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The Victorian Government’s decision to ban mobile phones during school hours in all state secondary and primary schools next year has been met with mixed feelings from educators, parents and students, and the eSafety Commissioner herself. The move is intended ...

Many of us have fond memories of poring over an Encyclopedia Britannica in high school, knowing it was both an easily digestible and trusted source of knowledge. Not much has changed in that sense, and 250 years later Britannica is still ...

The eSafety Commissioner’s national campaign, Online Safety Start the Chat, is asking parents, teachers and students across the country to start those important conversations about online safety. The campaign is a response to disturbing research findings that up to 95 ...

Teachers are well known for all the support and guidance they provide students as they transition into the real world, but who’s there to support and guide the teachers? Well, one Australian university has thought long and hard about this ...

Interactive panels – or interactive whiteboards as they are often called – have come a long way since they first entered classrooms way back in the 1990s. These “touchpads turned on their side and stuck on the wall” have revolutionised ...

Hi, Wade Zaglas here, education editor for Education Review. Welcome to our fourth weekly roundup of the key issues, events and debates of the week. You can either read this summary or listen to the podcast below. This week was ...

It’s perhaps never been harder to be a school principal, or assistant or deputy principal. In an age of high-stakes tests, crowded curricula, increased resourcing demands and seemingly unending administrative requirements, principals across the country are feeling the pinch. In ...

Technology has become such a critical part of education that schools require expert and reliable internet service providers. Providers like Superloop can fit the bill, offering both internet infrastructure and cyber security services. Three years ago, Superloop joined forces with ...

Podcasting is the fastest growing digital content market in the world, with experts believing it will produce over $1 billion in revenue by 2021.  With its perfect blend of entertainment and information, the genre holds huge potential for education and ...

Ever since a sole, rudimentary computer was rolled into Nicole Barnes’s classroom at the beginning of her career, she was captivated by the possibilities it held for her classroom practice. We’ve come a long way since then, but Nicole’s passion ...