An educational screensaver offers a wonderful way for incidental learning for your children. It is a perfect way to mix some fun with education. You need not point your child’s attention towards it. Just leave the computer idle for sometime and wait for the screensaver to do its magic. Sometimes the child might get curious to know about it and this may be a perfect opportunity for you to tell your child about a new subject. Also, if you notice your children lose interest in the screensaver, it might just be the time to change the screensaver on your computer.
One should be careful enough while choosing educational screensavers. Some of the important points to take care of are:
1. The screensaver should be free
2. It should not consume a lot of electrical power
3. It should come from a trusted source
4. There should not be any extra downloads along with it
List of some popularly used educational screensavers:
Planet Earth: This screensaver shows photographs of wildlife and landscapes from the series “Planet Earth” telecasted on BBC. It has two types; both show information on conservation of wild life and landscapes.
Cities on Earth: It is a very interesting screensaver that highlights all the major cities on the world. It also gives the information about the population and local time of the city in view.
Harry Potter: Your child will love this screensaver that gives interesting facts about the Harry Potter series along with the pictures from the movie.
Alaska Wildlife Photography: If you are ok with music along with education screensavers, then you can give a try to Alaska Wildlife Photography screensaver. It is a beautiful screensaver that plays music, which can ofcourse be muted if you don’t like it.
SOHO Sun Activity: This screensaver downloads the latest collection of photographs of sun activity. Just like a scientist you can have access to various images showing sun spots and solar flares.