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Raspberry Pi Launch – A PC For The Price Of A Pair Of Jeans
£22 or less can buy a Linux-based computer to teach the principles of computing to a new generation of programmers
MWC 2012: Samsung Announces Learning Hub For Students
New educational platform will rival Apple's recently revamped iTunes U
Digital Disconnect: Offline Jobseekers Less Likely To Find Work
Survey reveals that employers want IT-savvy workers and are increasingly turning to the Internet to find staff
Analyst: Apple Has A Winner With Education Initiatives
Apple's textbook plans could mean a serious boost for iPad sales in schools
Apple Reveals Education Textbook Push For iPad With iBooks 2
Apple has launched iBooks 2, signalling its ambition to reinvent the textbook experience for students
Royal Society Calls for Specialist ICT Teachers
New report makes recommendations to improve ICT teaching in the UK
Education Secretary To Overhaul ICT Curriculum
Michael Gove says current system of ICT teaching is harmful to the UK economy
eBay Bids For Low Cost Raspberry PI Hit £2100
A tiny computer that will be sold for just £20 later this month, is currently fetching bids worth thousands on the giant auction website eBay
Raspberry PI Low-Cost PC Set For January Release
Computer Charity Raspberry PI says its computer is in the final stage of testing
IBM Takes Its Big Data Analytics To Academia
IBM's programme to spread its business analytics products to universities embraces Scotland and Northern Ireland
Ofsted Report Says ICT Teaching Is Failing Pupils
ICT education is particu8larly bad in secondary schools, according to an Ofsted report
Bring Computer Science To Schools, Says Industry
Some of the biggest names in multi-media and IT want the government to kick IT education up a notch
Scheme To Improve IT Teaching Gains Funding Boost
The Ministry of Education pledges £2.5m to improve standard of IT and computing teaching in schools
Mobile Software Used To Monitor Education In Ghana
Camfed volunteers are using mobile software to monitor the management of educational resources in Ghana
IT Skills Drive For British School Kids Revealed
A new scheme backed by the tech sector will see schoolchildren taught how to design their own software
City University Forms Unit To Combat Cyber Threats
City University London has created a research unit to tackle growing threats of cyber terrorism and crime
Schools Must Teach Data Privacy, Says ICO
Most children do not read the privacy policies of social networks, the Information Commissioner says
Tiny £15 Raspberry Pi Computer Shows Off Its Power
Raspberry Pi, the tiny educational computer under development in the UK, has been filmed playing Quake III
UCAS Website Back Online After Crash
The UCAS Track website is now back online, after an agonising period of down time on A-Level results day
Kent School Swaps Blackboards For iPads
Children at a school in Kent will all be equipped with Apple iPad 2 devices from September
Wanted – Women To Work In IT
The IT industry will have a limited talent pool to draw from, until it moves beyond stereotypes, says Rebecca Holbrough
IBM Offers Online Training For Software Developers
IBM has announced a free cloud service to help students and professionals build software development skills
Dell Expands Its Virtual OptiPlex Thin-Client Lineup
The company introduces an enhanced Virtual Lab package with new hardware, aimed at education markets
Charity Develops Tiny £15 Computer For Kids
A UK charity is working on a tiny computer that costs just £15 as an IT teaching aid for school kids
Women’s Day Spotlights Gaps in IT
International day of celebration reveals gaps in technology access, employment and opportunity
Government Scraps IT Recycling ‘Quango’
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Advisory Body (WAB) is set to go the same way as Becta, after the government announced plans to disband it
Open University Tops iTunes Download Chart
Distance learning specialist, the Open University, is claiming to have made the most out of App Store popularity
Education ICT Quango Becta To Close
The government today announced its first wave of spending cuts, including the closure of school IT agency Becta
Microsoft Unveils Windows MultiPoint Server 2010
Microsoft has launched its Windows MultiPoint Server 2010, enabling multiple users to operate independently in a Windows environment while linked to a single host system