Apple’s educational Swift Playgrounds gains real-word connections
Kids and adults learning to code using the iPad-specific and yet also free app "Swift Playgrounds" can do more…
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Today at Apple’s free hourly education starts, well… today
If you've been looking for a reason to start learning to code or indulge in a bit of application education, you…
Microsoft announces Windows 10 S, Surface Laptop
After spending a few years looking after performance and mobility, Microsoft is going to scale it back and cater…
Apple to push its stores as more an educational space
The next time you wander by your local Apple Store, you might be drawn in by something other than a brightly-lit…
Microsoft to kickstart kids making games free in Sydney
Kids are already learning a bit of programming in school, but an initiative from Xbox will give a few kids some…
BYOD and the perils of time: how long should student laptops last?
With the kids heading back to school, it's time to ask the serious questions, like what laptop do you buy, and…
Do I need to buy Microsoft Office for my kids at school?
You've got the laptop, but what about the software to go on it? Let's find out whether Office will be supplied…
Pickr’s 2017 Back to School Laptop Guide
With kids going back to school, it's time to start thinking about their computer needs. Will it be a laptop, a…
Pickr 2016 Holiday Gift Guide: The Inventor
Some of us are tinkerers and make their own stuff, but even then you can gift them something special for the…
How to get your kids learning to code
It’s Computer Science Education Week, and while you could run out of breath saying that three times fast, we’ll…