Tim Dobson

Tag: Children

4 posts

Shouting quieter makes things better :: How I learnt to yell less and win more.

Shouting quieter makes things better :: How I learnt to yell less and win more.

15 November 2012

At quite a young age, I realised I enjoyed arguments; a second to face up one's opponent of the moment – a chance to put them down with cruel language – an opportunity to let go and lose one's temper. Of course, it was all about being on the winning side, and with those wins […]

I accidentally 'discovered' a viral video…

I accidentally 'discovered' a viral video…

20 August 2012

This sounds quite pretentious, mainly because claiming you watched something "before it was famous" is incredibly hipster, but this isn't meant to be. I just want to tell you a story… A few weeks ago I was browsing, /r/travel on reddit and I came across this cute video a guy had made about travelling south east […]

Reflection #1 on Byron Review

Reflection #1 on Byron Review

14 April 2009

Parents are worried their children will not be able to tell the difference between Reality and Virtual Reality (in a game or online). – Byron Review In actual fact, the children grow up knowing the different expectation in social behaviour for the two different environments where as the parents never have. —Tim Dobson – a […]

HOWTO help children imagine they are at home *OR* HOWTO setup a home computer like they are at school (for adults)

HOWTO help children imagine they are at home *OR* HOWTO setup a home computer like they are at school (for adults)

3 December 2008

I recently spotted a message to the BECTA Safetynet Mailing list from Miles Berry and Terry Freedman. The message mentioned how they are doing a presentation at BETTS conference in January (apparently some big education conference thingy!) and since they are doing it on What are your kids learning when you're not looking? where they […]

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