My kids would probably spend their entire free time on their screens if they could. Coming from a generation where if there was nothing on the TV you wanted to watch, you went and did something else. But with the age of 'instant on demand whatever-you-want' there never seems to be a screen down time.... Continue Reading →
I'm hoping to start an initiative to help children and families take regular breaks from their screens. What do you think? Has this got legs? There is a survey on the website you can fill in, let me know what you think... https://screensoff.org/ The launch date is 5pm, Wednesday 7th August 2024
As a parent and a teacher, I really value opportunities to talk about mental health and wellbeing with children. Most of the time, just having the conversation does a wealth of good; letting kids know it's OK to talk about it and OK to feel different. However, there are going to be times when you... Continue Reading →
I have received a copy of micro:bit in Wonderland by Tech Age Kids (Tracy Gardner and Elbrie de Kock). It is beautifully illustrated using original images and quotes from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and is packed full of projects related to the story, to be created using BBC's micro:bit. This book is admittedly my first... Continue Reading →
Some of you may know that as well as creating training videos on computing in primary schools, I also have on my YouTube channel a playlist of me reading kids' stories (only the BEST books!), usually to my own kids and usually in funny voices. It's called Mr Wickins Reads, and has so far generated... Continue Reading →
Run Don't Walk 