Educational Software for Middle School

[Jurgis Pralgauskis]

for concentration I found interesting training
http://www.brainboffin.com/about_dual_n_back.html
there are many online versions, but also opensource for desktop
http://brainworkshop.sourceforge.net/

And also there could help chess, memory-game, sudoku and similar..


ps.: http://www.lumosity.com/ has many games for memory/concentration --
maybe there are also opensource/free clones


pps.: but the phone might be used for communication (which is important for
youth)... and there might be social/philosophical issues for bad marks,
imo, not just concentration... depending on previous marks...



On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Ramu Iyer <ramu.tizen at gmail.com> wrote:

> My teenage son, who is in middle school, currently prefers to be
> distracted from his studies and is always looking intently at his cell
> phone. It is not a smart phone. I have given him a phone since most kids
> carry one to school. Plus these days the kids want to send text messages to
> each other and have fun.
>
> The current situation is that his grades have been trending towards E or F
> (not a good thing).
>
> I want to steer my son away from iPhone and other non-educational
> distractions and help him improve his concentration. I am thinking that
> Ubuntu Education software might come to the recue.
>
> * Is there any Ubuntu software application that helps improve a kid's
> concentration?
>
> * I am looking for recommended Ubuntu software applications for middle
> school (6th thru 8th grade).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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