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Kids and social media: we need to teach them to fish

March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 Evan Predavec 1 Comment

Steering your child through the minefield that is social media for teens is a bit like setting out to climb

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Kids using social media – it’s all about ethics

March 19, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Ethics, Social media

Last night I was discussing the use of social media by high school kids. Another parent made a great analogy, pointing

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Flexischools impresses with school lunches online

March 6, 2013May 20, 2013 Evan Predavec 2 Comments Flexischools, School technology

I don’t like making school lunches. There, I’ve said it. And now I have an easy way of not doing

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Addicted to games

February 26, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments

I’ve said many times before that I not only like my kids playing games but I think a lot can

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LEGO report on children at play

February 11, 2013 Evan Predavec 0 Comments children at play, Mindstorms

It’ll come as no surprise to find that the way that children play has changed over the last few years.

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Cyber Detective teaches digital citizenship

October 24, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Cyber Detective, Digital Citizenship, RUA Cyber Detective

Teaching kids about password security and online safety is becoming increasingly important. RUA Cyber Detective is a great little resource

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Activities Internet Kids Science 

I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here!

July 26, 2012July 26, 2012 Evan Predavec 0 Comments Bridge8, I’m a Scientist Get me out of Here, Kristin Alford

I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here! is an interesting and really worthwhile idea. Australian students can live chat with,

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Judging student IT competitions

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Student competitions involving coding and technology are proliferating. They are a fine, fine thing and a great way to incentivise

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It’s a crime to be a woman on the Internet

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Technology and ethics: pretend someone is watching

June 15, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 8
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When maps lie, and why it matters

May 23, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 3
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Why LEGO costs more in Australia

May 21, 2012June 22, 2012 Evan Predavec 19
Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want
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Teach kids to type, and they’ll have all the fish they want

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