I think when watching Nickelodeon this morning (yes, I watch Nickelodeon on occasion) I may have found the solution to Castells's critique that "most public schools are simply not up to the task of producing the new, information labour force" (9).Introducing, the Fisher Price Easy Link Internet Launchpad. The Easy Link allows children to explore sites (like Elmo's Potty Time) when they plug a figure of a character into the Launch Pad. They can click through links and play games with limited access to the internet.
Let's get one of these in every Third World home!
For an article on other internet-based toys: http://www.commercialexploitation.org/news/toysandinternet.htm
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