Schools are literally surrounded by a sea of information and data-sets; class lists, NAPLAN results, university competition results, counsellor reports, retention rates and the like. Properly analysed it can help identify which students are doing well, which students might be ...

Tony Abbott’s views on the roll out of computers in schools (www.educationreview.com.au) provide an opportunity to look at how IT resources are really being used in Australian schools.  As an educator and parent, I have taken a great deal of ...

A house without books is like a room without windows, argued 19th Century education reformer Horace Mann. Imagine his argument against a school without books. But that’s exactly what some schools are now considering, as technology provides an alternative to ...

When Mark Sparvell took up the position of principal at Kadina primary, the South Australian regional school did not own a single laptop, digital camera or netbook. Despite the lack of technological infrastructure, Sparvell relished the opportunity to work from ...

Most educators are now aware that cyber bullying is a term used to refer to bullying through the use of technology. In the school context, cyber bullying can occur amongst students and when school staff are subjected to online harassment, ...

Traditionally the family dog took the blame for missing homework. Now it’s more likely to be a worm’s fault. The increasing use of computers in school and at home means that there is a mounting risk that not only will ...

1. Install Internet Security software and regularly check that its threat definitions are up-to-date. If the security software you’re using has a software firewall, then turn it on. If not, then turn on the firewall of your operating system. Regularly ...

When Queensland’s education minister Geoff Wilson opened the “green” Peregian Springs State School earlier this year he trumpeted the fact that it had been awarded a four-star rating by the Green Building Council of Australia. He also announced that each ...

One of the major platforms the ALP took to the 2007 federal election was the digital education revolution (DER). When Labor won, overnight, the DER moved from being an election promise to government policy. This one policy highlights that the ...

New research claims 65 per cent of Australian parents do not take any precautions to protect their children online. While two thirds are concerned about their children’s online safety, virtually the same amount allows them to surf the internet unsupervised. ...