Who is it for?

This practical and in-depth ‘in person’ & online training club is for Mums in the Isle of Man, which will span a range of useful topics and equip them with the digital skills they need for 2022 and beyond.

#techmums programmes and initiatives are designed to support mothers becoming more familiar, confident, and excited about the use of technology in their personal, professional, and parenting lives. The organisation’s vision is to reach as many mums as possible, to ignite potential in not only mums, but their families, and their communities.

#techmums mandate is to create a safe space for women to learn.

Why is it important?

#techmums research has shown that by equipping mums as the main care giver, this can strongly influence their children.

By being better equipped to understand the emerging world of tech & digital, and how this translates into the jobs of now and the future, we are better able to influence social mobility for our #techmums and their families.

Mums are the force multipliers in society. When you support a mum in becoming more tech-savvy, you are supporting her children, her parents, and her wider community.

#techmums is all about making as big an impact as possible. Our programmes don’t just benefit mums, but the whole family, whilst creating female role models.

What will I learn?

• Setting safe passwords
• What is the Cloud and how to use it
• Staying safe online, including phishing, privacy, parental controls and shopping
• Social media platforms, gaming, and shared online media apps (Netflix / Spotify etc)
• Managing family finances online, getting good deals and budgeting
• Work place skills and how to use the Internet to look for work
• An introduction to App Design, Web Design and Coding

#techmums Background

In the UK, computer scientist and technology evangelist Sue Black has founded #techmums.

Inspired by her own experience, #techmums provides computer training for mothers seeking to learn new skills or simply understand what their children are doing.

It’s a great example of what creative thinking in this area can do.

Its goal is to reach as many mothers as possible, so they can thrive at work, change jobs if they want to and nurture their children’s interest in technology.

Thank you to Digital Isle of Man for covering the cost of the room hire at the Villa.

FREE SCHOOL HOLIDAY ‘STEM’ EVENT

Join Love Tech and the Manx Wildlife Trust for a fascinating Fossil Hunt and science themed talk at the Scarlett Visitor Centre, in Castletown. This location offers outstanding coastal scenery, spectacular limestone and volcanic rock-formations, great seasonal flowers and plenty of birds to see.

Whether you have a budding palaeontologist in the household, you simply want to get your child outdoors to explore nature or looking to feed your child’s curiosity, in a fun and educational environment, this event is for you, and most importantly, the children!

A big thank you to the Manx Wildlife Trust for supporting us with this wonderful event, we can’t wait!

Whilst tickets are FREE, every person attending will need to book a ticket (adults and children), which can be found on our Eventbrite Page.

Due to limited spaces, tickets will be on a first come, first served basis. For terms, conditions and disclaimers, please see Eventbrite.

About Scarlett Visitor Centre

The Visitor Centre stands between the quarry, source of the limestone which built Castletown, and the triple lime-kilns on the shore. Displaying maps, diagrams and data, the Centre introduces the complex geology and fossil remains of the Scarlett peninsula. A short film shows off the areas rich coastal flora and bird life. A marked Nature Trail explores these features on the ground, specifically the limestone pavements and volcanic rocks such as the Stack. This is an exhilarating walk at any season, especially when spring flowers including spring squill, thrift, bird’s foot trefoil and stonecrop, carpet the rocky outcrops and the turf. In addition to the many and varied seabirds of Castletown Bay, wheatears, stonechats and meadow pipits dart among the rocks in summer and the disused quarry lake attracts hawking swallows and martins.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. MORE INFORMATION FORTHCOMING.

Join the Love Tech team and the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch for our spring event – Risso’s Dolphin Watching & Marine Conservation Talk with the Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch on Marine Drive in Douglas.

This event will be FREE of CHARGE. However, due to restricted numbers, we will require those attending to acquire a ticket from Eventbrite. Click here to reserve a ticket.

There will be no food or drinks available on site, so please bring refreshments. Binoculars will be provided by MWDW, but if you have some you would like to bring, please feel free.

This event is for children aged 10 and up. For anyone younger than 12, please bring an adult chaperone.

If the weather doesn’t permit this outdoors activity, it will be rescheduled for Sunday, 28 March. If the weather is also poor that day, we will find another date.

Note that while this is a popular time of year for sighting them, dolphins are not guaranteed as they travel widely.

More about the Risso’s Dolphin, from our friends at Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch…

The Risso’s dolphin can be distinguishable at the surface by the large dorsal fin on the centre of the back. They generally have a rather slow travelling pace, but break out into bursts of highly active behaviour during or after foraging. This behaviour varies widely and can include breaching, head slapping, spy hopping, head and tail standing, swimming upside down and logging.

Risso’s dolphins are the most commonly seen dolphin species in summer months despite our distinctly shallow waters. They are often observed extremely close inshore in areas such as Port St Mary, Marine Drive and Langness. These coastal areas have water depths of just 22m-35m, so quite different from their typical habitat. They are often seen around the Calf of Man, either passing through The Sound or around the back near the Chicken Rock. Young calves are seen every year during the spring and summer.

The reason for such abundance in our shallower waters is not yet known, but Manx waters are clearly a critical habitat for this species.

Christmas crafts with a conscience!

Join Love Tech and the Manx Wildlife Trust for a two hour eco-friendly Christmas Crafts workshop at the Barclays Eagle Lab in Victoria Street, Douglas, where children will indulge their creative minds and create up to four plastic-free festive items to take home, including;

• Bath Bombs
• Crackers
• Sweets
• Wrapping paper

£15 + booking fee per child.

Ideal for children 6 years and upwards.

Children age 8 YEARS +, have the option to be signed in by an adult and chaperoned by the Love Tech Team of volunteers during the 2 hour workshop.

Children UNDER 8 years of age, MUST be accompanied by an adult (over 18) at all times and will not be chaperoned during the event.

Find out more and book your child’s place here, via Eventbrite

We look forward to having lots of STEM fuelled festive fun with you all, very soon!

Join us for a FREE day of Spooky STEM at the Manx Museum on Saturday 31st October 2020.

Children of all ages are invited to come along and try out our chilling coding workshop, be transfixed by mathematical wizardry, crawl around our creepy computer games, tackle our spooky sphero maze,  try out an eerie engineering challenge, dig out games and computers of the past (RIP), step up to our lego building challenge  and meet our magical Love Tech Mentors, all working in STEM roles on the Isle of Man.

(Please note that some activities may be subject to change)

Every child attending will need to register for a FREE ticket (adults do not need a ticket) via the link below. Upon arrival, they will be given a spooky challenge card to complete during your visit, in return for some ghoolishly fun and tasty goodies!

Grab your tickets via this link!

Have you had a fabulous summer enjoying the Island’s clean beaches and want to learn more about Marine Conservation on the Isle of Man?

Join us for a morning with Beach Buddies, Rowan Henthorn (Marine Scientist/Love Tech Mentor) and members of the Love Tech team, for an End of Summer Beach Clean and Marine Conservation Talk at 10am on 4th September, at Derbyhaven Beach, Castletown.

TICKETS: The event is open to all ages, although children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult (over 18) at all times. All children attending must be registered and acquire a free ticket via eventbrite.

LOCATION: Derbyhaven, Isle of Man IM8 1AA – GOOGLE MAPS PIN DROP https://goo.gl/maps/kGw29YpHezL1AkUj9

WHAT WE WILL PROVIDE: Bags, Litter Pickers, Gloves and Hand Sanitiser

WHAT YOU YOU WILL NEED: Please bring a full water/drinks bottle – Please note, there are no water refill stations available on site. You will also need wellies and appropriate clothing for the event.

We’re proud to be supported by ELS, who have kindly donated headsets and microphones for the event, to allow the children to move around the beach and listen to Rowan’s talk. ELS will also be filming the event.

First Aid kit, PLI and Risk Assessments provided.

Disclaimers:

FILMING/PHOTOGRAPHY – Love Tech will be filming and taking photos of those taking part in the event and may wish to use these photographs or film featuring the attendees (including children) on Love Tech’s website and social media channels and for the marketing and promotion of Love Tech’s initiatives and events. We will not be able to accept any attendees who do not wish to be filmed or photographed and featured on Love Tech’s channels for these specified purposes. Please refer to our privacy policy on our website for further info https://lovetech.im/legal-policies/

INCLEMENT WEATHER – The event is weather dependant meaning that if very wet, the headsets and camera equipment cannot be used, resulting in the event having to be postponed to an alternative date. In the event of inclement weather, we will email all tickets holders the night before the event (3rd September).

To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition ‘The Luxury of Time’ Dr John C. Taylor’s incredible collection of wonderful clocks and timepieces we are joining Love Tech on Tour.

Join us at the Manx Museum on 15 February as we have fun exploring ‘Technology through Time’.

From 12 noon until 3pm you can have the chance to navigate a Mini Sphero Ball in a timed challenge, experience VR headsets and look at a range of retro consoles on display.

Drop-in sessions are free of charge.

Children under 12 years of age are to be accompanied by an adult.