92% of parents rated Storypark as easy to use

The results from the Storypark Parent Survey are out now! In December last year we conducted our first Storypark member survey. A big thank you to the many Storypark members who participated. I’m sure you will all be interested in the results! We knew from international research that outcomes for a child improve dramatically when their family is engaged in...

/ February 26, 2014

Early childhood education through distance learning – so how does that work then?

The Early Childhood service of Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu, New Zealand’s correspondence school, was looking for a bridge between new technology and what they knew all children needed to learn, through hands-on, full sensory experiences. Storypark fitted the bill perfectly. Being an educator and a parent I was intrigued as to how Te Kura managed distance, and connected...

/ February 20, 2014

Introducing learning sets, learning tags and other updates!

We are excited to have released our new ‘Learning sets and learning tags’ features! Storypark has been working with teachers and experts in New Zealand and Australia to help enrich learning stories by deepening links to curriculum, learning outcomes and other important aspects of learning. A particular “Learning set” can be selected when setting up a Storypark account to immediately...

/ February 12, 2014

Recording and sharing family memories this holiday

Holidays can be a wonderful time spent together with family, sharing stories and making new memories. When relatives are visiting it’s a great time to record and share family stories to keep memories alive. It’s important that someone in the family record these stories and memories so they can be shared again and again. Storypark is a wonderful way to...

/ December 18, 2012

10 Great Apps for Early Childhood Development

Education is on shifting ground as technology has made it possible to connect, record and educate children with more and more exciting tools. With so many tools and apps available, it’s hard to know where to begin. Many “educational” apps offer little in the way of education and there are many “entertainment” apps that can be quite educational. So how do...

/ November 29, 2012