News, information and discussion of interest to innovative K-12 educators. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm Education Copyright 2009 wazmac http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-au Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:33:37 +1100 newsfeed@wazmac.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:33:35 +1100 FeedForAll Mac v2.1 (2.1.0.1); http://www.FeedForAll.com/ We already knew this anyway - an afternoon nap clears the brain. (SMH) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm DC03B675-A6E5-48AD-A175-F959281A06C3-746-00000220CB4E4977-FFA Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:33:35 +1100 Apple's battery tips for notebooks, iPods and iPhones. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 04A5674E-3409-48AB-A3BE-235729186059-34541-000102F8C1D57F79-FFA Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:30 +1100 Some useful information about how to prolong the life (and extend the recharge times) of your laptop battery. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm D7DC429F-1BA0-4BD2-A3A5-65DB3283D6BC-34541-000102EE0551CF98-FFA Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:57:46 +1100 A wide variety of blogs supporting the use of ICT in an educational environment. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm C0799460-6C35-4C35-A27F-7CAD9F443685-34371-000101A7EA0724F0-FFA Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:37:37 +1100 Quickstart notes about deploying a common software installation to multiple computers - either standalone or on a school network. (Mac & Win) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm F1C8DAC8-234C-47EE-97F7-98B0AE8E378C-32285-0000ED39F9B9B6E5-FFA Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:08:00 +1100 Selected Wikipedia content suitable for schools. Link to your Intranet to browse online or download a DVD for offline browsing. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 0BB9C42B-561B-4B97-B82D-36D7E231417D-30094-0000DA053009EE15-FFA Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:56:12 +1100 Four NSW schools have joined forces to protest their dissatisfaction at work undertaken on their grounds as part of the federal schools stimulus building program. (SMH) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm DE652460-1A5A-461B-A404-D12D6B3975B0-24442-0000A5129FEDDD71-FFA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:34:07 +1100 Meetings for teachers across the local region begin today at Cooma TAFE. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 2AC07925-F098-4F1E-96AD-59718A249D17-24442-0000A5128DC3637B-FFA Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:25:21 +1100 Heaps of IWB ideas and lesson resources for the classroom. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 8F573A14-40BC-41E1-AA46-E5210AE82461-4815-000035A2BBD7EA23-FFA Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:49:29 +1100 Info, examples and ideas for the use of ICT in the storytelling process. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 3F958DE9-15DD-410A-A8EE-AF99F635F5B8-1775-00000E77C7385E2B-FFA Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:46:25 +1100 Review and comment on the proposed K-10 Australian curriculum in English, History, Maths and Science. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 8B6C0D26-6B0A-44F7-9D1E-6028C66D7F9A-1093-0000086943493BCA-FFA Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:07:03 +1100 Running every morning? Regular at the gym? If you spend most of the rest of the day sitting you are putting yourself at increased risk of obesity, diabetes & heart disease. http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 0BB04882-F5A2-4F58-80D5-236F45AABDA0-4661-00003F1C1A323540-FFA Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:47:11 +1100 This is a ruthlessly free-market revolution whereby schools are service providers that can be measured on outcomes much like companies on the sharemarket. (Jessica Irvine - SMH) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 5463DAA4-4254-4A88-9484-83902B071E03-1563-00001405207F4E13-FFA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:07:03 +1100 A company is selling school ranking reports for $97, based on NAPLAN data from the MySchool web site. (SMH) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 4AD30A03-4175-4284-9208-7A89F13744A1-506-0000031A799B8145-FFA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:10:46 +1100 The NSW DET logs all aspects of student laptop use but is not planning to access this information unless it uncovers serious misuse. (Maralyn Parker - Telegraph) http://www.wazmac.com/latest_news/index.htm 7375BB9A-4B90-4582-8941-74CE8634D74A-475-0000027B10B0E140-FFA Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:59:42 +1100