Education

Are Computers the Future of Home-Schooling

Home Schooling has been around as long as we’ve had schools, and for girls it used to be the only option. According to the Department for Education and Ski...

Computer Programming for Kids

It’s all very well us teaching our children to use a computer programme and navigate their way around the internet but what about teaching them how to writ...

Educational Software - Does it Work?

Parents and teachers trying to give the children in their care the best educational start in life are presented with a huge range of educational software opt...

Kids, Homework and Computers

Homework is one of childhood’s constants, whether it’s learning to read or learning about nuclear fission. Today’s children have the benefit of the Int...

The Computer as a Barrier to Learning

Computers are heralded as offering great educational advantages for our children, especially children with some learning difficulties. There is some evidence...

The Computer as a Learning Tool

Computers, if used well, can deliver incredible opportunities for learning – especially when harnessed to the internet. So how do you get the most from you...

When does Homework Research become Plagiarism?

Plagiarism of internet content is rife, and not just in school work. The wealth of information on the internet makes it tempting for school children to ‘bo...