Teachers, parents and carers have been warned to be wary of their kids’ social media use as graphic footage of the Ukraine war is broadcast across TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. Clips showing terrified civilians hiding in bunkers, bombs exploding on ...
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The educational, social and developmental benefits of digital technology are clear - especially in the midst of a global pandemic, where our devices have become a vital window to the outside world. Despite this, we can’t ignore the risks that ...
More »Technology in the classroom: six challenges for Australian educators in 2019
Computers are no longer a novelty in Australian classrooms, so much so that classrooms without technology are themselves fast becoming remarkable. In a growing number of schools, time in the computer room has been replaced by a laptop or tablet ...
More »Is a class on personal branding for children a recipe for burnt out adults?
In one of 2019's first viral essays, How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation, Ann Helen Petersen wrote, "For many millennials, a social media presence – on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter – has also become an integral part of obtaining and maintaining a ...
More »Studies cast doubt on screen time rules
When five pm hits, Jessica flicks on the TV. She knows Lula, her two-and-a-half-year-old, will pass the witching hour in relative peace watching ABC Kids. Screen time rules proponents may caution her: no more than that per day, until Lulu is ...
More »Being media-minded: why the education sector needs good PR
Trust in educational institutions is in deficit. From the boardroom mismanagement of private and independent schools to the revelations of the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, parents of students and the surrounding community have become wary about the staff ...
More »Collaborating out of clouded disconnection: the effects of social media on learning and a pedagogical way forward
The context to any contemporary discussion on student learning and pedagogy is the exponential growth in the influence of the internet over the past 40 years. Subsequently, we must note “the importance of an intentional approach to using the internet ...
More »Instagram now ‘proactively detects bullying’ in photos and comments
A C-Suite shakeup at Instagram has resulted in a windfall for Adam Mosseri – and for bullying victims. Mosseri, formerly the head of product, now heads up the whole company. His first move as chief was harmonious in tone. "There ...
More »#TeachersofInstagram a different kind of viral sensation
You've surely heard of dogs or cats of Instagram, but have you seen the teacher variety? Granted, they're not as adorable, but in lieu of hilarious 'caught on camera' moments and puppy eyes, they offer and seek advice, personal stories and, of ...
More »American teens are sick of their phone addictions
Picture a typical teen. Did you imagine them hunched over, with their head buried in a smartphone? Or perhaps you pictured them seated, with their eyes fixated on a laptop screen? If so, roughly 50 per cent of the time, you'd ...
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