What we learned this week #66
Now that we’ve dusted down the cobwebs, washed away the fake blood and returned our children from diabetic comas, it’s time to look past Halloween (although we did learn a … Continue reading
What we learned this week #64
This week we had discussions on ethical parenting, the great outdoors and (most importantly) cake.
How PktMny is playing its part in helping improve financial literacy
With children’s financial literacy in the news in the UK and worldwide, we asked Louise Hill – COO and Founder of children’s allowance platform PktMny – to tell us how she believes services like hers are part of the solution.
Zuckerberg: Bringing the internet to everyone
As a guy with a reasonably popular website, Zuckerberg’s in a good position to spread internet connectivity across the globe. In fact, he believes it’s an important thing to do.
The apps that 12-year-olds care about and why
I have so many apps on my iPad and phone which I probably don’t know are on there, I downloaded them purely because they looked cool or were free for that week! But I have three that I mainly use; BBM, MessageMe and Touch. Here’s why…
What we learned this week #52
Okay, so I know we were all a little disappointed by the summer holidays fun being spoilt by some school talk last week but, uh, well it’s happened again. Sorry, but the stuff we’ve learnt this week about that there new English curriculum is just too darn good not to share; we’ve got more fun-in-the-sun fare though, so don’t fret, and keep lathering on the sun tan lotion!
How play is crucial for developing a sense of identity
When children are born they don’t distinguish themselves from their surroundings and it takes a few years before children realise that people can hold different opinions and act independently. This phase is described as a child having no ‘sense of self’.
WIRED 2013: The Next Generation
Space: the final frontier. These are the… sorry, lost myself in Picard for a moment there. The Wired 2013 conference’s Next Gen spin-off doesn’t involve Star Trek, so far as I know; instead, it’s all about the next generation of tech and gadget innovators! One of whom might invent a universal translator. No?
What we learned this week #50
So here we are. 50. 50! Can you believe it? You better believe it. You’re reading it. It’s real. Provided we’re not part of some Matrix-style simulation, where time doesn’t … Continue reading