Welcome to 2013. We are back into the swing of things and excited for another great year of learning at King’s. Our laptop program continues in 2013, with Year 5 students joining the program for the first time. Currently we have all students in years 5 – 12 in our 1 to 1 laptop [...]
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View PostHere is a link to the interview from the Today Show this morning of Leio (Primary School Captain). http://youtu.be/M7JF6fwLlto Leio recently launched his first iPad app on the app store…. Phonic Buddies He is also kindly donating 20% of his profits to 100% Hope. What an awesome kid!! We now have two students who have [...]
View PostRecently we had Brad Huddleston work with us here at King’s. Brad is an expert in the are of media and technology. He has authored books and spoken all over the world on the issues of technology and young people. Brad loves his gadgets but he also has a passion for educating young people and [...]
View PostI grew up in a very tech savvy family. My father saw the benefits of his sons learning with technology very early on. I guess my Dad encouraged his sons to explore the digital world and see what was possible. We often pulled appliances (clock radios, old computers etc) apart and tried (often unsuccessfully) to [...]
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View PostAt King’s, we promote a balanced use of technology. We advocate physical activity, face-to-face contact with peers and encourage students to use the best tool for the task at hand. If that is a pencil and paper, no problem! We’re not forcing kids to use technology. Instead, we see it as one of many tools [...]
View PostLast week I posted an article discussing possible ways to help students with possible distractions related to technology. In this post I want to look at some possible ways we can find balance in a digital world. Perhaps these tips will be handy for parents personally as well as for your children. The following are [...]
View PostIf we were all honest with ourselves, I am sure most of us would have a number of things that distract us from our daily tasks. Technology can be a big distraction and it is important that we all learn how to control technology and not let it control us. In relation to students I [...]
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