Wizenoze Blog
Our resilient and fact-checking Teenagers!
It’s June 2020; there’s a teenager in the house and she’s taking this whole lockdown in her stride. Keeping on top of her schoolwork, chatting with her friends, working out to keep fit. I am so proud, not just of her but all those teenagers who suddenly three months ago faced a completely different world. They got on with it, despite their desperate need to get away from their parents and explore the world with their friends.
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Need for an alternative search engine for education
Of course, it’s unrealistic to keep children and teenagers away from search engines such as Google and Bing. Those search engines are their gateway to everything the world has to offer, from social media to playing games, etc. But do they need all that stuff for their school work? Most likely, they don’t.
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Helping Students Make the Most of the Web
By Mr Ian Ashman, FE Consultant, Former Principal of Hackney Community College and President of the Association of Colleges How many teachers have you heard say “Google it” in response to a question from a student or when setting an assignment? Followed quickly by –...
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Access to the internet is not the magic bullet for equality in education – a readable web is
By: Leila Khouja Walker, UK Lead at Wizenoze The internet is such an integral part of our lives. In fact, it has become a human rights violation for governments to purposely obstruct its citizens’ access to it. That’s according to the United Nations Human...
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Listen to Teacher! You’ll learn something!
I love my job but there are days I REALLY love it! You see even though I left the classroom almost a decade ago I still feel ‘alive’ when surrounded by vibrant, honest young people.
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Why you can’t just say “Google it” to your classroom students anymore
Of course, it’s unrealistic to keep children and teenagers away from search engines such as Google and Bing. Those search engines are their gateway to everything the world has to offer, from social media to playing games, etc. But do they need all that stuff for their school work? Most likely, they don’t.
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This is why I LOVE my job!
I love my job but there are days I REALLY love it! You see even though I left the classroom almost a decade ago I still feel ‘alive’ when surrounded by vibrant, honest young people.
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The readability gap
80% of online written content is not understood by most readers
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EU call for quality online content for young people- but what’s the problem?
A new study highlights that many EU Member states national policies cover all themes and pillars of the BIK strategy to some extent. However, the area of positive content for children (Pillar 1) is less adhered to. 10 countries report there is zero national policy on quality online content for children.
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3 in 4 British Parents say internet not safe. So what’s the answer to doing homework?
A report, from UK-based children’s website Beano.com, surveyed 2,000 British parents. When asked to suggest who should be responsible for ensuring the safety of their children using the internet, 95 percent felt the weight of responsibility on them as parents or hoped older siblings would play an active role.
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Readable writing: 4 tips for writing easy to read texts
How can you improve the readability of your website, blog, newsletter, or brochure? Here are 4 tips for readable writing: Get to the point quickly. Keep your text concise. Use plain language. And write readable sentences. Scroll down for more details. But why should...
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Readability Classification: Combining the Power of Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
By Gerben de Vries and Rosa Stern At Wizenoze we have developed a state-of-the-art algorithm to accurately predict the reading level of a text on a five-level scale. With this blog we want to give some insight into the nuts and bolts of our technology.Readability...
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