TVOParents (Audio)

By TVOParents.com

What's TVOParents (Audio) about?

Welcome to TVOParents.com, your very own community resource for advice, news, interactive tools, and the latest educational research. It's all designed to help you help your kids succeed in learning, and in life. TVOParents.com brings together parents, care-givers, and education experts from across the province in a welcoming, online community.

Download our free app to listen on your phone

TVOParents (Audio) episodes:

09.03.2013
3D Printing
Derek Quenneville of Site 3 coLaboratory demonstrates how 3D printers work and what can kids can learn by using them.
09.03.2013
What life skills do children need today?
Parenting expert Barbara Coloroso on the importance of raising responsible, resourceful, resilient and compassionate children.
09.03.2013
How can parents teach their kids to be caring and generous?
Parenting expert Barbara Coloroso on the importance of modeling behaviours that will show children how to be caring, generous and helpful.
07.19.2013
TVOKids Game Uses Gesture Technology
TVO invited kids to the IdeaShaker Innovation Lab to test the new Leap Motion gesture controlled version of the TVOKids.com game Caterpillar Count.
07.08.2013
Developing Tools for Teachers
Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin, on his shift from creating online games for kids to developing tools for teachers at FreshGrade.
07.08.2013
Tips for Parents on Digital Literacy
Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin and dad, offers digital literacy tips for parents and kids.
07.08.2013
The Importance of Learning from Kids
Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin, on what kids can teach adults in game design and parenting.
07.08.2013
Creating Online Games For Kids
Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin, on the process of creating online games for kids.
07.08.2013
The Origin of Club Penguin
Lane Merrifield, co-founder of Club Penguin, on why it was important for him to create a safe, parent-approved digital space for kids.
07.05.2013
Tips on Finding Educational Media for Preschoolers
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, offers digital literacy tips on how parents can select educational online games and television programs for their preschooler.
07.05.2013
Screen Time Tips for Preschoolers
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, offers tips on how to use digital media with preschoolers.
07.05.2013
How to Use Digital Media with Preschoolers
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, on how to use digital media with preschoolers.
07.05.2013
Encouraging Early Literacy In Preschoolers
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, on how parents can foster early literacy in preschoolers.
06.26.2013
Physical Development In The Early Years
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, explains why parents should encourage the best physical health in their preschooler.
06.26.2013
How Nutrition and Physical Activity Affect Early Child Devel
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, explains how nutrition and physical activity affect your child's healthy development.
06.26.2013
Tips On Healthy Eating For Families
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, offers tips on nutrition for your family.
06.26.2013
Physical Activities for Kids with Disabilities
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, explains how to help kids with disabilities and health concerns participate in physical activity.
06.26.2013
Why Parents Need To Model Good Physical Health
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, explains the importance of modeling good physical health in children.
06.26.2013
Tips On Making Physical Activity Fun
Chaya Kulkarni, Director of Infant Mental Health at the Hospital for Sick Children, offers tips on making physical activity fun for the family.
06.14.2013
Tips for Parents On Digital Literacy
Ashley Lewis of Girls Learning Code on how parents can best support their kids.
06.14.2013
The Importance of Mentorship in Girls Learning Code
Kathryn Barrett of Girls Learning Code on how mentoring can encourage both women and girls in the technology industry.
06.14.2013
What Can Kids Learn From Using Online Tools?
Laura Plant of Girls Learning Code on the potential of using the Internet as an educational tool.
06.14.2013
What Kids Learn From Making Coding Mistakes
Ashley Lewis of Girls Learning Code on why it's important to take risks and make mistakes when learning to code.
06.14.2013
Girls Learning Code
Girls Learning Code is a Toronto-based organization that teaches girls computer coding in its technology workshops and camps.
06.14.2013
Why Should Girls Create Their Own Digital Media?
Ashley Lewis of Girls Learning Code on what kids can learn when they produce content for the Internet.
06.14.2013
Why Should Girls Learn Code?
Laura Plant of Girls Learning Code on how learning code empowers girls to produce their own digital media.
05.21.2013
Using Social Media in the Classroom
Kathy Cassidy, a primary school teacher in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on using blogs and Twitter with students in grades one and two.
05.21.2013
Digital Literacy for Grade One Students
Kathy Cassidy, a primary school teacher in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on digital literacy for grade one students.
05.21.2013
Tips for Teachers on Digital Technology
Kathy Cassidy, a primary school teacher in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on how teachers can improve their own digital skills.
05.21.2013
Tips for Parents on Digital Literacy
Kathy Cassidy, a primary school teacher in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on how parents can support their kids' digital literacy.
05.21.2013
Teaching Kids Internet Safety
Kathy Cassidy, a primary school teacher in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on online safety, privacy, and etiquette.
04.23.2013
What Digital Skills Do Kids Need For The Future?
Catherine Bruce of Trent University on the skills kids need to be successful in the digital word.
04.23.2013
What Is The Value Of Digital Technology In The Classroom?
Catherine Bruce of Trent University on how digital technology like interactive whiteboards and iPads help kids learn math.
04.23.2013
How Does Digital Literacy Prepare Kids For The Future?
Catherine Bruce of Trent University explains how digital literacy helps kids think critically and share ideas.
04.23.2013
Tips For Parents On Using Digital Technology With Kids
Catherine Bruce of Trent University on how parents can effectively use digital technology with their kids.
04.23.2013
How Should Kids Use Digital Technology?
Catherine Bruce of Trent University on the ways kids should use digital technology to become the problem solvers of the future.
04.23.2013
Tips For Teachers On Using Digital Technology
Catherine Bruce of Trent University on how teachers can use digital technology in their classrooms.
03.28.2013
Why Should Kids Learn About The Canadian Charter?
Author Dustin Milligan on the importance of kids learning the basic principles of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in his book series "The Charter for Children".
03.28.2013
What Are "The Charter For Children" Books About?
Author Dustin Milligan talks about the 14 books in "The Charter for Children" series - each set in a different Canadian province or territory, highlighting a specific right or freedom.
03.28.2013
Teaching Kids About The Right to Privacy
Author Dustin Milligan talks about his book "The Case of the Missing Montreal Bagel" which teaches kids about the right to privacy.
03.28.2013
Teaching Kids About The Right To Be Safe And Secure
Author Dustin Milligan talks about his book "Anne of Green Tomatoes" which teaches kids about the principles of safety and security.
03.28.2013
Teaching Kids About the Right to Freedom of Expression
Author Dustin Milligan talks about his book "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Lobster" which teaches kids about the right to freedom of expression.
03.14.2013
Claire Eamer's Reading Time Tips
Claire Eamer, author of "The World in Your Lunch Box", offers her tip to parents on how to foster a love of reading in their children.
03.14.2013
Claire Eamer's Science Book Recommendation for Kids
Claire Eamer, author of "The World in Your Lunch Box", recommends Elin Kelsey's "You Are Stardust" for young children.
03.14.2013
Claire Eamer's Favourite Author
Claire Eamer, author of "The World in Your Lunch Box", on one of her favourite authors, Catherine Anthony Clark.
03.14.2013
The History and Science in Your Kid's Lunch
Award-winning kid's book author Claire Eamer on how an ordinary lunch can be the starting point for kids to learn about history and science. She's the author of "The World In Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science...
03.07.2013
Making to Learn in the Digital World
Kathryn Meisner, Director of Hive Toronto at the Mozilla Foundation, on digital literacy and making to learn at Hive Pop-Up events.
01.25.2013
Learning in the Digital World
The Executive Director of the Mozilla Foundation Mark Surman on the importance of digital literacy for kids.
01.04.2013
TVOParents Book Club: Books for Preschoolers
What do you look for in books for kids between the ages of two and five? OISE's Shelley Stagg Peterson and authors Ruth Ohi and Lana Button join Cheryl Jackson for a discussion on books for preschoolers.
12.03.2012
Reverse Integration Classroom Expands Kids' Worlds
Holland-Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital school opens the doors to its reverse integration classroom, where able-bodied children from the classroom join friends with special needs for Junior and Senior Kindergarten.

What's TVOParents (Audio) about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

TVOParents (Audio) episodes:

3D Printing

What life skills do children need today?

How can parents teach their kids to be caring and generous?

TVOKids Game Uses Gesture Technology

Developing Tools for Teachers

Tips for Parents on Digital Literacy

The Importance of Learning from Kids

Creating Online Games For Kids

The Origin of Club Penguin

Tips on Finding Educational Media for Preschoolers

Screen Time Tips for Preschoolers

How to Use Digital Media with Preschoolers

Encouraging Early Literacy In Preschoolers

Physical Development In The Early Years

How Nutrition and Physical Activity Affect Early Child Devel

Tips On Healthy Eating For Families

Physical Activities for Kids with Disabilities

Why Parents Need To Model Good Physical Health

Tips On Making Physical Activity Fun

Tips for Parents On Digital Literacy

The Importance of Mentorship in Girls Learning Code

What Can Kids Learn From Using Online Tools?

What Kids Learn From Making Coding Mistakes

Girls Learning Code

Why Should Girls Create Their Own Digital Media?

Why Should Girls Learn Code?

Using Social Media in the Classroom

Digital Literacy for Grade One Students

Tips for Teachers on Digital Technology

Tips for Parents on Digital Literacy

Teaching Kids Internet Safety

What Digital Skills Do Kids Need For The Future?

What Is The Value Of Digital Technology In The Classroom?

How Does Digital Literacy Prepare Kids For The Future?

Tips For Parents On Using Digital Technology With Kids

How Should Kids Use Digital Technology?

Tips For Teachers On Using Digital Technology

Why Should Kids Learn About The Canadian Charter?

What Are "The Charter For Children" Books About?

Teaching Kids About The Right to Privacy

Teaching Kids About The Right To Be Safe And Secure

Teaching Kids About the Right to Freedom of Expression

Claire Eamer's Reading Time Tips

Claire Eamer's Science Book Recommendation for Kids

Claire Eamer's Favourite Author

The History and Science in Your Kid's Lunch

Making to Learn in the Digital World

Learning in the Digital World

TVOParents Book Club: Books for Preschoolers

Reverse Integration Classroom Expands Kids' Worlds