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	<title>Parental Control &#187; Education</title>
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		<title>News bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/news-bytes-40</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will the loss of Becta give schools a fresh chance to make technology click?
The Guardian questions if since the demise of Becta, is there an opportunity to be more creative about how we use computers in schools?
The parents&#8217; evening at our local secondary was going well until we came to the art department. I pointed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School ICT lessons a &#8216;turn-off&#8217;, says Royal Society</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/school-ict-lessons-a-turn-off-says-royal-society</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC reports how top scientists are warning that information technology lessons in UK schools are so dull they are putting pupils off the subject and careers in computing.
The Royal Society said the situation would lead to an unskilled workforce and threaten the UK&#8217;s economy. Launching a study of how lessons might be improved, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-37</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/?p=1170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Most people&#8217;s purchases influenced by social networks&#8217;
The Telegraph reports that the majority of consumers now consult ‘friends’ or ‘followers’ on social networks, such as Facebook, before choosing to purchase a new item, according to research firm Gartner.
 The report, which polled nearly 4,000 consumers across 10 major global markets during Q4 2009, discovered that people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-35</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[British newspaper helps trap online predator 
The News of the World recently undertook an operation to trap a paedophile who was using the web to groom a 13 year old girl.
Sameer Jusab, 30, bombarded the girl with inappropriate and explicit messages in a chatroom called No Adults. Jusab thought he was speaking to Karene, a vulnerable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technology in schools: Is the clock being turned back?</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/technology-in-schools-is-the-clock-being-turned-back</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/technology-in-schools-is-the-clock-being-turned-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education journalist and broadcaster Mike Baker has written an interesting article for the education section of the BBC website.
He questions if the “government&#8217;s attitude to computer technology in schools taking us back to a &#8220;dark age&#8221; of chalk-and-talk&#8230;”
 
That is the fear of many in education who think the coalition government&#8217;s actions are turning back [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking to learn more about internet safety? i-PAT has the answers&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/looking-to-learn-more-about-internet-safety-i-pat-has-the-answers</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/looking-to-learn-more-about-internet-safety-i-pat-has-the-answers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/?p=1053</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Regular visitors to our parental control blog are now probably well aware of the many risks the internet can pose to children. We hope we&#8217;ve managed to provide parents with useful information to keep them aware of the different threats and how to protect their kids online.
But for those of you who want to get more involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One Laptop per Child updates design for older pupils</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/one-laptop-per-child-updates-design-for-older-pupils</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/one-laptop-per-child-updates-design-for-older-pupils#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 09:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC reports that the so-called $100 laptop has undergone a facelift in order to be used by secondary school children.
The machines, designed by One Laptop per Child (OLPC), are based on the original XO laptop, which was built for primary school children. The new computers feature a larger keyboard and upgraded software.
Uruguay, which has already [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ban computers from schools until children reach age 9, says expert</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/ban-computers-from-schools-until-children-reach-age-9-says-expert</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/ban-computers-from-schools-until-children-reach-age-9-says-expert#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Telegraph reports on a leading expert&#8217;s comment that children should be banned from using computers in schools until they are nine-years-old because the early use of technology is destroying their attention span.
The premature introduction and overuse of technology is damaging young children whose brains are not yet fully formed, according to Dr Aric Sigman, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Research investigates ICT use by primary pupils</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/research-investigates-ict-use-by-primary-pupils</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/research-investigates-ict-use-by-primary-pupils#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICT for Education reports on some research by the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA.) The study found that schools see technology such as games consoles and smartphones as playing an important role in primary-aged children’s education. BESA’s research analysed responses from 406 primary schools about ICT use by pupils at school and at home. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Putting childrens&#8217; data at risk &#8211; are we turning into a Big Brother state?</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/putting-childrens-data-at-risk-are-we-turning-into-a-big-brother-state</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/06/putting-childrens-data-at-risk-are-we-turning-into-a-big-brother-state#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Protecting private data has always been an important issue, but none more so when it comes to the personal details of our children. There have been two news stories this week regarding the concern surrounding the storage of young peoples’ data&#8230;
Many of us may still consider biometric technology as quite futuristic and something often seen [...]]]></description>
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