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British Schools Will Use Nintendo Games to Teach ‘Life Skills’
I am perhaps showing my age here a little, but when I was at school the closest you got to ‘gaming on a computer’ was then they would wheel in the (one and only) BBC Micro. It was usually situated on a trolly and treated with all the reverence of…
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Schools Ban Microsoft Office 365 Over Privacy Concerns
The launch of Office 365 has proven to be very popular with both individuals and organisations. Largely because it offers a means of having access to Office software while having all of your documents and data stored via a cloud server. You could, in theory, start writing a letter from…
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Bitcoin Scammers Hit New Lows With Bomb Threats
Bitcoin Scammers Start Issuing Bomb Threats Bitcoin scammers are, perhaps, one of the biggest issues in cybercrime at the moment. Over the years though, their tactics have changed, but the goal has always been the same. Namely, to extract money from you via fake competitions, blackmail or outright threats. In a…
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France Issues School Ban For Smartphones
France Issues School Ban For Smartphones When I was at school, smartphones were not really a thing. The worst thing our teachers had to contend with was us occasionally using the computers for games instead of work. What didn’t help matters much was when yours truly was able to infiltrate…
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PC Building Simulator May Soon Be Used In Schools
PC Building Simulator May Soon Be In Schools PC Building Simulator launched last month and so far it has been very successful. With reported sales in excess of 100,000 units, for a reasonably low-level developer, that is definitely a good start. Allowing users to fully built a computer or even…
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Computer Science Now a Core Subject in Chicago Schools
Chicago has a history of making large moves with the latest technology. From installing cables to help avoid power cuts to trains with no drivers, Chicago doesn’t want to stop there and has now become the first state that recognises Computer Science as a core subject. Computer science is a debated subject,…
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BBC Micro Bit Delayed To 2016
The BBC Micro Bit is an intriguing low-cost device to help youngsters develop a keen interest in programming. Unfortunately, the original October roll-out has been cancelled after power supply problems “affected a small number of devices”. According to a BBC spokesperson: “We’re expecting to start sending them out to teachers…
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Florida Public Schools to Spy on Students’ Social Media
The Orange County Public Schools District have chosen to monitor people’s social activity in their area, the district announced on Thursday that it has signed up with a service called Snaptrends, which bills itself as “Pioneering Location-Based Social Media Discovery.” It promises to “quickly identify actionable insights.” The public schools…
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HummingBoard – An Alternative to the Raspberry Pi Now Available
There is no arguing the fact that the Raspberry Pi has revolutionised the technology world giving a simple platform on which users have been able to create their own bespoke systems, mini server farms and dev kits, along with the tools for students to learn basic programming techniques with real…
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Bing Rewards App for Windows Phone Launched, 5 Months after iOS and Android
Latest news from Microsoft point to having its Bing Rewards app being released (finally) for Windows Phone, having it come out for its own handset operating system almost 5 months after the release on Android and iOS. The company’s reward program has been around since 2010, having it be launched…
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Apple And Other Companies To Donate Free Hardware And Services To Schools
With the US Government launching its ConnectED initiative, which will help get US classrooms into the internet era, several major companies have joined The White House to give them a helping hand. Apple alone plans to donate a whopping $100 million in iPads, MacBooks and software to underprivileged schools. Autodesk…
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Kerbal Space Program Mod “KerbalEdu” Takes The Game Into The World Of Education
Teachers and students can now work together to learn rocket science and the joys of space travel with the official launch of KerbalEdu, an educational modification of the popular, award-winning space agency game Kerbal Space Program game which hit steam in 2013. Squad, the developers of KSP, have partnered with…
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