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Engage in the International Year of Youth
The United Nations International Year of Youth will commence on 12 August 2010 to coincide with International Youth Day. The theme is Dialogue and Mutual Understanding.
me.edu.au
me.edu.au, edna's professional networking service, has been significantly upgraded.
New features include an updated general look and feel to the site, a much enhanced blogging function,
and more user help information.
Headline news
- Two classrooms, one world - from Broady to Shanghai
- Victorian students more than 8000 kilometres apart today chatted live to celebrate the opening of the Connections 2010 classroom exhibit at the World Expo in Shanghai, China. The students were working at the ideaslab in Broadmeadows using interactive whiteboards, mini-computers and touch screen computers. Premier of Victoria, 27 August 2010.
- Vividwireless goes social, open source to attract uni students
- University students will form the target demographic of vividwireless' push into the Sydney and Melbourne market as it ramps up the national rollout of its WiMAX network. The targeted marketing campaigns launched by vividwireless for uni students are expected to be accompanied by a website relaunch that will see tighter integration of social networ...
- Hector's World and Google work together to promote digital citizenship for kids
- Google has joined with Hector's World to support the development of a new online resource, the Hector's World 'Tech Cave', which provides tools for kids to teach themselves and their communities about how technology works - from the internet to mobile phones and GPS systems, providing kids with the tools they need to use technology effectively and...
- Australian Curriculum Mobile Edition released
- The draft Australian Curriculum for K-10 years for English, Mathematics, Science and History is now available as an iPhone application. iTunes, August 2010.
- Australia's hung Parliament explained
- As Australia stares down the barrel of a hung Parliament, here's a look at what it all means. Questions include: What is a hung Parliament; how did we get there; how long will it take before the seats are finalised; what happens now etc. ABC News, 23 August 2010.
