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Teenage bad behaviour related to technology has been big news for the past few years. Parental concern for their child’s wellbeing has been significant, with good reason. Teenage

Surely there is no such thing as gaming addiction. Drug abuse? Gambling addiction? Sure! But gaming – is it really an issue? The answer is yes, and parents

Have you ever set yourself a challenge that you weren’t confident that you would complete? This February I did just that. I put my mobile phone in a

Twelve months ago, I wrote a blog called Code Cracks Education’s DNA. I read it again just recently, before I tackled this personal and professional challenge, to reassure

Security and privacy concerns within social media platforms have become increasingly important issues, both for parents and students. Social media has become a natural part of many people’s

The Australian government, through the Australian Curriculum, is now looking to schools to graduate students who have a good level of coding experience. The end goal being that

In team sport every position has a purpose. A player must understand the purpose of their position so that they are able to understand why they need to

Edutech 2015 was a conference and exhibition devoted to all things digital. I had the opportunity to listen to Eric Sheninger (@E_Sheninger), who is now a Senior Fellow

The iPad has a number of unique features that provide for interesting possibilities in teaching and learning.  I am often asked which Apps I use with my class.

A question I am often asked is: ‘What Apps do you use with your classes?’  This is a fair question and one that often needs more clarity. There

 The internet, and technological advances generally, mean that there is an avalanche of information now available to us. Yum, yum! Mind-candy…  Is information mostly flowing one-way? Are we

Few television shows have had the cultural impact of Star Trek and this is especially evident in the one-liners that have become part of the English language. There

I have recently discovered the ‘philosophical wobble’ as part of my philosophical inquiry (PI) training, which is a point of contention in your mind where there are no

Sometimes providing meaningful professional development can be challenging because everyone is hoping to achieve something different from the experience.  This blog outlines an approach I have just used

Parents are proud of their children. A small milestone to an outsider is like an Olympic achievement to a parent. Parenthood is special. Enter my child, Talon. Last

Recently I had a close encounter with a copyright issue that involved a song, a video clip and YouTube.  Inspired by Petula Clark’s song, ‘I know a place’,

I was asked THAT question again today. ‘How can I use technology in my classroom?’ It is the wrong question, so it doesn’t get a satisfactory answer. The

Blogging is both relaxation and achievement for me but I just haven’t had the time for weeks to sit down and commit to it. Then today I received

One-size-fits-all is very popular in the fashion world but it doesn’t work so well as a concept when it comes to technology. What works for me, may not

During a recent staff activity teachers were asked to consider what they admired about someone in the room.  Several colleagues told me that they admired the way I