Welcome to “The APEX” of Learning at New BCIS Tech Lab
The APEX Lab at BCIS heralds a step into the future of education at the IB-accredited school.
Browsing: Technology
A Case for Why Design and Technology is an Essential Life Skill
Ok parents, admit it, you would have LOVED to have the resources that your kids…
The Robots Are Taking Over Through Tech Literacy!
Take a look at some of the tech education opportunities available at BCIS.
Caging the Predator: How the Gaming Industry Targets Your Kids
Industry insider Ben Schwartz reveals how gaming companies target kids, and how the new laws trying to protect them are affecting the industry.
I Stopped Using a VPN a Year Ago and I Don’t Miss It
Here are some awesome alternative apps which require no VPN that will scratch your itch for Netflix
How Smart Does a Kids’ Watch Need To Be?: Let’s Look at the Tech on Their Wrist
I mostly want to introduce them to the responsibility of such a device in their lives. Even my six-year-old asks for a smartphone of his own, without understanding that if he doesn’t charge it, it won’t be charged.
Tech Rules: The Ins and Outs of Handing Tech to Small Children
Be an unplugged household, be a plugged-in household, live in a yurt, and run your electronics off of kinetic energy you create from the stationary bicycle in your backyard! Heeeeeeeelp! Someone stop the madness!!!
Don’t Forget to Follow and Subscribe…: Are Beijing Teenagers Too Plugged In?
I sometimes catch myself mindlessly scrolling through my Instagram explore page before I realize an hour has passed by. And I’m not alone. Beijing’s teens are all plugged into social media, but are we too plugged in?
This Beijing Teen Stays Safe and Stays Real On Instagram
I always knew that a picture could tell a thousand words but in all honestly that is not always the case. Pictures in my opinion are the biggest liars.
A Ticking Tech Time Bomb?: Screen Time & Your Child’s Mental Development
Even though kids in Beijing are back on campus, there are many more that are still caught in the distance learning loop, unable to unglue their eyes from their devices. And this techno-vortex has not only sucked kids into it, but has dragged parents in right along with them, as now parental feedback, and even parent-teacher conferences are performed online.