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(subscribers only)Here are some articles from past issues of CSR. We'll be adding new articles throughout the year. To browse past issues of CSR, visit the archives. If you have a password (for CSR subscribers) you will have access to all of the articles. Software News and other featured articles are reserved for our print editions, and do not appear here.
Is There a Reasonable Approach to Handling
Violence in Videogames?Choosing a Game Console
Comparing the 2002 Encyclopedias
Kids and Keyboarding -- with links to reviews of the best software.
The State Of Children's Software Evaluation-- Yesterday, Today And In The 21st Century
This rather dry journal article examines the current state of children's software evaluation practice and predicts what the future of educational software evaluation might look like in light of the potential of the dynamic nature of educational and edutainment software.Sites to Keep Kids Healthy (Jan 2001)
We all want to keep our children healthy. Here are some sites that can help.Are Computers Harmful to Young Children? (Jan 2001)
A response to the report issued by the "Alliance for Childhood"... a group that wants to take away computers from young children.Smart Toy Watch (Nov 2000)
Here's a glance at the latest in smart toys, with links to CSR reviews.Six Strategies for Raising a Scientist (July 2000)
A survey of the best software science software and sites, with links to CSR reviewsSymptoms of a Future Scientist (July 2000)
Some useful advice for parentsA Conversation with Jan Davidson (June 1997)
An exclusive chat with the woman behind Math Blaster.A Conversation with Peter Kindersley (Nov 1997)
Learn the philosophy about DK software, from the guy who started the company.Choosing Children's Software (Dec 1993)
A glimpse behind the CSR ratings and CSR's evaluation instrument.Children's Internet Site Evaluation Instrument (Jan 1998) The criteria we apply to children's web sites
Do Computers Make Kids Smarter? (Sept 1998)
Sure... but its not that simple.Help! My Kid's a Computer Junky! (June 1997)
Some practical advice for stressed parents.Little Clickers: Horses (May, 2000)
The very first Little Clickers column, with links to others.Six Myths about Children & Computers (March 1998)
Some common sense goes a long way when it comes to technologyStanford Children's Conversation (March 1998)
Ever wonder what the people who make children's software are like? Here's a look behind the scenes at a historic meeting.What does CSR look like? Here's last year's March/April issue
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Smart Toys... Smart Kids
CSR Issue: May/June 2002The Videogame Industry's Position-- an Interview with IDSA's Doug Lowenstein
CSR Issue: July/August 2002Digital Cameras and Kids, Part 1
CSR Issue: May/June 2002DIGITAL CAMERAS & KIDS --The Time is Right
CSR Issue: July/August 2002
ARCHIVED ARTICLES (listed alphabetically)1998 Bologna New Media Prize Juror's Meeting
CSR Issue: March/April 19982001 Bologna New Media Prize Results
CSR Issue: May 20012001 Holiday Hits
CSR Issue: November/December 20015 Ways to Make Videogames Your Friend, Not Your Foe
CSR Issue: March/April 2001A Close Look at six 1998 CD-ROM Encyclopedias
CSR Issue: January/February 1998A Conversation With Dorling Kindersley's Peter Kindersley
CSR Issue: November/December 1997A Conversation With Jan Davidson
CSR Issue: June/July 1997, Page 25A Conversation with Mark Schlichting-- The Guy Who Thought Up the Living Books
CSR Issue: March/April 1999A Deadly Mistake-- Teaching Science Without Considering a Child's Developmental Level
CSR Issue: July 2000A Look at "Kid Packs"
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 17All Star Software, November 2000
CSR Issue: November 2000All Star Sports
CSR Issue: May/June 2001All-Time Software Favorites
CSR Issue: November 2000 School SupplementAn Evaluation of the Microsoft ActiMates Early Learning System
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Announcing the 1998 Bologna New Media Prize Winners
CSR Issue: May 1998Ask A Librarian: 13 Great Websites for Grown-Ups
CSR Issue: May 1998Back to Basics-- What Every Home Software Library Should Have
CSR Issue: September/October 2001Back to School Tools
CSR Issue: September 2000Breakthrough Book for People with Disabilities
CSR Issue: September 2000Bring on the Brain Games!
CSR Issue: November 2000 School SupplementBytes or Blocks: What's Best for Baby?
CSR Issue: May/June 2001Capturing the Magic of Interactive Media
CSR Issue: September/October 2001CARMEN!
CSR Issue: May 1998Children's Internet Site Evaluation Instrument
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Children's Software Shopping Tips
CSR Issue: November 2000Comparing the 2002 Encyclopedias
CSR Issue: January/February 2002Conditions for Learning
CSR Issue: May 1998Cooperation at the Computer
CSR Issue: May/June 1998 (special tear out insert card)Create! With Your Computer
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Creating On The Computer
CSR Issue: November 2000Digital Cameras and Kids, Part 1
CSR Issue: May/June 2002DIGITAL CAMERAS & KIDS --The Time is Right
CSR Issue: July/August 2002E3 Report 2000: Trends and Forecast
CSR Issue: July 2000Electronic Parent: The Real Truth about the WWW
CSR Issue: May 1998Five New Solid Racing Games
CSR Issue: November 2000Fruit, Fiber and RAM: How to Pack an Empowering Lunch
CSR Issue: November 2000Gender Equity and Stereotypes, 2001
CSR Issue: May/June 2001Geography
CSR Issue: March/April 2001Getting Smart on Smart Toys: Ten Tips for Spotting The Winners and Losers
CSR Issue: June/July 2001Getting Started: A Checklist for Success
CSR Issue: August 1996, Page 1Getting Your Child Online
CSR Issue: September 2000Hardware News
CSR Issue: June/July, 1994Harvard Study Questions ESRB Ratings
CSR Issue: September/October 2001History, Herstory, Ourstory Theirstory
CSR Issue: January 2001Holiday Buyer's Guide 2000
CSR Issue: November 2000Holiday Gift Guide
CSR Issue: November/December 1997HOW SMART ARE COMPUTERS REALLY?
CSR Issue: June/July 1997, Page 12How to Buy Software
CSR Issue: Aug/Sept 1994 pgs 1 & 3How to Get Online: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
CSR Issue: September 2000How We Rate Software: CSR's Evaluation Instrument
CSR Issue: September 1997 (tear out insert card between pages 7-8).I Wanna Tamagotchi! (Letter from the Editor)
CSR Issue: September, 1997, Page 2In These Days of JumpStart and SmarterKids, the Ideas of Jean Piaget are More Important than Ever (Editorial)
CSR Issue: July 2000Industry News (Nov. 1997)
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Instant Messaging: What it is -- How it works -- How you get it
CSR Issue: September 2000Internet News Page: January/February 1998
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Is Something Living In Your Computer?
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Is There a Reasonable Approach to Handling Violence in Videogames?
CSR Issue: July/August 2002It's Time to Stop Irresponsible E-Mailers
CSR Issue: March/April 1998Just the Facts
CSR Issue: May 01Keyboarding Update: A Look at Two New Titles (Insert Box)
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Kids on the Keyboard
CSR Issue: May/June 01Letter from the Editor: January/February 1998
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Mailbag: Are Computers Harmful to Kids?
CSR Issue: November 2000Mailbag: Are You Funded by Disney?
CSR Issue: May 1998Mailbag: September 2000
CSR Issue: September 2000Mailbag: September /October 2001
CSR Issue: September/October 2001Mailbag: Sorry, No Game Girl
CSR Issue: July 2000Mapping Software (Insert Box)
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Mars: Sites and Software to Support Your School Curriculum
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 4Mary-Kate and Ashley on Game Boy and PlayStation
CSR Issue: November 2000More Science Software Ideas, By Grade
CSR Issue: July 2000Must-Have Starter Programs, by Grade
CSR Issue: September 2000NETSchools, LightSpan and Apple's E-Mate: A "Computer" for Every Student?
CSR Issue: November/December 1997New Sports Titles
CSR Issue: November 2000News You Won't See in Your Newspaper
CSR Issue: September/October 2001Rx for Geography
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Rx for History
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Rx for Math Skills
CSR Issue: June/July 1997, Pages 9-10Rx for Reading
CSR Issue: January 2001Rx for Spelling
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 27Savvy Searching: A Comparison of Children's Internet Search Engines
CSR Issue: January/February 2002Scanners & Kids
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Screen Names & Passwords: Helping A Child Choose
CSR Issue: September 2000Silicon Crayons? Smart Toys Move Into Unexplored Territory -- Drawing
CSR Issue: September/October 2001Sites to Keep Kids Healthy
CSR Issue: January 2001Six Strategies for Raising a Scientist
CSR Issue: July 2000Smart Toy Watch
CSR Issue: November 2000Smart Toys... Smart Kids
CSR Issue: May/June 2002So What Would CSR Staff Buy?
CSR Issue: November/December 1997So... You Live With a "Computer Junky?"
CSR Issue: June/July 1997, Page 3Software Spotlight: Titles For Toddlers
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 15Speech Terms to Know (Insert Box)
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Sports: The Latest Games for Each Platform
CSR Issue: May/June 2002Stanford Children's Software Conversation
CSR Issue: March/April 1998Stanford Children's Software Conversation Transcripts
CSR Issue: March/April 1998Start Your Engines! The top 7 qualifiers, from 37 car racing simulations
CSR Issue: January 2001Summertime Fun and Games
CSR Issue: July 2000Supporting Your School's Curriculum: Your Dream Classroom
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 25Symptoms of a Future Scientist
CSR Issue: July 2000Talking Barbie--90's Style
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Technical Support Checklist
CSR Issue: July 2000Teens Explore The Red Planet with the new Mars Expansion Kit
CSR Issue: July 2000Testers For This Issue
CSR Issue: November/December 1997The Explosive Growth in Software for Girls
CSR Issue: September 1997, Page 3The House that Bill Built
CSR Issue: January/February 1998The Ideal Computer Setup
CSR Issue: September 2000The Next Big Thing
CSR Issue: September 2000 School SupplementThe Toughest Educational Challenge
CSR Issue: November/December 2001The Videogame Industry's Position-- an Interview with IDSA's Doug Lowenstein
CSR Issue: July/August 2002Tools For a Child-Friendly Internet
CSR Issue: September 1997 (tear out insert card between pages 7-8)'Twas the Night Before Deadline (Letter from the Editor)
CSR Issue: November/December 1997Two New Sketchpads Compared
CSR Issue: January/February 1998Upcoming Consoles: A comparison
CSR Issue: June/July 2001Walk A Mile In My Shoes: Interactive Tools for Exploring Culture and Humanity
CSR Issue: May/June 2002What Makes Kid Pix Good?
CSR Issue: December 1993, Page 1Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Mouse?
CSR Issue: September/October 2001Window ME Update
CSR Issue: September 2000
