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Scottish school becomes first in world where all lessons take place using computers
A school in Scotland has become the world's first iSchool, where pen and paper have been pushed aside in favour of all lessons being taken using iPads. Daily Record, 31 August 2010.
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Girls 'believe they are better than boys from age four'
Girls believe they are cleverer, better behaved and try harder than boys from as early as the age of four, UK research suggests. BBC News, 1 September 2010.
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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.
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Sick kids struggle at school
Children who have special health care needs in early childhood may encounter learning and social difficulties in their first years of school, a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher has found. QUT News, 31 August 2010.
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Music.Count Us In - One song. One day. Your school. More music.
The program links primary and secondary schools, from the Kimberleys to Campbelltown, in Australia's biggest music gig! Why? To create a nationwide celebration of the value of music education for ALL students. The culminating performance date this year is Thursday, 2nd September, 11.30 am AEST. There will be live webstreams from Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
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