Why it's important for parents to know about coding and how Swift Playgrounds makes it accessible for everyone

We're hearing more about "coding" but how many parents actually know what it means? Even a conversation today with friends over lunch we had discussed coding. While I had assumed that we all have some basic understanding, it was really not the case. Coding is a language. It's universal. It's what is used to create games, software, apps, and websites. It's not only for computer whizzes but for everyday...hello Facebook users? So, why should we, as parents, care? It's the language that powers the computers and if I look around me right now, I can tell you that my phone, microwave, coffee machine, fridge, lights, car and television are all running because of computers. Coding is the step-by-step commands that makes all these machines follow what we need them to do.

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Do you really know your family history? Enter for a chance to win an AncestryDNA Kit

As a child I can recall some of the stories my parents had told me about how they immigrated to Canada. My mom got on a Pan Am jet plane and made Canada her new home with my dad. His family ran a restaurant downtown and grandma never really spoke any English but managed in the predominantly Portuguese neighbourhood they settled into. Everyone in the neighbourhood was from somewhere else and and everyone got along just fine. Food was always the topic that brought everyone together. It was like it's own language. 

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digiPlaySpace: an interactive playground for kids

 

By Sonya Davidson

The fourth annual digiPlaySpace exhibition is getting ready to wow kids, families and interactive media lovers once again. The award-winning, hands-on technology playground opens to the public at TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto from March 7 to April 19, 2015. It's a definite must see & do in the city!

The 2015 exhibition features engaging interactive fun stations created by some of the world's most innovative gaming, robotics, artists and app developers. Numerous installations are making world premiere's here at digiPlaySpace.

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Samsung and Autism Speaks Canada Launches New Look at Me Project

 By Sonya Davidson

For families living with autism, connecting with children can sometimes be challenging. On top of daily routines throw in a few occasions like the busy holiday season can be overwhelming for some. With these families in mind, the new Look at Me Project, has been created.

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