Pleco is very handy when helping your child with homework. Face it -we all struggle to recognise some words in children’s textbooks and story books from time to time. And, it gets even harder when they need to do a… Read More ›
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Add these Apps 2: Overdrive and NLB Multi-Lingual E-resources
Overdrive and Audiobooks As this is a series on applications, it’s a pity to miss out on introducing Overdrive and the multi-lingual e-resources easily available from the National Library Board. First, Overdrive opens wide your door to an extensive range of audiobooks… Read More ›
Add these Apps 1: Photofunia
Have fun with your kids! With Photofunia you can do lots of cool and crazy things with individual and family photographs, using only two clicks. With hundreds of effects to choose from, you will share bountiful chuckles for hours. The… Read More ›
Videos for Dads and Kids 4: Astounding Athletic Quadcopters
Watch this 16-minute video of flying quadrocopters (quads) with your family! Tweens and teenagers will be particularly captivated by these robots that think like athletes and solve physical problems with algorithms that help them learn. A video like this might… Read More ›
Videos for Dads and Kids 3: Discover Electrifying Dance
“Dance can have an transformative effect on the world.” –Jon M Chu, Filmmaker Don’t shy away from this 2010 talk by Filmmaker Jon M. Chu just because you’re not into dance. It’s electrifying and entertaining! And, it will make you… Read More ›
Home But Not Alone 5
In Home Alone 1 to 4, we wrote how Dads can still participate in their children’s care when they need to be away. While you can plan for Caregivers to work on different activities with your child, you can also look… Read More ›
Videos for Dads and Kids 2: Inspiring Innovation for Teens
What pushed teenager Jack Andraka to come up with an inexpensive way to test for pancreatic cancer at an early stage? Jack shares that it was the pain of losing a beloved family friend to the illness. Wanting to make… Read More ›
Home But Not Alone 4
In Home Alone 1 to 3, we wrote how Dads can still participate in their children’s care when they need to be away, whether for a few hours or longer periods of time. You can plan for Caregivers to work… Read More ›
Videos for Dads and Kids – Discovering Science Together
Here’s an awesome talk that will inspire your children -and you- to discover more of the world through Science. In just four minutes, AnnMarie Thomas from St Thomas University shows how homemade play dough is either a good or poor… Read More ›
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