Everyone goes on about “boys and their toys”, but according to research carried out by a revision app company, more girls than boys are using the app to help them revise.
Read MoreThe Story of the Story Wall App: an Apps for Good Success Story
Emma, 14, describes how she and two friends created the Story Wall app.
The Story Wall was created by me and my classmates Teigan and Joe. We originally came up with the idea to help people with writing stories and how people can get stuck when writing a story. The name was created by thinking how walls and stories are everywhere and how a story could be written on a wall, but the name just came to us and sounded right.
Data shock
Here are three short observations on data, which may provide a basis for discussion with pupils.
1. What we can learn from the Ice Age
A few weeks ago I went to the Ice Age art exhibition at the British Museum.
Also on the web: 02/15/2011 (a.m.)
A couple of interesting items I came across whilst meandering around the web. Some good food for thought here.
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