What we learned this week #60
We’ve got a fun blog this week, and something a bit different: a couple of questions that caused some healthy debate and actually kind of play off each other. See, fun! (Still got it).
What we learned this week #59
Pablo Picasso once said ‘Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.’ But what did he know? He couldn’t even paint people properly! Besides, we now know that computers – and phones even – can do even more than that. And while the new iPhones took up a lot of attention, there’s some other stuff we learned this week too.
Why do I use Kik and Whatsapp? I’ll tell you
Kik and WhatsApp are two of my favourite social media apps, I use them all the time on my iPad and my phone!
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…
It’s all about education this week
With such a wide range of education professionals using our site, we have plenty of topical stuff to share with you. As always, we are very excited. Read on:
What we learned this week #29
It’s been an exciting week in our corner of the world. Here’s some neat stuff we learned this week.
The future of social media: the new honesty?
As social networks become a more ingrained part of our day-to-day lives, does that mean kids will grow up being liars? It could go either way.
Is it down to a pop star to stimulate the STEM subjects?
Black Eyed Peas Will.i.am is on a campaign to get kids fired up about learning nerdier subjects. Let’s see how.
Is the internet really a dark and dangerous place?
Julie Lynn Evans, ‘one of the [UK’s] foremost child psychotherapists’, says it can be. She is ‘convinced that the internet… makes any problem more urgent, more dramatic’ and that has resulted directly in a worsening in the behaviour of teens.
Hey! Ho! Let’s learn!: Is punk learning the way forward?
What’s the point in teaching children information they have no interest in, and no use for? Chances are they’ll not take any of it in, wasting both theirs and the teacher’s time.
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