{"id":1088,"date":"2024-01-09T13:54:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T13:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?p=1088"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:57:24","slug":"using-screen-time-wisely-for-schoolwork-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/learning-center\/using-screen-time-wisely-for-schoolwork-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Screen Time Wisely for Schoolwork at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1088\" class=\"elementor elementor-1088\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfc562f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bfc562f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e29d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e29d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60171d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60171d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTechnology can help a child learn, but it works best next to a good teacher. Learners at our Durban North centre use short online practice sets to warm up before a tutoring session.\n\nThe tutor then looks at the mistakes together with the learner and explains them in plain words.\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">When a child understands why an answer is wrong, the next one is usually right.\n\n<cite>Pieter van der Merwe, Maths Tutor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\nAsk your child&#8217;s tutor which online tools suit their grade, and keep data costs in mind when you choose.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89124e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89124e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f9db8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13f9db8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1fdfe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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Our front office can help you find the right files for your child&#8217;s grade.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to put the device away<\/h4>\n\n<p>Reading, times tables and essay writing are best done with a book and a pencil. Use the screen to check answers afterwards, not to find them. This builds real understanding before exams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technology can help a child learn, but it works best next to a good teacher. Learners at our Durban North centre use short online practice sets to warm up before a tutoring session. The tutor then looks at the mistakes together with the learner and explains them in plain words. 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