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"Thanks in part to STEM education initiatives and the tech boom, coding in the classroom has become more ubiquitous. Computer programming tasks students to persistently work to solve problems by thinking logically. What's more, learning how to code is a desired 21st century career skill. There are several digital games designed for kids as young as 5 that turn coding into a fun activity, such as Kodable and Scratch Jr. But some game designers are going further back to programming's fundamentals by creating physical games that can't be found in any app store."

"A smartphone in a child's bedroom may undermine good sleep habits even more than a TV, new research suggests. A study of more than 2,000 elementary and middle-school students found that having a smartphone or tablet in the bedroom was associated with less weekday sleep and feeling sleepy in the daytime. "Studies have shown that traditional screens and screen time, like TV viewing, can interfere with sleep, but much less is known about the impacts of smartphones and other small screens," said study lead author Jennifer Falbe, of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley."

"It's World Book Day on Thursday 5th March. If you're looking for some new kids books ideas or have a birthday coming up that you need to buy for, books are a great gift for children of all ages. Here are 10 of the Most Highly Recommended Kids Books by Age."

December 02, 2015 at 11:50AM Bring Digital Literacy into Your Classroom - More Than A Tech http://bit.ly/1LOuMQG via @MoreThanATech

"So we've talked about what is MakerEd and why you should incorporate it into your classroom-but now we want to get to the meatier topics. What are the big trends that teachers are focusing on and why? Here's Project Ignite's top 3 trends that makers are bringing to the classroom."