Nominet Trust
How new digital technology is helping young people to cope with mental illnesses
Mental illness can be your very worst companion. It might keep you in your bed all day, coiling round you with its tight embrace and soft whispers, “Stay here. The morning’s past and you’ll never manage anyway. You can try again tomorrow but today’s already lost.” When bedtime beckons, you might not sleep. Your illness bothers you with its tears and its worries or its silence until morning returns.
By Mei Leng Yew | Bytesize, Digital Digest | Tuesday, 12 March 2013 at 3:19 pm
The Munch Poke Ping report: Why we need to help excluded young people stay safe online
Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) provide education for children who cannot go to mainstream school. Supporting excluded young people in PRUs can be challenging, especially when it comes to the use and misuse of social media. Stephen Carrick-Davies, author of the ‘Munch Poke Ping’ report shares what mainstream schools can learn from the work being done in PRUs.
By Stephen Carrick-Davies | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 19 November 2012 at 3:01 pm
The Digital Makers fund: Investing in the next generation of technological whizz-kids
Whether it’s global tech businesses getting grilled by the Public Accounts Committee, the launch of 4G networks or the adverts vying for pre-Christmas attention, digital technologies such as computers, mobile phones and the internet have been in the public eye quite a lot recently.
By Dan Sutch | Notebook, Science & Technology | Thursday, 15 November 2012 at 4:14 pm
Can the Paralympics inspire a technological legacy?
There have been many fascinating aspects of the London Paralympic Games. One aspect that has caught media attention and certainly mine, is the equipment, tools and technologies used by many Paralympians.
By Dan Sutch | Science & Technology | Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 4:00 am
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