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High-Wire Act Cyber-Safety and the Young - 0 views

www.aph.gov.au/...front.pdf cybersafety Australian Government Parliamentary Report report EST430 internet safety cyberbullying
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  • John Pearce on 11 Jul 11
     
    "The online environment is an integral part of modern economic and social activities, and a vast resource of education, information, communication and entertainment. Further, the evolution of new technologies is diversifying the ways in which Australians connect with each other and the world. As part of the Government's comprehensive commitment to cyber-safety, the Australian Parliament established this Committee in March 2010. This report focuses on how young people can be empowered and connect to the Internet, and use new technologies with confidence, knowing that they can use them safely, ethically and with full awareness of risks and benefits. The facilitation of safer online environments requires government, industry and the broader community to work together to realise the benefits of the online environment while also protecting Australians from dangers and enabling them to use existing and emerging tools to mitigate risks.  
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Get off my cloud: when privacy laws meet cloud computing - 0 views

theconversation.com/aws-meet-cloud-computing-21001 privacy cloud computing laws Australian Government
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  • John Pearce on 11 Mar 14
     
    "What does privacy mean in an age of ongoing privacy breaches? With new privacy law coming online in Australia on March 12, our Privacy in Practice series explores the practical challenges facing Australian business and consumers in a world rethinking privacy."
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Gonski called to justify public funds for private schools - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 08 Sep 11 - No Cached
  • why public funds should continue to flow to private schools
  • , lowering student-teacher ratios
  • ratios
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  • by setting out a coherent, contemporary rationale for the public funding of private school
  • most of which was spent on reducing class sizes to no benefit.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      Sure, private schools are advantaged and perhaps the government shouldn't give them money. But, for parents who already pay upwards of $25000 for school fees each year, expecting more facilities etc., who also pay tax like all other Australian, why should they not be given the same support? If the government take funding from private schools, they will increase the cost of private schools, meaning that some students will then have to go into the public system, and the extra funds will just go to supporting these students. What are your thoughts?
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      Unfortunately, in our society money talks. And if you are paying $25G, you want to see higher quality, or at least, a low student-teacher ratio. That is, after all, what you are paying for!
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      Maybe, instead of looking at how we can get more money (i.e. by taking it from private schools), we should be looking at spending our money more wisely!
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Laptops for schools should have been iPads | Delimiter - 0 views

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      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      The title itself is quite striking - to be honest, if we had had iPads instead of laptops at school I would have been really frustrated typing up my assignments. BUT - the Apps they have can be absolutely fantastic!
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      LOL - what is she thinking?
  • which had seen manufacturers take existing pricey laptops and downsize them into a cheaper and more portable form factor for lighter use.
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  • a similar type to the tricorders so loved by Star Trek enthusiasts
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      I wish! I can't see iPads/iPhones reading out life signs and healing us anytime soon.
  • , it would be possible to fully unleash the potential of technology in education through universal access to critical tools
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      It is incredibly important that it be UNIVERSAL. To have only wealthy schools reaping the benefits of these 'critical tools' would not at all be equitable - something the Government and everyday Australians are striving for.
  • , Labor’s Digital Education Revolution
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      I fear that they were just jumping on the bandwagon, and none of these ideas will ever come to fruition. It is 4 years afterall since the promise was made.
  • the primary computer
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      Really?
  • Apple’s tablet never attempted to be a desktop PC.
  • changed the way we think about interacting with technology
  • Early trials of the iPad in educational institutions such as Melbourne residential college Trinity over the past year in Australia have starkly demonstrated the value of tablets in learning.
  • the ability to discover, share and annotate information, so critical in the educational context, is also incredible.
  • you have to give Labor a great deal of credit for being willing to invest so heavily in technology for students in the first place.
  • Had the politicians waited several years and spent its money on tablets instead, Australia’s education system would have been the envy of the entire world.
  • If you really want a netbook, add a Bluetooth keyboard to an iPad, as I did over the weekend.
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      I have done this - and it is great!
  • s, there is no reason to suggest that something even bigger isn’t just around the corner.
  • If Steve Jobs’ team could destroy the netbook with one single product launch in only a year of sale
  • But we’re betting the iPad will stay around longer than most people would think
  • NSW has handed out 66,000 student laptops
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 24 Aug 11
       
      Where are ours?
  • Laptops for schools should have been iPads
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School classes to beat racism | Herald Sun - 0 views

www.heraldsun.com.au/...story-fn7x8me2-1226129274358
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      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      It seems like a great idea to promote multiculturalism - especially in a country like Australia.
  • 40 "People of Australia Ambassadors
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      Is this enough?
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  • "culturally competent citizens
    • anonymous
      anonymous on 08 Sep 11
       
      It's great to see an initiative where the government is looking past curriculum into a society focused approach.
  • Research shows about one in 10 Australians have racial supremacist beliefs, oppose inter-marriage and believe races should be kept separate.
  • "ethnic diversity erodes a country's security"
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