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How online learning in 2020 affected our kids

Reports on the impact of remote learning during 2020 show a range of outcomes - some positive, some negative and some just plain surprising.

 
Cyber Bullying | Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | Cyber Safety | literacy | reading | online learning
Reading is reading ... isn't it?

Whether it's digital text on a screen, or print in a book - literacy is literacy, right?

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | online safety | distraction | homeschooling | online learning | educational technology
Hey Siri - Can you do my homework?

Four out of five teachers say today’s students are struggling to focus on their academic work, according to a major new Australian study - and the distractions offered by digital technology are likely to blame.

 
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The "new normal" brings new online risks for kids

In these difficult times, protecting your family’s health is a 24/7 commitment - and it’s not only their physical wellbeing you need to worry about. Their digital wellbeing is also under increasing threat, as interactions move online and ...

 
Parental Controls | Screen time | Mobile Apps | online safety | anxiety | homeschooling | online learning
"Never let a good crisis go to waste"

Winston Churchill’s famous observation - made during the bleakest days of World War II - have a lot to teach us today, as we grapple with the new normal of self-isolation and social distancing.

 
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Juggling screen-time in the Age of Coronavirus, and other feats of extreme parenting

Chances are good both you and your partner are now working from home - and quite possibly trying to home-school the kids at the same time. We’re all more housebound right now  - seeing fewer friends and family and enjoying fewer outings.

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