The Tweeting Galah
Kim Maslin
- The
- Tweeting
- Galah
- is
- a
- collection
- of
- short
- stories
- about
- growing
- up
- in
- the
- digital
- age.
- Uniquely
- Australian
- characters
- bring
- to
- life
- the
- modern-day
- dilemmas
- faced
- by
- children
- in
- today's
- technology-rich
- world.
- Funny,
- quirky
- and
- relatable.
- These
- cyber
- safety
- stories
- will
- delight
- young
- readers,
- while
- serving
- as
- important
- conversation
- starters
- for
- parents
- and
- teachers.To
- learn
- more
- visit
- www.thetweetinggalah.com***
"If
- you
- are
- a
- parent
- or
- educator
- please
- consider
- getting
- this
- excellent
- picture
- book
- that
- explores
- cyber
- safety
- in
- a
- fabulous
- and
- child
- friendly
- way"
- -
- Maggie
- Dent,
- Parenting
- Author
- and
- Educator.
***With
- over
- 7,500
- copies
- sold
- worldwide,
- The
- Tweeting
- Galah
- cyber
- safety
- series
- is
- the
- "Aesop's
- Fables
- of
- the
- 21st
- Century"
- that
- will
- delight
- young
- and
- old
- alike!
The
- Tweeting
- Galah
- book
- is
- made
- up
- of
- four
- short
- stories
- for
- children:"The
- Tale
- of
- the
- Tweeting
- Galah":
- Despite
- being
- told
- not
- to
- use
- his
- phone
- while
- flying,
- Gabbo
- finds
- the
- temptation
- too
- great.
- He
- learns
- the
- hard
- way
- that
- when
- you
- post
- something
- online,
- ANYONE
- can
- see
- it."The
- Sensational
- Saga
- of
- the
- Bumbling
- Bilby":
- Sure,
- it
- was
- funny
- when
- Balbina
- the
- Bilby
- fell
- over
- during
- her
- PE
- lesson
- ...
- but
- it
- is
- not
- so
- funny
- when
- her
- friends
- posted
- a
- video
- of
- it
- online
- and
- EVERYONE
- sees
- it."The
- Strange
- Story
- of
- the
- Singing
- Clownfish":
- Clancy
- the
- Clownfish
- has
- made
- a
- new
- online
- friend.
- But
- when
- she
- starts
- digging
- deeper
- she
- realises
- that
- her
- 'friend'
- may
- not
- be
- who
- they
- say
- they
- are
- ..."Curious
- Case
- of
- the
- Overly
- Playful
- Platypus":
- Presley
- the
- Platypus
- loves
- playing
- on
- his
- new
- iPad.
- It
- stops
- becoming
- so
- fun
- though,
- when
- the
- iPad
- begins
- taking
- over
- Presley's
- life.With
- its
- uniquely
- Australian
- characters,
- vibrant
- illustrations
- and
- quirky
- sense
- of
- humour,
- The
- Tweeting
- Galah
- is
- a
- collection
- of
- short
- stories
- that
- children
- around
- the
- world
- are
- reading
- and
- relating
- to.
- Each
- story
- concludes
- with
- six
- reflection
- questions,
- to
- guide
- discussion
- and
- learning
- activities.Teaching
- digital
- citizenship
- and
- online
- safety
- has
- never
- been
- easier,
- with
- this
- fun
- resource
- created
- by
- an
- experienced
- Digital
- Technologies
- teacher.
- The
- Tweeting
- Galah
- is
- an
- innovative
- and
- entertaining
- approach
- to
- cyber
- safety
- education
- that
- kids
- will
- love!***
"Thank
- you
- for
- this
- wonderful
- book
- and
- teaching
- resource.
- I
- have
- been
- reading
- the
- stories
- to
- my
- Year
- 3
- class
- as
- part
- of
- our
- health
- program
- to
- reinforce
- healthy
- online
- behaviours.
- In
- particular,
- my
- class
- really
- connected
- with
- the
- story
- of
- the
- overly
- playful
- platypus.
- This
- story
- evoked
- a
- lot
- of
- discussion
- about
- too
- much
- screen
- time
- and,
- as
- a
- class,
- we
- have
- set
- a
- challenge
- to
- see
- if
- we
- can
- achieve
- 'screen
- free'
- days
- in
- the
- school
- holidays
- (me
- included!!)
- On
- a
- personal
- note,
- as
- a
- parent
- this
- book
- has
- helped
- me
- to
- encourage
- discussions
- with
- my
- fourteen
- and
- ten-year-old
- on
- cyber
- safety.
- I
- will
- definitely
- be
- recommending
- this
- book
- to
- parents
- and
- teachers
- as
- a
- fun
- and
- engaging
- too
- to
- encourage
- discussions
- and
- decisions
- on
- safe
- and
- healthy
- use
- of
- technological
- devices
- and
- online
- programs"
- -
- Kirsty,
- Primary
- School
- Teacher, Perth
***
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