How to Teach Kids to Use the Internet Safely
I have found some of the most engaging, child-friendly resources on internet safety for you to use with kids at home or school.
Kids Online and Remote Learning Blog
Claudia Wild
- Sep 28, 2020
100+ Fun Backgrounds for Kids Video Calls
Browse over 100 fun, colourful and child-friendly video backgrounds for kids to use in video calls on Zoom or Microsoft Teams. Choose...
Claudia Wild
- Sep 14, 2020
Best Tablet for Kids & Homeschooling
If you're wondering which tablet is best for kids - especially kids that are using learning and educational apps at home and/or doing...
Claudia Wild
- Sep 7, 2020
Best Kids Chromebooks for Learning Online
For older kids learning online or first-time computer users doing homework, Chromebooks can be incredibly cost-effective but...
Claudia Wild
- Aug 17, 2020
Best Kids Laptops for School and Home Learning
Which is the best laptop for school students? I'll explain what I know about how kids use their devices for learning and for school as...
Claudia Wild
- Aug 12, 2020
What is Digital Literacy?
What does Digital Literacy mean? Being literate is defined in the dictionary as being able to read and write but literacy is also much...
Claudia Wild
- Aug 3, 2020
The 10 Best Child-Friendly Fonts for Kids (and where to find them)
Child-Friendly Font Contenders I did some research to find out which are the best fonts for kids and then, along with the child-friendly...
Claudia Wild
- Jul 1, 2020
Make Number Lines in PowerPoint in Just 60 Seconds
In my last post about how to teach addition to young kids at home, I suggested several hands-on activities including online and offline...
Claudia Wild
- Jun 22, 2020
How to use Emojis in Google Classroom
First of all, you might be wondering why I would write a post about emoji keyboards on a blog about children’s online learning and home...
Claudia Wild
- Jun 17, 2020
A Helpful List: Where to Find Free Images for School Projects
Copyright-free images for education You might be wondering how to find pictures without copyright restrictions that your kids can use in...
Claudia Wild
- Jun 15, 2020
ChronoFlo: Online Timeline Maker for Students (With Giveaway!)
Timelines are a brilliant way to help children visualise sequences of events during time periods better and improve their understanding...
Claudia Wild
- Jun 5, 2020
What is Wakelet?
I was absolutely blown away by the Wakelet Community Week webinar that I attended last night. I didn’t even remember signing up but...
Claudia Wild
- May 29, 2020
How to get more fonts and rainbow text in Google Docs
Typing can be tedious when you first learn and not every school project is exciting but adding a bit of colour and creativity to...
Claudia Wild
- May 27, 2020
How to join a meeting in Microsoft Teams
I have been doing #MicrosoftTeams meetings daily for the past two and a half months now as a teacher doing remote learning. This may...
Claudia Wild
- May 25, 2020
iPad vs Chromebook for Home Learning
This page contains affiliate links which means that you can click to go directly to products that I talk about. If you end up making a...
Claudia Wild
- May 8, 2020
Nod for Google Meet: Less interruption, more interaction
During distance learning many schools have been providing lessons to students through live group video calls. This has proven to be...
Claudia Wild
- May 1, 2020
6 apps from Apple that your child can create with on iPad
Child friendly apps on iPad for developing creativity in children who are learning online or doing home learning.
Claudia Wild
- Apr 26, 2020
Fun Background Effects for Kids in Teams and Zoom
Maybe your child is a little shy to appear on camera or they aren't very motivated towards joining live sessions from home? Try injecting...
Claudia Wild
- Apr 25, 2020
How to Google search effectively
It's a lot. It's my job and I'm doing it every day, but it's still so much to take in. Platforms and plugins? Apps and extensions?...
Claudia Wild
- Apr 23, 2020
Microsoft Teams microphone etiquette for online learning
I have been using Microsoft Teams for six weeks now to remotely teach my FS2 class. The biggest challenge so far has been being able to...