages, and that’s just the beginning!
To choose the kid you want to send a postcard to, there are two options:
1.    Open your friends list and choose a driving kid you want to say hi [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now every driving kid may send and receive <strong>fun e-postcards</strong>!</p><p>The Driving Kids postcard library now contains 10 illustrated items with short messages, and that’s just the beginning!</p><div
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href="http://www.drivingkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/driving-kids-in-game-postcard-catalogue.jpg" rel="lightbox[2458]"><img
class="size-medium wp-image-2469" src="http://www.drivingkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/driving-kids-in-game-postcard-catalogue-300x225.jpg" alt="Look for fun e-postcards for kids? Look into our online catalogue!" width="300" height="225" /></a><p
class="wp-caption-text">Look for fun e-postcards for kids? Look into our online catalogue!</p></div><p><span
id="more-2458"></span>To choose the kid you want to send a postcard to, there are <strong>two options</strong>:<br
/> 1.    Open your friends list and choose a driving kid you want to say hi to. Then click the envelope icon at the bottom of the friends panel.<br
/> 2.    Find a driving kid who’s online in any location and click on him. You’ll see four bubbles: click the bubble with the envelope icon.</p><p>The e-postcard catalog will be opened immediately. Flip through the pages by clicking on the right corner of the catalog (marked with an arrow).</p><div
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class="wp-caption-text">Choose a postcard to send in our free game for kids!</p></div><p>When you find the right postcard, click on it. The postcard will be put on the table on top of the envelope.</p><div
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class="wp-caption-text">Driving Kids postcards look like this!</p></div><p>Ready to send? Put a stamp on the envelope (the stamp is near your left hand) and your mail will fly away to the recipient’s mailbox.</p><div
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class="size-medium wp-image-2471" src="http://www.drivingkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/kids-game-mailbox-received-letter-300x225.jpg" alt="Your e-postcard for a driving kid is in the envelope..." width="300" height="225" /></a><p
class="wp-caption-text">Your e-postcard for a driving kid is in the envelope...</p></div><p><strong>Tips: </strong></p><ul><li>To answer a postcard, open it and click on the green pen (you’ll find it above the envelope on your left).</li><li>To throw away an old postcard, select it and click on the silver lighter twice. The postcard will vanish completely, so think twice before you do this!</li></ul><p>Making a postcard takes some time. So please donate some auro for the postcards you buy. Every little bit demonstrates your appreciation to the postcards’ creators for their art <img
src='http://www.drivingkids.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.drivingkids.com/user_profile/mailbox-send-receive-e-postcards.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Kids using social media: what do parents think?</title><link>http://www.drivingkids.com/vehicle-upgrade/kids-using-social-media-what-do-parents-think.html</link> <comments>http://www.drivingkids.com/vehicle-upgrade/kids-using-social-media-what-do-parents-think.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Datie</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kids Internet Digest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Vehicle Upgrade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[researches]]></category> <category><![CDATA[safety]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.drivingkids.com/?p=1801</guid> <description><![CDATA[Social network services are popular among the adults, but should it be the same for kids? According to Retrevo.com report “Parenting and Social Media,” social networks are not for kids of pre-school and early school age: only 8% of respondents marked the age of 12 and lower as appropriate time to join social media.
The best [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Social network services are popular among the adults, but should it be the same for kids? According to Retrevo.com <a
href="http://www.retrevo.com/content/blog/2010/04/mothers-day-special-report-parenting-and-social-media" target="_blank">report</a> “Parenting and Social Media,” social networks are not for kids of pre-school and early school age: only 8% of respondents marked the age of 12 and lower as appropriate time to join social media.</p><div
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class="wp-caption-text">Kids Internet Digest in pictures. Driving kids in the safe smile chat</p></div><p><span
id="more-1801"></span>The best time to create a profile in social network is when children are 16-18 years old, 36% of parents suppose. Although if your teenager is a little bit younger, 13 or older, it also might be OK (30% of parents think so).</p><p>Childhood is a magic time when kids play games and learn new skills. Kids don’t need to “escape” the real world like some adults do using social media. For kids Internet should be rather a place for learning and smart playing than for wasting time!</p><p>Driving Kids joins parents who prefer children websites with kids’ online games to social media. Pre-school and early school kids should be provided with special playful and children-friendly services like websites with educational kids’ games where it’s easy and safe to play and to meet new friends.</p><p>That’s why children who play our online kids’ game are invited to play free educational games and to communicate online in safe kids’ chat. Boys and girls who can play online games but not yet familiar with typing are welcomed to exchange small icons with smiles and useful signs.</p><p>Playing in Driving Kids, children don&#8217;t have to upload their real photos or enter certain personal data like full address, phone number. Kids have many interesting things to do instead of sharing private info or talking about something what touches the adults only!</p><p>And we would like parents don’t leave kids online alone. Even the best free online games for kids and the best websites with kids’ games will never take place of caring parents and teachers: all we agree with this, but do we always remember about it?</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.drivingkids.com/vehicle-upgrade/kids-using-social-media-what-do-parents-think.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Learning a language online: it’s like a game!</title><link>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/learning-a-language-online-it-is-like-a-game.html</link> <comments>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/learning-a-language-online-it-is-like-a-game.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 14:30:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Datie</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kids Internet Digest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.drivingkids.com/?p=1678</guid> <description><![CDATA[Earlier we wrote about the communication preferences which bilingual kids have. Today we are focused on the process of learning a new language… and we found that the process also has advantages! For kids, it’s like playing a cool online game: especially when it’s online and educational software is reminiscent of popular computer games for [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Earlier we <a
href="http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/let-kids-speak-more-languages.html" target="_blank">wrote</a> about the communication preferences which bilingual kids have. Today we are focused on the process of learning a new language… and we found that the process also has advantages! For kids, it’s like playing a cool online game: especially when it’s online and educational software is reminiscent of popular computer games for kids. You think this is possible? One Michigan elementary school’s experience shows that it is!</p><p>“<em>Michigan students play a computer game to learn</em>,” as <em>southbendtribune.com</em> <a
href="http://www.southbendtribune.com/article/20100314/News01/3140388/-1/googleNews" target="_blank">informs us</a>.</p><p><span
id="more-1678"></span> A pilot program launched at Lake City Upper Elementary (Michigan, USA) has targeted upper-elementary pupils, allowing them to learn a foreign language online.</p><p>“…<em>Principal Kay Gill said this new technology appears to be an avenue for learning that the students seem to enjoy,</em>” they noticed. “<em>It reminds them of Wii games where you create a Mii… It&#8217;s also like Webkinz because you can buy clothes, scenery and accessories</em>,” fifth-grade teacher Phyllis McGiness said.</p><p>So the next time your child says that she has to play an online game to learn a foreign language, you have every reason to believe her!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/learning-a-language-online-it-is-like-a-game.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Online children’s radio: more listeners for the young and sociable</title><link>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/online-childrens-radio-more-listeners-for-the-young-and-sociable.html</link> <comments>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/online-childrens-radio-more-listeners-for-the-young-and-sociable.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:05:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Datie</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Kids Internet Digest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication skills]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kids' leisure]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.drivingkids.com/?p=1488</guid> <description><![CDATA[Is your child so talkative that his or her voice rings in your ears even when you sleep? Do teachers beg you to do something to make him or her quiet as a lamb? There’s no need to get on your kid’s case (we don’t think that’s a game you can win). Play it safe, [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is your child so talkative that his or her voice rings in your ears even when you sleep? Do teachers beg you to do something to make him or her quiet as a lamb? There’s no need to get on your kid’s case (we don’t think that’s a game you can win). Play it safe, just help them start chatting in a useful way! Take, for example, T-Bone Productions in North Carolina (USA).</p><p>“<em>Online radio show lets kids be the DJs</em>,” <a
href="http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010302050020" target="_blank">writes CITIZEN-TIMES.com</a>.</p><p><span
id="more-1488"></span>“<em>The two 11-year-olds were the co-hosts of a new kids radio show in Asheville &#8230; The program airs 8-10 a.m. Saturday mornings on the online-only station AshevilleFM.org.</em>” Owing to this, while kids develop their communication skills, parents may regard their young chatterboxes as rising radio stars.</p><p>What if Driving Kids offered its players the option to sing karaoke and share their singing with other players and parents? Would you allow your children to take part in such an activity in our online game? Would you like for us to organize an online singing competition or something similar? Let us know what you think!</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.drivingkids.com/kids-internet-digest/online-childrens-radio-more-listeners-for-the-young-and-sociable.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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