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September 21, 2017
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Tag Archives: Growing up Digital
September 13, 2017
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Libraries, places for “connection, not the collection” #librariesweek
Why the future of UK libraries is in the ‘connection, not the collection’ “Far from dying out in this age of technology, libraries are going from strength to strength – but they have had to adapt in order to stay … Continue reading
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September 6, 2017
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An introduction to Scratch!
Too good not to reshare! 😉 Check out ANGUSalive Libraries‘ promo for learning to code with Scratch – An introduction to Scratch! Come along and join us for our annual#NationalCodeWeek events. #Scratch is a visual computing language which allows users to create games, animations … Continue reading
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August 25, 2017
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Fandom, my Fandom…
Parents, curious about your screenager’s digital life in the opaque, netherworld of fandom? Perhaps this article from Book Riot will shed some light? FANDOM ACCORDING TO YA LIT Because, if you love a thing… 😉 Art credit: taken from: ScreenagersNowRuleOk
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August 25, 2017
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Sharenting..?
Do I share too much of my child’s life online? “The first “social media babies” are turning 13! Their childhoods have been shared online by their families- and they’re not always happy about it. As the babies born since the … Continue reading
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August 9, 2017
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Live.ly App – What parents need to know about the live streaming app
Following on from recent posts, I just wanted to share this article from Internet Matters, which gives the skinny on what parents need to be aware of about the live-streaming app, Live.ly: “A new addition to the app musical.ly has taken … Continue reading
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August 9, 2017
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The Rise Of The Extreme Online Challenge
This article from The Huffington Post, penned by Carolyn Bunting of Internet Matters, gives parents the lowdown on the worrying rise of the extreme online challenge craze – “Summer holidays are finally here and as we start thinking of ways … Continue reading
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June 11, 2017
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The Long Read…
Continuing with the theme of involving parents in their offsprings’ reading journeys (See my last post! 😀 ), this month’s Long Read is a 2016 article from, The Independent: Does spending too much time on Smartphones and tablets damage kids’ … Continue reading
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January 20, 2017
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A lawyer rewrote Instagram’s privacy policy so kids and parents can have a meaningful talk about privacy
“In Britain, more than half of 12- to 15-year-olds are on Instagram, according to OfCom (pdf), the country’s communications regulator. So are 43% of 8- to 11-year-olds. But how many of them understand what they signed when they joined? Pretty … Continue reading
