When I had my son eight months ago, my husband and I made a pact that we would be strict when it comes to screen time. The first five months passed and my baby would only look at the devices in awe. The lights and sounds probably fascinated him.
Although the saying goes, ‘A picture paints a thousand words’, a thousand words also does make a pretty picture. There was a time when word clouds used to sit in the sidebar of most blogs, listing the Categories or Tags in a playful visual.
Here is our line-up of Chromebooks with a convertible profile. These are Chromebooks from ASUS and ACER, two manufacturers making some of the best Chromebooks in the past and are at it continuing to produce the best in class devices at affordable prices.
The modern world is driven by technology, and various applications are helping us to get things done. Getting that admission letter to your dream college can be exciting but wait until you understand the commitments that come with it. A computer is one of the essential things that you require when you are joining college.
People can now pay for products with a click or tap, dispense services and socialise online making the world a global village. Smartphones and mobile computers like tablets, laptops and hybrids are making this possible and have been the most popular devices for this form of interaction. But which of these; tablet, laptop or hybrid […]
When you think how small, thin and light laptops are these days, those same components inside them have found their way to the desktop. Giant beige towers are a thing of the past. If you are conscious about room and space on the desk, it’s time to consider a mini PC.
Tired of the ‘stock’ browser that comes with your machine, here are your speedy, more secure and highly configurable options that will trump your stock browser and take your Internet browsing to a whole new level.
It used to be that you could listen to YouTube streams on Safari in sleep mode. This was especially great for catching up on talks or listening to music in the background with the screen off. Unfortunately the ability to play the audio stream from a YouTube video like a piece of music was subsequently […]
Tired of Calibri, Arial, Times Roman and Helvetica, time to move on to modern and contemporary fonts. Check out your options for modern and contemporary thin and extra light fonts. The best part is they are absolutely free from Google.
Latin forms the basis of almost all European languages. While it is no longer a living language, its strict structure and grammar helps learners in their understanding of how the European languages function and have developed.
Smart pens have been around for a while now – the first serious players in this technology sector, ‘Livescribe’ appearing in 2007 with their first edition smart pen.
Make learning science fun for children of all ages with some of the best online YouTube channels focusing on Science.
On-line learning has gained a great deal of traction in the last few years. What was almost exclusively seen as a tool for adult, specialised learning is now in the classrooms and homes of our students.
With the world becoming increasingly digitised day by day, we have a struggle to keep ourselves and our children in ‘the real world’. This is never as obvious than when it comes to occupying ourselves in our leisure time.
The desire to learn stays with many of us for a lifetime, but for others may be a struggle. They may not have had a great early learning experience, or they were not engaged in a way that worked for them. So much more is known now about how young people learn best – how to identify their habits […]
In a world where children are glued to a tablet or computer to keep them busy, why not connect them with educational and entertaining content geared to their special and unique interests?
The Internet is great. Like, really great. There is so much to see, share and laugh about. It is your best friend when doing research and completing homework.
Blogging or web logging has long been used as a journaling method; the recording of one’s written thoughts and sharing it to the public space.
Comic Sans the rounded, sans serif font, with a single storey ‘a’ and a simplified ‘g’ has often been the go-to choice for teachers looking to create teaching and learning materials.
Do you have a burgeoning film maker in your house? Does he or she have a big imagination and love movies? Well, best to capture that talent while they are interested and their creative juices are flowing!
