The NSW government is working with schools, teachers and software providers to help teachers, and their students, adapt to latest technology.

Navigating through the maze of options in information technology remains a major challenge for educators

E-portfolios have become an integral feature of pre-service teacher education at the University of Western Australia.

Students in far-flung schools around Australia will soon be able to take part in virtual tours via mobile robots; engaging with actual visitors and tour guides at many museums and galleries. The federal government will provide $2.4 million to provide ...

A competition for schoolchildren in years 4-12 that rewards the creative application of computer technology has been extended to NSW schools after running for two years in Queensland. Software giant SAP, hopes to extend its Young ICT Explorers (YICTE) competition ...

When psychiatrists, psychologists and other clinicians discuss the use and overuse of computer-based technologies by school children and young people, it is tempting to assume that there is a near-exclusive focus on the negative, pathological and undesirable aspects of this ...

School children across Australia can now connect and learn with their peers in developing countries thanks to a new global education program. ChildFund Australia recently launched the ChildFund Connect, a pioneering program developed by the non-government organisation to tap into ...

The lure of cloud computing is simple: someone else runs your computer systems, you pay for what you need when you need it and you can access unlimited quantities of computer capability as long as you can afford it. An ...

Former Melbourne Girls Grammar student Sammi Strange probably felt she had struck gold when hired as a nanny for the British prime minister’s children. The excitement faded fast, however, when Strange was targeted by the British media which had scoured ...

The term “sexting”, although relatively new, describes a particular set of behaviours that have been occurring in Australia for more than five years. The sending and receiving of sexually explicit images via mobile phones or other applications such as instant messaging, ...