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Cyberbullying
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While many children and young people enjoy positive and creative experiences when using the internet or a mobile phone, a minority is using these technologies negatively. Cyberbullying – as defined by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) - is the use of ICT, particularly the internet and mobile phones, deliberately to upset someone else. It is considered an extension of offline bullying and invades previously safe environments. Read more
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Lighting the touch paper to learning – where to put the match
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It’s one thing to analyse and identify the failings and challenges that education faces, but it’s another to engage in the solution. Unusually for a journalist, Charles Leadbeater appears unafraid.So if the theorists behind Every Child Matters and personalisation of learning wanted to set their reforms ablaze, and were handed a box of matches, where would they start? Read more
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Perspectives on early years and digital technologies
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This publication is a first for us as it brings together early work from Futurelab’s PhD studentship network. This network was set up to bring together PhD students and their supervisors from Bristol, Nottingham and Stirling universities to explore how these different groups might, collaboratively, explore challenging questions around the role of digital technologies in young children’s learning. Read more
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My-E
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My-E (My Education) is a prototype online visual environment that can
support very young students to explore and express their own personal
learning experiences, interests and aims... Read more >>
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Early-years writing lessons 'do no good'
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Teaching children as young as three to write short sentences and use punctuation has little effect on their literacy skills later on, according to research which raises new questions about the government's plan for a curriculum for the under-fives... Read more >>
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Personalisation, protection and permissions
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Parental engagement is critically important in promoting learning,
particularly for younger children. Praise from family members for what
a young member of the family has achieved has much greater value than
praise from their teacher... Read more >>
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KS3/4 ICT - Online Safety
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This programme outlines simple classroom activities to help
teachers to take practical steps to keep pupils safe online and to
increase awareness of the potential dangers of internet usage. (Video)... Read more
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Languages from the Cradle
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Lullabies in multiple languages are a perfect way to introduce new languages
into a family setting. Every European country has its own culture
of lullabies but this project will allow you to cross the cultural
divide and sing and play other wonderful lullabies in your homes.... Read more
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