Should education for respectful relationships be mandatory in Australian schools? Disturbing findings from the latest national survey of attitudes toward violence against women have sparked a conversation about online pornography and the ...
While digital technology shapes the modern learning environment, teachers are increasingly dealing with digital distraction in the classroom.
Six-year-old Patrick sees an occupational therapist every week. His challenge? To learn how to hold a pencil.
Is your gut telling you social media may be harming your kids? Turns out the people who invented the information age are alarmed too. They’re setting strict boundaries for their own families - and advising others to do the same.
The term "BYOD" was first coined in the corporate world, when companies around the world first starting allowing - or mandating - employees to use their personal laptops and tablets in the workplace as a cost-saving measure.
Connection. It’s what families are all about - and it always has been. But as parents of the digital age, we are learning that connection can be both a privilege and a challenge. A generation or two ago, families sat around a single table ...
An overwhelming majority of Australian adults, 86%, believe it’s important for schools to teach information technology skills, and two-thirds agreed that technology was making a positive contribution to education, according a national ...
No-limits data plans may be a boon for Australian consumers. But the move could put students at risk, freeing them from reliance on protected school networks to go free-range on their own data.
Smartphones that slip into a backpocket and tablets that tuck into schoolbags have allowed kids to inhabit a digital world largely invisible to the grown-ups - and seemingly impossible to supervise.