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Teachernet Publications Making Software accessible: a guide for schools The new Secondary Curriculum: renewing the Secondary Frameworks Building creative partnerships: A handbook for schools Personalised Learning - A practical guide A Framework for Learning: delivering achievement for all Teachers TV...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 11-09-2008
14- 19, keeping track when students move around!

A continuing trend in education is the need to support 14 - 19 choice, and to achieve this schools join consortia to improve the range of courses on offer. This presents two problems: How do you move them around? How do you know where the student is? The first is still awaiting an answer, often involving...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 09-09-2008
Northgate acquiring Anite?

Northgate Information Solutions has agreed to acquire Anite Public Sector Holdings Limited , which incorporates Anite ’s local government and secure information systems businesses, for a total cash consideration of £54.3 million payable at completion, subject to the settlement of a £3.8 million receivable...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 08-05-2008
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OFSTED says tests narrow learning Students bring kit worth £6K School design labelled 'mediocre' e-learning 2.0 -= the need for a real 2.0 VLE Corporate social networks are a waste of money Richard Stallman: Free software and beyond Top 5 platforms for creating educational video games Is the...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-22-2008
Stuff that's caught my eye - 190708

It's not the Gates, it's the bars - Anti-microsoft commentary from Richard Stallman, Founder of Free Software Foundation . Government launches data mash-up . Spam experiment overloads inboxes . Job shortage for unskilled youths. Rural diplomas to get extra help . Should employers doubt Diplomas...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 07-19-2008
Byron Recommendations? ... Online Information Card? ... Response?

Following this weeks publication of the Byron Review Action Plan , which aims to protect the safety of children online, Times Online reports that the worlds most influential firms have launced their online 'Information Card'. Note that its' not called an identity card, but effectively thats...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-26-2008
Stuff that's caught my eye! 220608

The computer that predicted the future - More than 20 years ago a generation of schoolchildren sat down to complete a questionnaire they were told would predict their future. One tonne baby marks its birth - Sixty years ago the "modern computer" was born in a lab in Manchester. Changing the...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-22-2008
Filmclub goes online

As previously posted , Filmclub launched last week. This is aimed at encouraging children to watch and learn, and was set up with support from the UK Film Council . Apparently 60,000 films are being, or have been made available to support 7,000 schools over the next three years. Information can be found...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-16-2008
Stuff that's caught my eye! Summary 150608

New Video demos radical Firefox Mobile Four nations appeal against Microsoft OOXML standard Encyclopaedia Britannica dips toe in Wiki waters Gamers not misfits after all Home Affairs Committee Report - Surveillance Society? Secret printer ID codes may breach EU privacy laws Youth Task Force Action Plan...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-15-2008
£250 Ethernet Cable??

Denon the high-end audio firm is selling an ethernet patch cable for, wait for it ... £250!! (normally around £5 or less). Apparently it brings out 'all the nuances of digital music', and has signal direction markings. Don't they know that the signal is sent digitally!! No matter how good...

Posted to Next Generation Learning in Kent (Weblog) by AlanDay on 06-13-2008

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