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Pupils 'should study Twitter'
The Guardian said the draft review requires primary school children to be familiar with blogging, podcasts, Wikipedia and Twitter as sources of information and forms of communication.
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Dot-to-Dot provides an innovative learning opportunity for citizens in our community and the world. Our classes will share rigorous, multi-media projects using 21st century technology. You can join us on Webster Avenue in the Bronx – or join us online.
QUT | study says "Schools' Web 2.0 ban contributes to social exclusion"
Blocking students' use of Web 2.0 sites - blogs, Facebook, YouTube, and chat - at school could exclude them from valuable educational opportunities as well as heighten social exclusion, particularly in remote and Indigenous communities.
Minimizing Classroom Disruptions
A collection of archives to help you leverage technology’s potential for education, while minimizing classroom disruptions. We hope you’llfind these resources helpful as you seek an appropriate balance in your own institutions.
Sports Carnival Manager
The Sports Carnival Manager can be purchased for $95 + GST (which requires FileMaker Pro 3 or Higher) and runs on both Mac and Windows. A standalone version is available for $195 + GST (which is platform specific).
Infinite Thinking Machine: A 14-year-old Talks Educational Technology
"Arthus" is the web name of a 14-year-old student in Vermont who has recently become actively involved in the online dialog about educational technology.
Total Cost of Ownership : JISC
Total Cost of Ownership is a method of identifying and understanding all of the costs associated with the acquisition, use and support of ICT, with the aim of improving decision-making about future ICT investment and deployment.
In Some Schools, iPods Are Required Listening - New York Times
A ban on iPods is so strictly enforced at José Martí Middle School that as many as three a week are confiscated from students. Down the road in Hudson County has been handing out the portable digital players.
Russian schools abandon Windows after piracy scare
LINUX IS THE clear winner out of a dispute between the Russian legal authorities and schools over who should carry the can over the use of pirated Windows software.
Cold War 2.0 - open source software on every computer in Russia by 2009
Sputnik's launch got everyone's attention, galvanized America and pushed us all forward. Will the installation of free, open source software on every computer in Russia catch the attention of American legislators?
TES - Teaching jobs, resources & ideas from the Times Educational Supplement
Wi-fi, the wireless networks which let you use a laptop on top of a hill, or a mobile phone in the middle of the ocean, are everywhere – your home, the café, the vast majority of secondary schools and 70 per cent of all primaries. But is it bad for you
Open source booming in K-12 education
I’m talking here of K-12 education. An eSchools report (right) says open source spending is growing 70% per year, and will be up 800% in 2011 from last year’s level.
Blogging in primary school?
Blogging most often is thought of as an activity for high school students. id you know, however, that students as young as kindergarten now blog on a daily basis in a variety of exciting ways?
What Teachers Can Do: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning in the Classroom | Edutopia
Many innovative school programs integrate social and emotional learning with more traditional academic areas, providing students with skills they'll need throughout their adult lives. More to this story.
Green Vouchers for Schools Programme
The Australian Government will provide up to $50,000 for every school to install solar hot water systems and a rainwater tank to improve energy and water efficiency.
BBC - Science & Nature - Climate Challenge
Earth's future is in your hands. A game where you are president of the European Nations. You must tackle climate change and stay popular enough with the voters to remain in office.
Open Source Software Solutions for K-12
Open source software may be a good solution for your state, district, or school. This site will help you weigh that choice.
Kindersite Project : Educationalists recommend the free Kindersite to introduce Young children to computers and English in safety. For Kindergarten, Teachers, Parents, Caregivers
The Kindersite has 1,000s of links to the best games, songs and stories for young children.
New Zealand students may 'text-speak' in exams - CNN.com
"Phil Stevens was not amused by the announcement. "nzqa[New Zealand Qualifications Authority]: u mst b joking," Stevens wrote. "or r u smoking sumthg?"
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