Smarter Apps and Brain Games

After recent feedback suggestions the following changes have been implemented. To avoid using so many brackets in calculations you can now also use…

The Internet of Things and what is it? Because I kept seeing the acronym IoT I looked it up to find out what…

Is it important to improve spelling? To improve spelling skills is important even in the digital age. We now have computers with word…

Mental Math Tips Mental math tips – keep your brain tuned. I watch the lovely Lily on SBS’s Letters and Numbers. She amazes and…

Free Learning Home Schooling Apps for so many in so many countries Free learning apps – Home schooling by choice is one thing,…

Tips for improving at Countdown Game “Tips for improving at Countdown game” is aimed at helping to improve your score both when watching…

How to become a Master Countdown Solver “Become a master countdown solver” refers to the British TV game show. In Australia it is…

Learning Technology through Play Education technology is a rapidly expanding market and is expected to be worth $342 billion in 2025. However there…

Google Chrome not working is a big problem Like most people if I want to know something I “google it“.  Also like most…

Can you put a smart phone into your hand? Can you put a smart phone into your hand? This seems a strange thing…

Train your brain? Can Alzheimer’s and dementia be prevented? There is a lot of concern about the number of people with dementia in…

Computers for all ages Computers for all ages was something I thought about after a conversation with an electrician. The tradesman came to…

What is STEM and what is Flipboard? STEM had passed me by! What is STEM I wondered as I flipped through Flipboard. The…

Barcelona’s Iconic Basilica I along with 3 million others visited Barcelona’s iconic basilica the unfinished Roman Catholic church in 2007. It is a basilica…

Bastille Day, Nice and the fear of Islam Terrorism in Australia Terrorism is now part of the landscape in Australia. This week in…

How I first met Chester Czeslaw Fickowski, survivor of many unfortunate events, was treasurer of the Tableland Bridge Club when I joined in 1982….

BODMAS Rules BODMAS, BOMDAS, PEMDAS Here we clarify the BODMAS rules – Do you vaguely remember hearing the acronym BODMAS from school days?…

Different Strokes for Different Folks Should mobile devices be recognised as educational tools. Every teacher knows that a lesson plan which can work…

My first IPAD I got my first IPAD in 2010 shortly after I retired. It was IPAD1 with no camera and was quite…

This is the numbers game best players page for Letters And Numbers Countdown The Numbers Game Best Players How to play letters and…

This is the letters game best players results for the letters and numbers countdown app The Letters Game Best Players Letters have a…

Mental Maths Strategies Mental Maths Strategies are important and always have been. The teaching of maths is constantly changing and what appear to…

How to Beat Your Friends at SBS’s Letters and Numbers (Countdown in UK) Get Better at Letters and Numbers Letters and Numbers appears on…

Livestock Auction Calculator Cattle Auctions Calculator Smartphone App for quickly calculating price per weight or price of units of lots at livestock auctions….

Correct Spelling is still important Do we need to still teach spelling? Correct spelling is still important so the answer is yes. We…

Why are squares magical? Magical squares are part of the Art of Magic, which is one of the oldest performing arts in the…

Livestock auction calculator an app for farmers Perhaps you have been to an auction and found the auctioneer difficult to follow. Generally auctioneers…

Why learning multiplication is important Why is multiplication important? – When I was at Primary school I remember learning my times tables bu…