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The article presents guidelines for creating tools that allow preschool children to program robots. The importance of designing applications oriented towards children, considering their skills, preferences, and needs, is highlighted. Some differences between children and adults when using websites are mentioned, such as children's appreciation for sounds and animations, their tendency to navigate the screen with the mouse, and their preference for visual metaphors. The objective of the work is to describe the guidelines for creating two mobile programming assistance tools that allow young children to develop and execute programs using robots. The results were promising, as the children showed interest in the applications and were willing to continue using them. It is hoped that this research will inspire future developers to create more collaborative and educational mobile applications for preschool children. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles Mexican painter Marisa Polín. Polín has gained success in the European art market, first in London and Paris and now in the Netherlands, the Hague. The article discusses her art as being seen as Latin American though it is not distinctly so. She started merging neo-classical styles with Mexican ideas and now in the Netherlands, she is seeking a more simplified style and motifs of fluid light water and wind. The author says Polín exemplifies the question on how to define a Latin American Artist.