Parents are turning to technology to help them teach their kids. Edutainment, educational software that is also entertaining and fun, is a hot trend in tech learning and Leapfrog has grabbed a large portion of the marketshare with its Leapster Multimedia Learning System.
Educational games are also available for computers and gaming systems. A nonprofit group called the
The Education Arcade, plans to launch a games for learning seal of
approval to help consumers identify titles that teach more than
hand-eye coordination. SAT Prep software is also increasingly popular.
The Princeton Review even has plans for software that turns a mobile
phone into an SAT preparation tool.