Students worldwide are finding ways to use their phones in school despite bans, according to a global review by the Australian government. The findings come as a ban on the devices in some schools in New South Wales and around the globe has drawn criticism from some educators and parents. In the US, it was found that 65% of students in schools that banned devices still bring their phones to school.
Would you like to be more informed about what goes on in your child’s classroom, but unsure of how to phrase some of your concerns? Take a look at 19 Meaningful Questions You Should Ask Your Child's Teacher on the Parent Partnership section of the Edutopia site..
Common Sense Media has an excellent article on the digital trends that every parent should be aware of this school year. Some of the biggest trends this year seem to be different types of impersonation - from creating a fake social media page or bogus email account, to swiping someone’s device and texting under their name...
There are many predictions that a big issue this school year is going to be “catfishing”, creating a false online identity to lure an unsuspecting person into an online relationship. Lonely teens, or those looking for more than what their crowd at school has to offer, are particularly susceptible...
While tablets and smartphones seem like objects of the future, they can also offer a window to the past. Timeline-U.S. History is a free app for iOS and Android devices that highlights over 1,500 events throughout US history with descriptions and pictures...
U.K. researchers surveyed 5,000 10- to 15-year-olds and found that those who spent an hour or less each day playing video games were better adjusted and were less prone to behavioral problems than peers who did not play at all...
Today’s kids can’t remember life before computers so it is amusing to see how some young people react to using “unknown” technology like an old typewriter in this clip...
When it comes to school projects involving groups, one of the greatest inventions has been the USB drive for carrying files from house to house and home to school...
The ability to "unlock" your cellphone— that is, the ability to run your phone on a different carrier network — without running foul of copyright laws is about to become legal...
While the article Who's responsible for tackling cyber bullying? appears on the web site of an Australian newspaper, the Brisbane Times, the message is a universal one...
More than 20% of the US population has some form of dyslexia and there are now apps emerging that are aimed at helping dyslexic students maintain the same level of learning as their peers...