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Kids robbed of playtime in pursuit of academic excellence - 3 views

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shared by Chris Betcher on 05 Jun 12 - No Cached

Some schools and teachers are also contributing to a sense that children are "failing" kindergarten, and becoming anxious about how they would perform in NAPLAN tests
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There is a perception we need to hurry up and get them smart. With the pressure to get literacy rates up implies what is happening in kindy is not good enough so we need to do more to hurry them up
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It's robbing children of their childhood and parents are wasting their money as children are not developmentally ready at that age for formal learning
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It's like feeding children on vitamins instead of real food
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Xander, my older son, hated kindy," the 37-year-old said. "He was bursting into tears
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Chris Betcher on 05 Jun 12

FEARFUL parents are unnecessarily sending pre-schoolers to early learning classes to give them an academic edge.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">FEARFUL parents are unnecessarily sending pre-schoolers to early learning classes to give them an academic edge.</div>

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What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School? - 8 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 30 Apr 11 - No Cached

The two major obstacles that students say they face at school: filters that stop them from accessing the websites they need for homework and bans on using their own mobile devices (namely cellphones) at school.
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The majority of parents surveyed - 67% - said that they were willing to buy their children a mobile device for school if the schools allowed it, and parents seemed particularly interested in their children using these devices in order to access online textbooks.
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there were some interesting differences between what digital skills teachers thought were important and what skills students thought they needed to know.
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Roland Gesthuizen on 30 Apr 11

"We don't often stop and ask students - or their parents - what they think their technology needs are. But the newly-released Speak Up 2010 survey has done just that .. The results are pretty fascinating, as they show great adoption of technology among even very young students, but lingering resistance on the part of school administrators to sanction some of those tools into the classroom."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We don't often stop and ask students - or their parents - what they think their technology needs are. But the newly-released Speak Up 2010 survey has done just that .. The results are pretty fascinating, as they show great adoption of technology among even very young students, but lingering resistance on the part of school administrators to sanction some of those tools into the classroom."</div>

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5 Powerful Social Media Tools For Your Classroom | Edudemic - 5 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 15 May 13 - No Cached

Rhondda Powling on 15 May 13

Social media tools can help break the barriers set by the walls of schools. Learning and communicating outside the school hours with technology aid is a modern adaptation of education that has showed great results. This post looks at some web tools that provide school-specific tools that are just as powerful in facilitating the communication inside the student-teacher-parent triangle as the more famous popular social networking sites..

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Social media tools can help break the barriers set by the walls of schools. Learning and communicating outside the school hours with technology aid is a modern adaptation of education that has showed great results. This post looks at some web tools that provide school-specific tools that are just as powerful in facilitating the communication inside the student-teacher-parent triangle as the more famous popular social networking sites..</div>

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PM - Radio Current Affairs Documentary: Dealing with cyber bullies 18/01/2012 - 2 views

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shared by Chris Betcher on 25 Mar 12 - No Cached

Chris Betcher on 25 Mar 12

Cyber bullying is insidious and it looks as though it's here to stay. The challenge for parents and teachers is to work out how to educate young people about empathy and resilience.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cyber bullying is insidious and it looks as though it's here to stay. The challenge for parents and teachers is to work out how to educate young people about empathy and resilience. </div>

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You Raise your Children; I Will Teach them French: Rosalind Wiseman at TEDxTeachersColl... - 0 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 07 Sep 12 - No Cached

Rhondda Powling on 07 Sep 12

Excellent talk, interesting insights at TEDx. "Rosalind Wiseman addresses the complex problem of bullying in schools, and how administrators and parents need to support kids to make schools the safe places that they should be. Teachers, administrators and bullying prevention experts will relate to the challenges."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Excellent talk, interesting insights at TEDx. "Rosalind Wiseman addresses the complex problem of bullying in schools, and how administrators and parents need to support kids to make schools the safe places that they should be. Teachers, administrators and bullying prevention experts will relate to the challenges."</div>

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Ask A Biologist | ASU - Ask A Biologist - 1 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 12 Jun 15 - Cached

Rhondda Powling on 12 Jun 15

"Ask A Biologist began in 1997 in the School of Life Sciences as a biology learning resource tool for students, teachers, parents, and life-long learners. The site continues to be developed, and maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers. Ask A Biologist is visited by over 15,000 people every day and has answered more than 34,000 biology questions. This is a SafeSurf site."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Ask A Biologist began in 1997 in the School of Life Sciences as a biology learning resource tool for students, teachers, parents, and life-long learners. The site continues to be developed, and maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers. Ask A Biologist is visited by over 15,000 people every day and has answered more than 34,000 biology questions. This is a SafeSurf site."</div>

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Home - ThinkUKnow - 3 views

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shared by Tony Searl on 02 Jul 10 - No Cached

Tony Searl on 02 Jul 10

ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"> ThinkUKnow is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools across Australia using a network of accredited trainers.</div>

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Google Family Safety Centre - 2 views

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shared by John Pearce on 23 Sep 10 - No Cached

John Pearce on 23 Sep 10

"We know how important it is to protect and educate young people on using the Internet and want to provide all of our users with a safe experience. When it comes to family safety, we aim to: * Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online * Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online * Work closely with organisations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We know how important it is to protect and educate young people on using the Internet and want to provide all of our users with a safe experience. When it comes to family safety, we aim to: * Provide parents and teachers with tools to help them choose what content their children see online * Offer tips and advice to families about how to stay safe online * Work closely with organisations such as charities, others in our industry and government bodies dedicated to protecting young people "</div>

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LitWorld - The Nonprofit Cultivating Literacy Leaders Worldwide - 2 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 12 Oct 10 - Cached

Rhondda Powling on 12 Oct 10

Aiming to help 1 million children learn to read by 2014, LitWorld supports literacy and educational programs in communities from Harlem to Baghdad. "LitWorld's mission is to cultivate literacy leaders worldwide through transformational literacy experiences that build connection, understanding, resilience and strength. We work with teachers, parents, community members, and children to support the development of literacy and the redemptive power of story in the world's most vulnerable communities."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Aiming to help 1 million children learn to read by 2014, LitWorld supports literacy and educational programs in communities from Harlem to Baghdad. "LitWorld's mission is to cultivate literacy leaders worldwide through transformational literacy experiences that build connection, understanding, resilience and strength. We work with teachers, parents, community members, and children to support the development of literacy and the redemptive power of story in the world's most vulnerable communities."</div>

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Mathway: Step-by-Step Math Problem Solver - 0 views

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shared by paul reid on 17 Aug 08 - Cached

paul reid on 17 Aug 08

Mathway solves your math problems with step-by-step explanations. Mathway is for students, parents, and teachers, and covers the following math subjects: Basic Math | Pre-Algebra | Algebra | Linear Algebra | Trigonometry | Precalculus | Calculus

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mathway solves your math problems with step-by-step explanations. Mathway is for students, parents, and teachers, and covers the following math subjects: Basic Math | Pre-Algebra | Algebra | Linear Algebra | Trigonometry | Precalculus | Calculus</div>

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Mrs Pancake - 0 views

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shared by Alison Hall on 13 Jan 09 - Cached

Alison Hall on 13 Jan 09

free educational ECE, KS1 and KS2 resources for teachers, parents and children.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">free educational ECE, KS1 and KS2 resources for teachers, parents and children.</div>

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ZoeyBot - An Educational Website for Kids - 0 views

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shared by Grace Kat on 26 Jul 08 - Cached

Grace Kat on 26 Jul 08

ZoeyBot is a free educational service for kids, parents and teachers. On this site Kids can perform safe searches for articles, videos, tutorials and more. ZoeyBot is like Wikipedia and Google - Just for kids!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ZoeyBot is a free educational service for kids, parents and teachers. On this site Kids can perform safe searches for articles, videos, tutorials and more. ZoeyBot is like Wikipedia and Google - Just for kids!</div>

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Our City Podcast - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 22 Mar 09 - Cached

anonymous on 22 Mar 09

Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents)</div>

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#p/u/2/yTbDBwWRvbQ - 3 views

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shared by anonymous on 04 Jan 10 - No Cached

anonymous on 04 Jan 10

ThinkUKnow Australia is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools around Australia using a network of accredited trainers.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ThinkUKnow Australia is an Internet safety program delivering interactive training to parents, carers and teachers through primary and secondary schools around Australia using a network of accredited trainers.</div>

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GUYS READ | Books - 8 views

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shared by Andrew Jeppesen on 29 Mar 10 - Cached

Andrew Jeppesen on 29 Mar 10

Welcome to the Guys Read Virtual Vault of Good Books. This is the place to come if you're looking for something to get a guy reading. We've collected recommendations from teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, parents, and guys themselves.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Welcome to the Guys Read Virtual Vault of Good Books. This is the place to come if you're looking for something to get a guy reading. We've collected recommendations from teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, parents, and guys themselves. </div>

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Free Puzzlemaker | Discovery Education - 5 views

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shared by Rhondda Powling on 10 May 11 - No Cached

Rhondda Powling on 10 May 11

Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists. You can't save the puzzles and link to them - but you could screenshot them (or save the png file it creates) and insert as an image. Alternatively print them out as worksheets.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers, students and parents. Create and print customized word search, criss-cross, math puzzles, and more-using your own word lists. You can't save the puzzles and link to them - but you could screenshot them (or save the png file it creates) and insert as an image. Alternatively print them out as worksheets. </div>

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Multiplying Decimals Animations - 0 views

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shared by Pam Thompson on 30 Mar 09 - Cached

Pam Thompson on 30 Mar 09

Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, quizzes, worksheets and a forum. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Math explained in easy language, plus puzzles, games, quizzes, worksheets and a forum. For K-12 kids, teachers and parents.</div>

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Maureen Tumenas's videos on Vimeo - 0 views

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shared by John Pearce on 14 May 09 - Cached

John Pearce on 14 May 09

Maureen Tumenas is assembling an ever expanding collection of movies of er class and others working especially with science. These are great examples of how video can be used on a number of levels. The videos are a great reminder for the students in Maureen's class, they enable parents to be involved in what is happening in the classroom, they can be used as a stimulus for other students and teachers can review them as a means of professional learning.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Maureen Tumenas is assembling an ever expanding collection of movies of er class and others working especially with science. These are great examples of how video can be used on a number of levels. The videos are a great reminder for the students in Maureen's class, they enable parents to be involved in what is happening in the classroom, they can be used as a stimulus for other students and teachers can review them as a means of professional learning.</div>

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Free lesson plans and educational resources | Thinkfinity - 0 views

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shared by Amanda Signal on 08 Aug 09 - Cached

Amanda Signal on 08 Aug 09

Thinkfinity.org offers free lesson plans and educational resources for teachers, parents and students. It is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thinkfinity.org offers free lesson plans and educational resources for teachers, parents and students. It is the cornerstone of Verizon Foundation's literacy, education and technology initiatives.</div>

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Reinventing school - you co-design it. we make it possible - 0 views

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shared by John Pearce on 03 Apr 11 - No Cached

John Pearce on 03 Apr 11

"We invite students, teachers, designers, parents, careres, architects, industrial designers, interactive designers, interior designers, gardeners to join in and ideate, design, prototype new possibilities and reinvent the school experience in Australia. This is another ideas@play project."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We invite students, teachers, designers, parents, careres, architects, industrial designers, interactive designers, interior designers, gardeners to join in and ideate, design, prototype new possibilities and reinvent the school experience in Australia. This is another ideas@play project."</div>

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