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Multibandz

Oh the dreaded Times Tables! However you learned them back in the day... forget it, because there's a handy little answer now waiting for your kids! Multibandz are times table on a wrist, and schools like Thornbury Primary School in Victoria are using them in their junior classes to reinforce  school learning at all times of the day. The children wear each times table around their wrist and can be constantly learning as they work through their daily routine.

There's a lot of media talk about iPads in schools - this article is just one example - and the claim is that iPads will replace text books with a few short years. The advantages are certainly there; less weighty tomes to drag home on a daily basis and the child can do his or her homework straight in to the Cloud, thus consigning the age-old favourite excuse of the "dog ate my homework" forever to the bin, but what are the other more subtle advantages?

* they're actively working in the way they will professionally in a few short years

* integrated multi-media and school texts enable all learning styles a fair shot at learning

* digital text books are cheaper

* digital texts can be updated annually if needs be

The downside? Leave it on the bus, as is every child's wont, and it's an expensive exercise.