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Handwriting promotes learning more than typing, scientists claim
A Norwegian team of scientists has investigated the influence of handwriting and typing on brain activity and memory abilities.
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Teach your child to program with Scratch! -Roadbear Studios
Programming for children, a hot topic. Many parents would like their child to take some sort of programming course. Programming classes for children are springing up like mushrooms.
The first studies into whether all programming lessons …
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Visit Mechelen library: 360° tour
This 360° tour was made in Het Predikheren, the library of Mechelen. You can use this tour to prepare for your first visit to the library. This way, students already have an idea of the layout and possibilities.
A visit is often very targeted, for …
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A look at ADHD through executive functions and motivation
An article from Education Community about the interaction between executive functioning and motivation. After reading the article you will better understand where the behavior of a student with ADHD comes from and how you can deal with it.
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Edit your selfies with the AI photo apps Lensa and Dawn
Lensa and Dawn are two AI apps that are mega hot. Artificial intelligence lets you create avatars from your selfies in both apps, making it look like your photo was created by a graphic designer. Super fat of course. But, the apps can do even …
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Test basic ICT knowledge in students
In 2020 we saw our 'active' Chromebooks for the
students double! Couple this with all the efforts that have already been made by the school board and the ICT team, and then you start to wonder: "What does this actually mean for our students?"Translated by
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Applying Artificial Intelligence to Images, DALL-E
The blog article explains step by step how to get started with images created by artificial intelligence.
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Grooming is punishable: Online feelings, dangers and boundaries
Child Grooming is the luring of children via social media with a sexual intent. The groomer or cyber decoy first tries to gain trust and then abuses it.
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Blob Beats: Google Arts & Culture Experiments
In this Guitar Hero- style online rhythm exercise, you can score points by clicking the notes at the right time as they fall. You can choose from several classic works and a variety of difficulty levels. You will also learn fun facts about composers …
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Children's books about how the brain works
A list of books about how the brain works.
The way the brain works is very complicated. However, it can be very useful to talk to children about how the brain works. If you start using mindset methods or would like to get started with a growth …
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Attention to executive functions: Information, tips and ideas
In her blog, Miss Femke takes a closer look at the following executive functions:
- inhibition ,
- working memory ,
- planning and organization,
- task initiation ,
- emotion regulation ,
- flexibility ,
- metacognition and self-monitoring.
You will discover …
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Tim Surma with a crash course in cognitive psychology
Tim Surma is research manager of the Expertise Center ExCEL and can draw on twenty years of experience in teaching in secondary education. He also co-wrote the book Wijze Lessen: twelve building blocks for effective didactics.
In 2018 he was a guest …
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