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Help your child read with interactive iPad books

Help your child read with interactive iPad books

I’m sure, like me, you love reading books to your kids at night! It’s just good fun and, of course, helps them develop important reading skills.

Did you know that some iPad apps offer a way for our kids to interact with books?

Using these apps, our kids can read a story, then re-write it, add their own images or write new stories with the same characters…

Using these interactive reading apps can…

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Getting your kids organised

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…

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What do parents think about technology?

What do parents think about technology?

I read an interesting article about parents and technology – and thought I’d share it. It’s based on a research study out of the US that asked parents how they see technology used by their children, what they thought the benefits of tech use were, and also what they worried about.

It’s interesting to see that the themes raised by parents in this study are the same as the concerns and patterns…

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Women in Technology Careers

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…

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Schools and Creativity - a quick video for your day!

Schools and Creativity – a quick video for your day!

I’ve been overseas recently and heard some fantastic speakers. All of them about edcuation, and all of them focusing on the changes we need to see in the classroom. The way people talk about learning today is changing, it’s no longer about reciting textbook facts and it’s definitely more than searching facts online.

I think that Sir Ken Robinson sums it up, so I wanted to share this with you. His…

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Answers to FAQs about computers in primary school… I thought I’d share this infographic I made for a school. I often get asked the same questions about students using computers at school. The five questions in the infographic might answer some of yours! Find the infographic here

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Going paperless? Is it possible at home? A paperless world might be more environmentally-friendly, but is it possible at home? I think so, but I also think that sometimes paper is still the best option for some things...

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Take better video on your smartphone!

Take better video on your smartphone!

How is your week going? I’m busy at work but enjoying it. I have actually finished a few things on my list and emails them off! (practically a miracle). I’ve been answering lots of questions about using cameras vs smartphones for video making lately. I know that lots of kids love to make movies on mum or dad’s phone so I thought I’d offer a few tips so that when we have to watch that ‘adorable’…

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Tech-Tip Friday - How to wipe your iPad

Tech-Tip Friday – How to wipe your iPad

Happy Good Friday :0)

Today here’s a quick tip to wipe your iPad and make sure your personal information doesn’t fall into the wrong hands!

Of course, you won’t want to wipe everything on a regular basis!

But there are times you might want to!

If you upgrade, or decide to sell your iPad, maybe online. Or you might decide to give an older model iPad to your kids, you’ll likely want to make sure…

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Tech-Tip Friday - cyber-safety with your new gadgets!

Tech-Tip Friday – cyber-safety with your new gadgets!

Happy New Year! How did you celebrations go? My New Year’s Eve was quite low key with some fantastic friends spending the evening at our house. Did Santa visit your house last week? I hope so – and maybe he brought you a new (digital) toy or two, or maybe your kids were the lucky ones!

New Year’s Eve at our house :0)

While normal life has yet to resume where I am, and for the blog too, I just…

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Tech on holiday

What technology do you take on holiday with you? Where do you use that technology? How will be safe online while on holiday?

These three questions keep coming up in conversations lately – because here in Australia we are in the middle of school holidays!

Let’s look at these questions briefly, to give you some ideas to think about!

What technology do you take on holiday with you? Whatever you think…

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Getting off track is great learning…

Getting off track is great learning…

I had a great class the other day. I was teaching a group of Masters students and we were talking about how to use social networks in schools. One student pointed out that social networks are relatively new – e.g. Facebook has only been around since 2004! Then we began chatting about how social networks are everywhere and whether they were useful in schools. THEN we moved onto social…

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7 things to know about Pokemon GO before you head out the door with your kids

7 things to know about Pokemon GO before you head out the door with your kids

Do your kids play Pokemon GO?

If the answer is ‘I don’t know’, then you need to ask them today (or check out their device for the app).

Pokemon GO is huge right now, and for good reason, it’s fun! There’s a fantastical storyline through the game that, for many young adults, reminds them of the Nintendo GameBoy games they played in their teenage years – there’s a lot of nostalgia in Pokemon GO for…

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Best of the blog - our top 5 posts

Best of the blog – our top 5 posts

Hi! How’s it going where you are right now? I’m in the UK at the moment attending conferences for my work at Uni. I’m not too impressed with the ‘summer’ weather here. Rain, wind and cold does not equal summer to this Aussie-migrant girl! The conference is great – lots of interesting things to learn and think about…but for you in the meantime, here are the 5 most popular posts on the blog. These…

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5 Top Tips for Your Child's New Technology

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…

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Using Free Wifi - what you need to know

Using Free Wifi – what you need to know

Isn’t it great how we can get online pretty much anywhere now? At the library or at school or work. Even at Macca’s now! It’s great to have ease of access and know that we can make use of the great resources online whenever we need. No more last minute printing of meeting agendas or minutes – just pull them up on your iPad or laptop. Even on holidays most hotels and resorts have free WiFi .…