Edubeacon

This is a free, online conference conducted over two and a half weeks by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Running from September 20 through to October 5 with daily webinars, online conversations, presentations, learning resources, videos and more, it will be the place to learn and be heard for anyone who has a stake [...]

It’s been 16 hours since ‘An open letter to educators’ was uploaded onto Youtube during which time it has had 14,565 views and 2023 comments.  It speaks for itself.

Last Monday’s episode of Media Watch on ABC TV highlighted the heartbreak that can stem from a lack of understanding the issues involved in protecting your digital identity.  The woman at the centre of this tragedy had shared photos of her twins, taken at happier moments, with family and friends via Facebook.  Unfortunately, as she had not [...]

School’s back in full swing this week and with it the expectations being articulated to the fresh group of Year 12 students as they prepare for their final year while Year 7′s are just beginning the secondary journey.  Reading the Federal Government’s ‘consultation’ draft of the digital economy future directions paper one cannot help but [...]