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  • Nominate your human rights hero now
    Time is fast running out to nominate for the Australian Human Rights Commission's 2010 Human Rights Medals and Awards. The Awards celebrate the individuals and organisations that go beyond the call of duty to protect and promote human rights in Australia. Nominations close at 5pm on Monday, 4 October, 2010. Australian Human Rights Commission.

  • Two classrooms, one world - from Broady to Shanghai
    Victorian students more than 8000 kilometres apart today chatted live to celebrate the opening of the Connections 2010 classroom exhibit at the World Expo in Shanghai, China. The students were working at the ideaslab in Broadmeadows using interactive whiteboards, mini-computers and touch screen computers. Premier of Victoria, 27 August 2010.

  • Vividwireless goes social, open source to attract uni students
    University students will form the target demographic of vividwireless' push into the Sydney and Melbourne market as it ramps up the national rollout of its WiMAX network. The targeted marketing campaigns launched by vividwireless for uni students are expected to be accompanied by a website relaunch that will see tighter integration of social networking features such as forums, online comments as well as Facebook and Twitter fan pages. ComputerWorld, 31 August 2010.

  • Hector's World and Google work together to promote digital citizenship for kids
    Google has joined with Hector's World to support the development of a new online resource, the Hector's World 'Tech Cave', which provides tools for kids to teach themselves and their communities about how technology works - from the internet to mobile phones and GPS systems, providing kids with the tools they need to use technology effectively and safely. Google, 29 August 2010.

  • Australian Curriculum Mobile Edition released
    The draft Australian Curriculum for K-10 years for English, Mathematics, Science and History is now available as an iPhone application. iTunes, August 2010.