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Kids use proxies to outsmart school tech

Proxy technologies are letting teenagers dodge their school’s security to visit blocked gaming and networking sites.

By Nicole Kobie, 13 Jan 2009 at 12:19

Security/News

Kids bypass school internet security controls

A security vendor survey has revealed widespread access to inappropriate web content at school, highlighting a need to do more to protect pupils...

By Miya Knights, 29 Oct 2008 at 10:43

Public Sector/News

Computer for every child programme kicks off

The importance of technology in learning is highlighted by the government's plans to ensure every student has a computer and broadband access.

By Nicole Kobie, 21 Oct 2008 at 15:40

Public Sector/News

Teachers need to use more tech

Schools have invested more into their ICT systems this year than ever before, but teachers are slow to adopt the technologies in the classroom.

By Janae Olinger, 15 Oct 2008 at 13:23

Public Sector/News

Stockport College signs £1.4m IT deal

Stockport College to become UK’s first ‘College of the Future’ in £100m project.

By Ash Dosanjh, 25 Aug 2008 at 09:22

Public Sector/News

City University goes high speed

New deal with ntl: Telewest will connect 15,000 students and 2,500 staff with a high speed network.

By Ash Dosanjh, 19 Jun 2008 at 15:56

Networking/News

Schools get SMS for alerts

An open source mobile messaging module will allow schools and universities to send out text messages as reminders or alerts.

By Miya Knights, 27 May 2008 at 17:16

Public Sector/News

Child

Back to school? Beware of malicious sites

Avast has warned about an increase in malicious education-related websites as kids head back to school across the UK.

By Tom Brewster, 8 Sep 2010 at 11:14

Security/News

Open source group slams education body Becta

The Open Source Consortium has come out swinging against the government’s education IT advisor, saying their move away from proprietary software...

By Nicole Kobie, 13 Jun 2008 at 04:40

Open Source/News

Internet search

Google: Government controls are the internet's biggest threat

Public sector agencies will filter information and "delete your thoughts", warns the search giant's chairman.

By Rene Millman, 25 May 2012 at 10:47

Strategy/News

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EMC World 2012: EMC hails the rise of the data scientist

Storage giant outlines the educational work it is doing to help firms derive value from their big data.

By Caroline Donnelly, 22 May 2012 at 17:34

Strategy/News

Cyber criminals

Schools need to plug skills gap for UK IT sector

Games development and computer science need to be added to curriculum, say industry executives.

By Khidr Suleman, 27 Mar 2012 at 13:41

Strategy/News

American football

Pulse 2011: Make tech like sport to appeal to kids?

A leading US inventor used IBM's Pulse 2011 event to ask the industry to work together to make science and technology more appealing to school...

By Maggie Holland, 1 Mar 2011 at 23:35

Public Sector/News

Digital world

Government ‘should prioritise digital sector’

If the UK does not prioritise the creative, digital and IT industries, it will be missing out on a massive opportunity, a lobby group believes.

By Tom Brewster, 8 Sep 2010 at 14:58

Public Sector/News

Dell's James Quarles

Video: What a connected classroom looks like

Dell unveils its vision for the classroom of the future, with netbooks, video conferencing and pub quiz-style handsets.

By Nicole Kobie, 14 Jan 2010 at 15:44

Public Sector/News

bullied kid

Most kids face cyberbullying

Bebo is the worst social networking site for cyberbulling, according to a new report from Beatbullying.

By Nicole Kobie, 16 Nov 2009 at 10:23

Public Sector/News

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Net-addicted kids use web to cheat at school

A new survey suggests 63 per cent of school-age children are addicted to the internet - and are using it to cheat, too.

By Dave Stevenson, 10 Sep 2009 at 17:45

Networking/News

students at computer

Teachers to get £5.6 million for tech training

New funds will help e-skills and the Open University train teachers to use technology in the classroom.

By Nicole Kobie, 21 Jul 2009 at 11:19

Public Sector/News

IT gender imbalance persists, report says

New research that demonstrates the imbalance between male and female IT professionals is used to create qualifications and pay-related scorecard. <br>

By Miya Knights, 25 Mar 2009 at 10:06

Strategy/News

Students need more IT challenges

An Ofsted report has suggested secondary students need to be more challenged in their IT studies.

By Nicole Kobie, 4 Mar 2009 at 15:02

Public Sector/News

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