#primary_school

Getting your kids organised

As our kids get older we want to help them begin to manage their own lives. They might sports commitments, play on teams, have to bring a plate to share to the next after school rehearsal. They will likely have homework to complete – with a range of due dates.

One way to help them learn to manage these commitments is to set up a functional to-do list. Our kids are used to their phones being…

Women in Technology Careers

I published an article on our university website yesterday about women in tech careers. You know, our fastest growing industry? :0) Well, the challenge we are facing is that we don’t have enough people to meet the demands of industry.

There was a recent study, carried out in Silicon Valley – the tech centre of the world. Over 200 women were asked about their experiences as a woman in the…

What’s on the Horizon for our kids in schools?

There’s a great report that gets released every year called the ‘Horizon Report‘. It focuses on technology use in education and makes predictions – that are often incredibly accurate.

The 2016 K-12 Report makes predictions for the short, medium and longer term.

Here’s the overview from here:

  So, if this is accurate, by 2020, our children in schools could be learning with and through ‘Wearable…

Why our classrooms shouldn’t look like The Simpsons

So I live and work in Australia. I’ve lived and worked in the UK, France and the USA. And one of the things that annoys me most is the way that school classrooms are shown in the media. TV shows like  The Simpsons – as much as I love it – aren’t helping us make change in schools. It’s not just the Simpsons of course. Pretty much anytime you see a primary school classroom on TV it’s the same. All…

Why our classrooms shouldn’t look like The Simpsons…

So I live and work in Australia. I’ve lived and worked in the UK, France and the USA. And one of the things that annoys me most is the way that school classrooms are shown in the media. And shows like The Simpsons – as much as I love it – aren’t helping us make change in schools. It’s not just the Simpsons of course. Pretty much anytime you see a primary school classroom on TV it’s the same. All…

How digital books can help your child to read!

There are lots of great apps for iPads but the ones I love the most are the interactive ones. A favourite series of apps is called Big Cat Stories. Just like a book series, there are several apps, each focused on a different story. The one I’ve used most recently with kids from ages 4-6 is called Farmers’ Lunch ;0)  I love these apps as they offer a few different ways of ‘reading’. Your kids can…

5 Top Tips for Your Child’s New Technology

It’s that time of year when our kids are bringing home new technology. Maybe you paid for it or maybe it’s provided by the school (from your school fees of course!) But it’s a tricky time, especially as they may know more than you about how to use it (you haven’t had a chance yet!) and they have had instructions from school about care and use too.

So my advice to parents is always to set some…