Smart screen time
- Children aged 8-12 spend 4-6 hours a day using screens. But the answer is not simply to restrict mobile devices — technology can also be a way to keep them engaged and learning.
- Spotting this opportunity early, Cristobal Viedma was one of the first pioneers in the world of children’s learning apps. He launched LingoKids in 2015 based on ‘playlearning’, an approach that makes education enjoyable for children while helping them learn soft skills, such as creativity, compassion, and innovation in addition to academic curriculum.
- This unique concept is a result of a partnership between the 500-backed platform and Oxford University Press. Parents can now choose from over 600 learning objectives and 1,200 activities that foster new skills.
- Lingokids is also committed to safeguarding data and is entirely ad-free, making it 100% kid-safe, so children can use the app independently.
- Since its inception, the app has expanded to nearly every corner of the world and has over 78 million users. In addition to English, it is available in other languages including Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian.
- The learning platform has even received backing from UNICEF, earning two badges for being cognitive-friendly and mobility-friendly.
- Lingokids recently partnered with BenQ to make the app available on BenQ Board, a whiteboard, display, computer, and wireless screen-sharing system featuring classroom tools for all subjects, including timers, rulers, protractors, and compasses.
- Read the full story here.
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