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Data Protection Competition: make a video and win a trip to Brussels, plus X-boxes!

European Schoolnet has launched a video competition, targeting young people from 15 to 19 years old, to encourage reflection on privacy and data protection. Participants are invited to express their thoughts and concerns about the use of their personal information … Continue reading

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Seadragon on the iPhone

Microsoft have released their first iPhone/iPod touch application – Seadragon (livelabs.com/seadragon/). The application is free and appears to use their Deep Zoom technology. The screen shots demonstrates the app in operation. The left most image is the whole picture then … Continue reading

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Seadragon on the iPhone

Microsoft have released their first iPhone/iPod touch application – Seadragon (livelabs.com/seadragon/). The application is free and appears to use their Deep Zoom technology. The screen shots demonstrates the app in operation. The left most image is the whole picture then … Continue reading

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Office 2007 Posters – FREE :)

Microsoft have a set of Office 2007 posters available for free for schools. Details can be found on the Microsoft Blog: blogs.msdn.com/ukschools/archive/2008/06/17/free-office-2007-classroom-posters.aspx If you’d like me to send you a set, just email with your name, school name and address. … Continue reading

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Microsoft’s Digital Literacy curriculum

Microsoft’s Digital Literacy curriculum is now live – and available at no cost. The goal of the Digital Literacy curriculum is to teach basic computer concepts and skills so that people can use computer technology in everyday life to develop … Continue reading

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Vista and Office 2007 – install with caution, say Becta

[Taken from the NAACE newsletter] Following their interim report in January 2007, Becta’s final report on installing MS Vista and Office 2007 remains cautious. The key recommendations [quote]: Upgrading existing ICT systems to Microsoft Vista or Office 2007 is not … Continue reading

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