Last week, I had an health check for the Our Future Health research programme (if you are in the UK, please consider joining this research programme, which aims to “find ways to prevent, detect and treat diseases earlier”). Looking at my blood results, the nurse suggested that I should take some steps to improve my cholesterol level. … Continue reading New paper: Online information search by people with Multiple Sclerosis: a systematic review
Tag: Digital literacy
Homework 2013
Writing an year 7 essay on the Black Death requires: - Word to compose it - E-mail, Skype and chat to exchange ideas with colleagues - BBC Bitesize and Wikipedia websites for resources. Oh, and the textbook. Sounds familiar?
How digital natives use the Internet
Ofcom’s Media Literacy report, released in Oct 2012, reveals an interesting picture of children’s use of the Internet. According to the report, many parents readily admit that their children know more about the Internet than they themselves do – from 22% of parents of children aged 5 to 7 years old, all the way up … Continue reading How digital natives use the Internet
Ana Canhoto 