Educational Technology: Media for Inquiry, Communication, Construction, and Expression The authors describe a new way of classifying uses of educational technologies, based on a four-part division suggested years ago by John Dewey: inquiry, communication, construction, and expression. This taxonomy is compared to previous taxonomies of educational technologies, and is found to cover a wider range of uses, including many of the cutting-edge uses of educational technologies. The authors have tested the utility of this taxonomy by using it to classify a set of "advanced applications" of educational technologies supported by the National Science Foundation, and they use the taxonomy From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Social Innovation Conversations The Social Innovation Podcasting Channel is an open and collaborative online platform for cross-sector and multidisciplinary learning for social change. Programs are featured on the homepage in the order they are released. Users can navigate the site by series, topic of interest or producer. When you resgister as a member or guest of the Conversations Network, you also have the option of subscribing to a free weekly email announcement summarising the previous week's programs. Social Innovation Conversations is part of the Conversations Network, an online platform for podcast distribution. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
RLG DigiNews June 15, 2006, Volume 10, Number 3 This bimonthly electronic newsletter focuses on digitisation and digital preservation. In this issue: Feature Article 1: Foundations for a Successful Digital Preservation Program: Discussions from Digital Preservation in State Government: Best Practices Exchange 2006; Feature Article 2: UBdigit: A Repository Infrastructure for Digital Collections at the University at Buffalo; Feature Article 3: RLG Image Services: Where We Are and Where We Are Going; Highlighted Web Site: Greenstone; FAQ: You've Got Mail - Now What? Regulatory and Policy Dilemmas in Email Management Part II. US State Envi From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
Rural and Regional New Apprenticeships This rural and regional apprenticeships page provides an entry point to the New Apprenticeships web site. Information is provided for employers, job seekers, careers advisers, and school students. Employers may be eligible for the rural and regional incentive. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Human Rights Competitions for Students The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) is calling for young Australians between the ages of 11 and 18 to enter the 'Human Writes' personal essay and 'Rights in Perspective' art competitions. HREOC aims to seek out some of the most creative and talented young people in the country to illustrate their views on important human rights issues in Australia. There are great prizes on offer: HREOC will award iPods or digital cameras to the national winners and the Australian Red Cross has prizes for State and Territory winners. Entries close Friday 11 August 2006 From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
New Apprenticeships Incentives This page provides information for employers on New Apprenticeships incentives and subsidies. Financial assistance is offered for eligible employers to help reduce the cost of training. For the full range of incentives, employers can contact a local New Apprenticeships Centre; contact details are provided on the site. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
eAssessment training days A particular pleasure recently has been to observe the increasing trend of early Yacapaca adopters seeking to induct colleagues. It is an extra level of validation when somebody thinks that what you are doing is good enough to share with their friends. And I'm a sucker for flattery. These pioneering adopters tend to learn by tinkering about. They don't just not need formal training, they don't want it. So we don't didn't offer it. Now things have changed. The teachers who are joining Yacapaca on the strength of the recommend From Chalkface: Blog on June 22, 2006 at 3:31 p.m..
MIT Transport Design Summit Strives for 500 MPG The goal of the Vehicle Design Summit being held this summer is to make “serious effort to revolutionize the design process for alternative transportation technology.” The focus will be broken into the integration of: hydrogen fuel cells, photovoltaics, biofuels, and human power. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Amazing Photos of Starling Flocks Here's what a flock of a million starlings looks like. In Denmark, they call it the Black Sun. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Venzero Mini One MP3 player accounced "Like its bigger brother, the Venzero ONE, the miniONE features the MusicMarker music recognition system. Simply by pressing the MUSICMARKER™ button the device will record a short audio clip with the built-in mic. Next time you sync your device the bundled MediaManager software recognizes the name of the song that you marked. " From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Fake Band Hyped on Myspace. Spoof indie band "with no talent whatsoever" invented by Q magazine in order to prove that the Rupert Murdoch-owned site is now just another cog in the older industry phenomenon of hype lands huge gigs! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Possible screenshot of GTA4? I received an email from a "disgruntled Rockstar employee" including this image. Can anyone confirm which game it is? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
US threatens trade sanctions against Sweden because of thepiratebay English subbed news cast about the MPAA and US government threatening the swedish government with trade sanctions if www.thepiratebay.org is not shut down. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Ubuntu / Kubuntu Dapper Drake COMPLETE sources.list (repository list file) A really complete sources.list file for *Ubuntu users with many extra software repositories included like Opera browser, Penguin Liberation Front packages, the latest KDE, KOffice and amaroK, up-to-date packages for VLC, Compiz, Skype, Freevo, MythTV and other popular software... This list has been also reported by DistroWatch Weekly issue 156. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Laptops Give Hope to the Homeless Happy Ivy doesn't have a bathroom or a kitchen in the bus he calls home. He does, however, have a video-editing station.Living in a squalid, Woodstock-style bus parked in a Fillmore, California, orange grove, the 53-year-old homeless man charges a power generator from a utility shed and uses Wi-Fi from a nearby access point.... From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Wine 0.9.16 released, improves DirextX compatibility The new release includes quite some changes, which are of great concern for gaming. New in this release: More work on Direct3D shaders, Major DirectDraw rewrite on top of Direct3D, Support for debug information in Dwarf format, Beginnings of an OleView Winelib application, Lots of bug fixes. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
New Hydraulic Hybrid Trucks Roll Off Yielding 60-70% Savings in Fuel "Recognize that familiar UPS truck with the trademark brown paint job? Look twice. The government released a new model today, replete with a new hybrid hydraulic system. The new system replaces a truck's transmission with hydraulics and that, combined with a low-emission diesel engine, yields a 60 percent to 70 percent saving on fuel use." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
How to Find True North Without a Compass Which way is north? Whether you're lost in the woods or you're trying to install a sundial in your yard, you're bound to want to find true north from time to time, and chances are when the time comes you won't have a compass. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
An Incredible Guide To Learning Ruby Hilarious and easy to follow. Really, really hilarious. You'll be writing an RPG by the fifth chapter! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
You can build a digital clock with its digits levitating in the air. Nice POV project for you to make. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Anti-Rape "Condom" Launching with Controversy & Fear http://www.medgadget.com/archives/2006/06/rapex_delayed.html From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Watch 120 live online TV channels for free Here is a web site www.live-online-tv.com where you can watch over 120 free live online TV channels in your browser: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari. These tv channels are about: news, weather, education, music, funny, entertainment, games, reality, lifestyle, sport, cartoon, movies, travel, fashion, adult +18. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
They Can Build That? Firm Experiments With Skycraper Design in China "Think architecture in China isn't innovative? Skidmore, Owings and Merrill skyscraper projects in China tell a different story....The firm is still putting together groundbreaking work in China, which has become a laboratory of sorts for the firm's experimental skyscraper design work." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Google Releases New Ad Network -- The End of ADSENSE? Plagued with complaints of Adsense click fraud, Google announced a beta test of their new ad network to select publishers today. Instead of Pay-Per-Click, the Google Content Referral Network will compete with existing affiliate marketing networks by paying per lead or per sale. What does it mean for webmasters.... More money or less? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
How to make illustrations even if you can’t draw I am an engineer. I can't draw. But I really hate clip art. So much that I at some point decided to start making my own illustrations for my documents, presentations and my blog. Surprisingly, people seem to like them and now I have published a little "How-to" for other engineers or non creative people that want to try. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
How To: CAT5 To VGA Cable The basic idea behind the cable is to use a CAT5 or CAT5e computer cable to carry the video signal. The cable is pretty easy to make if you have some basic soldering skills. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Reverse Peephole Viewer Designed for police to look inside your house (illegally?) without letting you know they’re spying, the reverse peephole viewer un-distorts the convex lens that’s designed for homeowners to view out, not in. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Insecure.org Top 100 Network Security Tools 2006 List Released! It has been three years, but Fyodor has asked those of the nmap-hackers mailing list what are the top security tools of 2006, and 3,243 users have voted and the results are in. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Washington Post Publishes Story about Digg: Online News With a New Angle "We are leveraging the collective wisdom of the Internet masses to sift through these stories and apply their interests to it," said Jay Adelson, chief executive of the 15-employee company, based in San Francisco. "Digg's philosophy is to create more user-controlled experiences that will give every type of reader the news they want." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
TiVoDesktop 2.3 Now Supports Schedule Transfers & iPod,Treo,PSP Conversion TiVo just released version 2.3 of TiVoDesktop. This version is a long awaited upgrade which includes the ability to schedule transfers as well as the capability to convert TiVo recordings into a format that mobile devices such as an iPod, Treo & PSP can play. In order to perform this conversion, you will have to pay a one time fee of $24.95. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Scientists Find Previously Unknown Receptors On Adult Stem Cells Scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have discovered that marrow stem cells possess receptors that recognize bacteria and viruses. When activated, these receptors kick the stem cells and immature blood cells into action, enlisting them to help fight whatever pathogen is attacking the body. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Invention detects intermittent electrical faults A short (intermittent fault) is the most frustrating electrical problem of all. Airlines are particularly vulnerable. A new rapid technique may make it financially feasible for airlines to quickly diagnose and repair the hard-to-locate intermittent faults. Of course, there are other applications as well. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Digg update! A gazillion linux experts now online at Qunu 11 days later A post-Digg update. After Qunu launched here 11 days ago offering a way for end users to support each other in real time they've had over 500 linux experts (including me) sign up and you're likely to find up to 50 online & available to answer your question at any given time of the day. Awesome way to get support! http://alpha.qunu.com/search/linux From digg on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
If you love Digg you might be a Neophiliac, a newly diagnosed disorder Anyone who has to have the latest and greatest in technology and information is at risk for this disorder. An interesting read. I don't feel so bad about being a neophiliac personally. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
The Making of Goldeneye 007 I found this article written back in 2004. It's from one of the Goldeneye project leaders and it includes a lot of interesting information. Goldeneye was easily the best game for N64 and is still one of the best. The writer goes over the game making process starting in 1994. Good read for all old Goldeneye fans. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Device Burns Fuel with Almost Zero Emissions Simple design makes ultra-low emission combustion more efficient, affordable and stable. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Ever wonder what happens when Cheetahs travelling 60-MPH crash? Think about what happens when a car travelling 60-MPH crashes. Now think about what happens when the fastest land-animal on Earth crashes while travelling at 60-MPH... From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Robots: From Servants to Friends to... Lovers?? Moral questions are raised: Would sex between a human and a robot be considered actual sex or a form of masturbation? Do we need to protect robots from rape and sexual abuse? is it moral to create robots for deviant sexual urges (child robots for pedophiles, or robots that crave physical abuse for S&M)? From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Skype to address identification concerns "Skype plans to address the concerns of some IT managers by improving its identity authentication process." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Most Microsoft Workers Search With Google An overwhelming majority of Microsoft employees use rival Google to search the Internet, bloggers and a Web metrics company claimed Tuesday. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Yahoo! Says Search Battle Just Starting Google may dominate the Internet search market today, but the battle for control of this crucial sector is only just getting started, a Yahoo executive said Wednesday. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Pluto's Newest Moons Named Hydra and Nix The International Astronomical Union has officially christened Pluto's two newest satellites Nix and Hydra. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
IBM: CD-ROMs Last Two Years, Maybe Five Mr Gerecke, IBM expert on data storage. told PC World that two years is about the average life expectancy of a burned disc, and if you keep it in a dark, cool place it might last for five. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
AMAZING 5 yr old DDR player This 5 yr. old is Awesome! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
MediaCoder - The universal audio/video transcoder MediaCoder is a free universal audio/video batch transcoder, putting together lots of excellent audio/video codecs and tools from the open source community into an all-in-one solution, capable of transcoding among different audio/video formats such as MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, AAC+/Parametric Stereo, DivX, Xvid, MusePack, WMA, QuickTime, and RealAudio. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 8:31 a.m..
Will Professors Ban Laptops? Do notebook computers help students during lessons, or are they a disruptive influence? From Read laptop reviews and notebook news at the laptops weblog - Laptopical on June 22, 2006 at 8:30 a.m..
Australia to give away porn-filtering software The Australian government plans to spend about $86 million to provide all the country's families with free Internet pornography-blocking software. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
World scientists unite to attack creationism The world's scientific community united yesterday to launch one of the strongest attacks yet on creationism, warning that the origins of life were being "concealed, denied or confused". From digg on June 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Iwata slams "unhealthy" software price reductions "We believe that each software should have its own price point depending on its volume, theme, contents or energies and time spent for the development, namely, the development costs," he commented, continuing by saying that "once the suggested retail price is announced, we should stick to it." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 6:31 a.m..
Packard Bell & Skype Announce The “Skype Edition” Notebook -Built-in Webcam With One-Touch Skype Calling Button -Preloaded With Skype Software -High-Performance Intel Dual-Core Processor From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
A game engine rendering entire planets in real-time A video of a game engine capable of rendering entire planets in real-time! Kind of makes you scratch your head eh..The game will be a MMO btw, and like Project Offset, is being made by just a few guys. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Broadcast flag goes up for vote TOMORROW! Tucked into a 151-page bill is a provision that will destroy the fair use you enjoy. Call your Senator today! Tell your elected officials that this won't stand! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
On the Hunt for Magnetic Field Winds Scientists have used Chandra X-ray Observatory to make a breakthrough in understanding how huge amounts of light are generated by supermassive black holes. Here, the leader of this study, Jon Miller, gives some personal and scientific insight into his team's discovery. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
First Molecular Proof That Some Aspects of Aging Are Out of Our Control A study provides the first direct evidence that the molecular machinery of our cells providing function to our tissues and organs spins irreversibly out of control as we age. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
The Devil’s Guide to Google Here’s how to become a totally evil, worm-like creature with Google’s array of services in under a month: From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Command & Conquer 3 Rumored for 360! "podcaster Steve Glicker revealed that Command & Conquer 3 would be heading to the Xbox 360, in addition to the PC version." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
GarageBand changing the face of music creation “GarageBand is bringing music to the masses in a way that is very easy... “You feel that you are in a creative mode right away. There are always people that want higher-quality recording, but the basic fundamentals need to be delivered in a simple package and that's what GarageBand does.” From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Classic Texts In Computer Science Ever wanted to read Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page's "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextual Web Search Engine"? Or Donald E. Knuth's "Computer Programming as an Art"? But wait, there's more! From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
The 11 Mile Webpage. Scaling an atom to 11 Miles. Crazy stuff From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
MIT Sheds Light on How Tumor Cells Form "MIT cancer researchers have discovered a process that may explain how some tumor cells form, a discovery that could one day lead to new therapies that prevent defective cells from growing and spreading." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Printable Robots Advances in inkjet technology forecast robotic origami. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Ultimate Game Programming Guide This is one of the best resources for game programmers out there. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Apple Says Mooing Normal A TUAW poster says that his Macbook is having problems, mooing, and he documents what happens when he goes to an Apple store. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Yahoo outages frustrate users "Outages across the country left many registered Yahoo users without e-mail or instant messaging capability on Tuesday and Wednesday." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Make Your First Firefox Extension Webmonkey's Paul Adams will show you how. From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
iUbi Blue (PMP2500B) popping up at AMP3 "Best of all is probably the huge bucket of supported file formats: MPEG 1, 2, 4 DivX 3.X, DivX 4.X, DivX 5.X, Svid, WMV9, H.264, AVI, OGM, WMV 7, 8, MOV and Real video. Need more? Sure, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, AC-3, ASF, AAC-LC, G.726 for video is also included in the package deal." From digg on June 22, 2006 at 5:31 a.m..
Refugees and Displaced People - War Child International This site contains background information, organisations and stories related to the issue of Refugees and Displaced people. Includes the following categories: Web Links; Other Information; Articles and Analysis; International Law and Standards; and Country/Region Specific Information. From Recent Items on June 22, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Human rights - War Child International This site contains background information, organisations and stories related to the issue of Human Rights. Includes the following categories: Web Links; Articles and Analysis. From Recent Items on June 22, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Education - War Child International This site contains background information, organizations and stories related to the issue of Education. Includes the following categories: General information; Web Links; and Papers/Reports. From Recent Items on June 22, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Child Soldiers - War Child International This site contains background information, organizations and stories related to the issue of Child Soldiers. The following categories are included: Information and Web Links; Articles and Analysis; International Law and Standards; Regional Agreements; and Country/Region Specific Information. From Recent Items on June 22, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Children and conflict - War Child International This pages contains an overview of issues relating to children in war, offering useful links to background information, organisations and stories related to the issues around children in conflict areas . Includes the following categories: Other Information and Web Links; Special Features; Articles and Analysis; Country/Region specific information; International law and United Nations. From Recent Items on June 22, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Independent Schooling in Australia 2006-08 This booklet by the Independent Schools Council of Australia presents a national perspective on independent schools and seeks to provide key facts and essential information about the sector. Key sections include: Independence and accountability; Parents and school choice; Funding; teachers, students and learning; Sector information. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Learning Powerhouse Conference - TAFE NSW International Centre for Vocational Education and Training (VET) Teaching and Learning (ICVET) The theme of this teaching and learning conference is, 'Vocational Education and Training (VET) Assessment and Workplace Learning'. The conference will bring together educational practitioners from the VET sector for seminars, workshops, facilitated conversations and showcases. From EdNA Online on June 22, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Camino 1.0.2 Released! The latest version of the greatest Mac browser is now available! From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
A Real Intel Core 2 Duo Preview A preview of Conroe performance NOT setup by Intel -- using 7900 GTXs in SLI mode at that! From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Hawking rewrites history... backwards Hawking and Hertog call their theory 'top-down' cosmology, because instead of looking for some fundamental set of initial physical laws under which our Universe unfolded, it starts 'at the top', with what we see today, and works backwards to see what the initial set of possibilities might have been. In effect the present 'selects' the past. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
A View from 66,000 ft Up "The Pegasus High Altitude Balloon project is a UK based amateur student run project that involves launching payloads to "Near Space" (between an altitude of 60,000ft and 325,000ft. Done with helium weather balloons which are designed to burst at a certain height and then the payload returns to earth via parachute." From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Ten tips for new Ubuntu users Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution for new Linux users. It's easy to install, easy to use, and usually "just works." But moving to a different operating system can be confusing, no matter how well-designed it is. Here's a list of tips that might save you some time while you're getting used to Ubuntu. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
A $1 million dollar contract to play Halo 2 Major League Gaming (MLG), the world's first professional video game league, today announced that it has signed the nation's leading four-man Halo 2 team, Final Boss, to a $1 million dollar contract, and Tsquared, one of the top individual pros in the world, to a $250,000 deal. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Can America go green? Why are Americans so skeptical about global warming? Possibly because they really don't want to do anything about it. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Bill Gates' Piracy Confession At the end of a Wall Street Journal interview, the Microsoft executive admitted to watching pirated videos on YouTube. What he says exhibits how ubiquitous copyright infringement has become. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Utility Nukes Windows Genuine Advantage Callbacks Don't want your Windows PC phoning home to Microsoft? Here's news about a utility to stop it. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Creating a Membership System with PHP and MySQL Nice tutorial on using PHP and MySQL to create a user based login system for your website. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Best Buy tests selling Macs at stores "Best Buy has added Apple computers in seven stores and it's considering expanding Mac sales across the chain, Best Buy Senior Vice President for Merchandising David Morrish said at the company's annual meeting on Wednesday." From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Will dinner be a cheeseburger fresh from the bioreactor? It will probably be a long time before they can make a nice juicy steak, but scientists believe minced meat for things like hamburgers, sausage, and pizza may only be a few years away. They also will have nutrients tailored to our needs. If it tastes good enough this should even be good for the environment. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Sony: We Don't Need GTA, Anyway Sony Co-COO Jack Tretton says that the console war won't be decided in third party exclusives, and that it wouldn't make a difference to Sony if they had Grand Theft Auto IV exclusively or not. He cites first party success as the future and admits Sony has no real answer to Halo 3. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Honda Engineers in Secret Engine Lab Trying to Out-Green Toyota "One fact is fairly straightforward: Honda is working on a new diesel engine for the U.S. market in 2009 that will meet stringent U.S. and California emissions standards while using 30 percent less gasoline, according to this article from Bloomberg. " From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
US Govt. to EFF: We're above the law! New court filings from the government argue that secrecy is more important than legality. "In short, the Government asserts that AT&T and the Executive can break the laws crafted by Congress, and there is nothing the Judiciary can do about it." From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
HP attacks ink-refilling stations at Walgreens, Office Max Simply refilling your ink cartridges at one of the increasingly popular "refilling service stations" in retail stores is a cheaper alternative to buying actual replacement cartridges. However, HP today announced that it has "discovered" patent infringements by Walgreens and Office Max and is working with the companies to "resolve" the issue. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Vincent Ferrari talks to Matt Lauer about Cancelling AOL (VIDEO) Vincent Ferrari appeared on NBC today to talk about his notorious experience with a rude and persistent AOL rep who tried to convince him not to cancel his account. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Overwhelming majority of Americans want homes that generate own power Eight out of ten Americans believe that homebuilders should offer solar power as an option for all new home construction, according to a new survey from the world's largest solar-cell producer, Japan's Sharp Electronics Corp. From on June 21, 2006 at 11:39 p.m..
Let’s begin with the children: Teachers and children building peace in Sierra Leone A case study and related teaching activities from the Global Education site to support the Global Issues: Peace building topic. From Global Education on June 21, 2006 at 11:38 p.m..
2005 E-learning Benchmarking Project: Non-accredited Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) in Adult and Community Education (ACE): Final Report This document reports on the Adult and Community Education (ACE) E-learning Benchmarking Project of the 2005-2006 Australian Flexible Learning Framework. The project assessed the uptake, use and impact of e-learning in the non-accredited ACE sector and explored issue of collecting data in this sector. From EdNA Online on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
National Agenda for Young Children in Australia This paper was prepared for members of parliament and their advisers by the membership of National Investment for Early Years (NIFTeY). The paper recognises the challenges facing Australian families, values and respects children, parents and community groups and describes the key components of a national agenda for children. From EdNA Online on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
What About the Kids? Improving the Experiences of Infants and Young Children in a Changing World 'What about the kids?' puts forward concrete suggestions for policy improvements to support the care and education of all babies and young children. It states that the nation needs to develop a strategic, whole-of-government framework that addresses the interactions of the key policy areas of parental leave, income support, and access to good quality early childhood education and care in order to provide genuine choice to families in order to achieve better long term outcomes for all our children. From EdNA Online on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Professional Development in Public Safety, Security and Crime Prevention (ISMCPI) The School Security & Crime Prevention Workshop offers the perfect combination of resources and instruction which will allow you to more effectively manage current and future security risks in your school. The workshop is intended as a practical guide to the key elements of the School Security & Crime Prevention Resource Kit. This highly practical one day workshop will give you the resources to more effectively manage your school's security problems. The program has been carefully designed for principals and school administrators. From EdNA Online on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Global Education Country Profile: Sierra Leone Brief information about Sierra Leone: the land, people, economy, achievements, challenges and links with Australia, from the Global Education website (AusAID). The name Sierra Leone comes from the Portuguese Serra Leoa, meaning ‘lion mountain’. This may be a reference to the coastal regions looking like ‘lion’s teeth’ or the thunderstorms over the mountainous peninsula sounding like the roar of a lion. From Global Education on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Landmines - War Child International War Child International have collated background information, organizations and stories related to the issue of Landmines. Includes the following categories: Information and Web Links; Articles and Analysis; International Law and Standards; Regional Agreements; Country/Region Specific Information. From Recent Items on June 21, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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