CareMonkey, is a cloud-based solution that allows parents to share their children’s sensitive medical information securely with schools, clubs, sporting organisations, and other groups and individuals. Troy Westley is its CEO and cofounder. The above featured picture is what CareMonkey looks ...
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Opinion: phones down, for literacy’s sake
As adults, what do we expect from children when we talk with them? Should we expect their close attention and active engagement in return? Do we wish that they’d put down their electronic device so we could talk with them ...
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Horror films featuring malevolent children are scary as hell for a reason: the cognitive dissonance between their innocent appearance and evil minds. Deceptive teddy bears are similarly frightening. In CloudPets’ case, their cuddly fur belies their privacy-breaching tendencies. The toy ...
More »Five-year-olds develop app for preschoolers
In 1930, we had trampolines. Thirty years later, we got Transformers. In the 90s, it was all about the underwater walkie-talkie. Now, the latest iteration of child-designed toys is, of course, an app. Developed by 5-to-7-year-olds, in conjunction with social science ...
More »Start-ups selected for EduGrowth accelerator
Start-ups are eyeing education as the industry to make money from, and the EduGrowth accelerator has announced the first five companies it will be helping do just that. The start-ups selected are: PrevYou – an online school for tertiary students ...
More »Adaptability the key as Mathspace expands to Hong Kong
Mathspace, an Australian education technology start-up, has extended its reach into the schools of Hong Kong, continuing a period of rapid expansion for the company. Mathspace was selected by the Hong Kong government’s education technology arm, HKEdCity, as the digital ...
More »Apple teaches teachers how to use tech
Technology can be good for teachers, if they know how to use it. Otherwise it’s a perennial frustration for the teacher, and an impediment to learning for the student. That’s why Michelle Michael, acting principal of Gymea Bay Public School ...
More »Opinion: Exploring the main edu-tech trends for 2017
Teaching and classroom environments are changing faster than ever. Here's a look at why technology should matter to every educator in 2017. With curriculum planning complete for the start of the academic year, technology and the role it’s expected to ...
More »Social media has altered bullying forever, expert says
Due to what she believes is an “epidemic” in cyberbullying among school children, a Gold Coast-based social media businesswoman has waded into the discussion. Corinna Essa is the founder of Social Media Worldwide, a firm that teaches businesses the effective ...
More »Private tutoring gets the Uber treatment
The Australian private tutoring industry has been Ubered by a pair of software engineers operating out of Brisbane. For co-chief executives and founders Sam Robertson and Cameron Schmidt, the story of Scooter Tutor began in 2007. Schmidt initially came up ...
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