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" Trying to find helpful information regarding appropriate use of the Internet by children can be a challenge for parents and educators. One helpful site is NetSmartz, www.netsmartz.org, which was created by a partnership of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The following information is from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Following are some online safety tips to share with your children;"

"As a parent, you can play an important role in helping your children have safe and positive experiences online. By becoming aware of how children and young people use the internet, some of the risks they face and strategies to manage these risks, you can help guide your children to enjoy the best of the online world. This section includes information, tips and advice to help you and your family make the most of being online."

"Resources for young children" You can explore the key internet safety messages with your child using Hector's World a cartoon series featuring Hector Protector, a bottlenose dolphin and his friends. Click on a theme below for tips on how to use Hector's World with your child. Protecting personal information Cyberbullying e-security"

"As soon as children begin to visit the online world, they need the knowledge to do that safely, securely, responsibly. There are several great programs available to guide students through this process (Common Sense's Digital Passport, Carnegie CyberAcademy, Netsmart Kids). I've collected them as resources and developed a path to follow that includes the best of everything. Here's Sixth Grade:"

Furbles started life as an idea for teaching statistics in an interesting way with children from KS1 to KS3. The original version was published in 2003 online, and its popularity spread. It has been downloaded and used over 20,000 times in the last five years.

Banking on Numeracy. This video helps children understand the concept of money and its value. It explains that the size of the coins doesn't relate to their value. It helps students understand that you can make up $1 in many different ways and shows them how it relates back to everyday life. Year Level:1/2

In this upcoming series, I will highlight apps useful for developing higher order thinking skills in grades K-5 classrooms. Each list will highlight a few apps that connect to the various stages on Bloom's continuum of learning. Given the size and current exponential growth of the app market, I will also assist educators in setting criteria necessary to identify apps that maintain the integrity of teaching for thinking.

Support your child's numeracy skill development at home K-4.

A great video to share with parents of K-4 children as part of a classroom blog.

Johnny Rabbit orders lunch from the school canteen and we follow how much change he gets

This is an numeracy based educational video on money. To appeal to an early primary years' age group we set the video in the school canteen using a toy bunny (Johnny Rabbit) in place of a child, which allows children to relate better to the character while exploring the concepts of money and numeracy (The Australian Curriculum Assessment And Reporting Authority) . (ACMNA017, ACMNA034, ACMNA059). This video could be used as an initial exploration into money, with the ability of delving into more in-depth questions as the students become proficient with the concepts.

An ICT tool that can be utilised to demonstrate the links between numeracy, the Australian Curriculum and life in the community. The video introduces financial mathematical concepts to primary school children. Such concepts include the addition and subtraction of money.