It's not just kids that are taught how to use technology in schools - teachers and education authorities are learning that IT can help them with their jobs too. Rotherham Local Education Authority (LEA) is testing a centralised database of bullying...
And nine out of 10 teachers said IT is very important to their school - compared to 68 per cent last year, reflecting an increased emphasis on IT as a learning tool. The difference IT is making for us is that the kids are becoming much more...
Many PCs still end up in landfill or get broken down in more environmentally friendly ways simply because they are deemed obsolete by our standards - and that is shameful.silicon.com would encourage any business to look into whether it can donate...
Teachers can assign work and create interactive content such as online educational quizzes. The system is based on Microsoft SharePoint Learning Kit and enables coursework to be filed electronically, so that teachers can access it easily and review...
Apparently they are selling them like its 1988 so all the kids can keep their tech close at hand. Head of strategy at e-skills, Margaret Sambell, said it's essential "we inspire young people about technology and encourage them to consider becoming...
As a schoolboy, I had very little idea what most adults did for a living, unless they were school teachers. Given that most children find school lessons boring, one has to ask why there is a belief that introducing a subject into schools will...