Technology is changing education at an unprecedented rate. Children today are entering a world of digital opportunity like never before but at the same time there are risks and down sides. EdAlive eNews for Teachers keeps you up to date with developments from around the world and ail in one easy to access place.
Fed-up families drop homework down the pecking order
Schools are being dragged in opposite directions over homework, with some incorporating household tasks, sporting and cultural activities under the banner of homework and others embracing traditional nuts-and-bolts learning. The full report on homework in the 21st century is available here…
Read more... KidPix keeps on keeping on
Software MacKiev has purchased the KidPix software brand from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and has enlisted the assistance of Kid Pix creator, Craig Hickman, in designing future editions. Learn more about the future plans for KidPix here…
Read more... Exposing Norton’s cyber crime scare campaign
If the numbers are to be believed, as these reports claim, then that means cyber crime costs us nearly as much as the global trade in illicit drugs. It’s a sensational claim and makes an awesome headline, but any way you slice or dice the numbers they just simply don’t stack up. Take a look at the numbers for yourself in this report…
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