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Meet the extraordinary computer programmer, author, and internet activist who became famous for his fight against the "Stop Online Piracy Act", Aaron Swartz. A genius and prodigy like no other, Aaron greatly contributed to the development of many of the things that we enjoy today in the online world such as the RSS, Reddit, Jottit and others. "The people rose up, and they caused a sea change.." To read more about Aaron Swartz visit www.thextraordinary.org

Learn how blogging, video conferencing and computer technology can be used simply and effectively as teaching and learning aids in the classroom. In this programme, students from Acton High School in west London are motivated into journalistic action as they create the Newszine blog for the enjoyment of their peers. Ealing City Learning Centre facilitates the students' use of cutting edge technology to drive understanding of subject matter, independent learning and critical thinking.

The Open University's Creative Archive gives you access to exclusive rushes from OU course programmes covering a wide range of areas including science, technology and the environment as well as society and culture.

Bachelor programs contain elaborative coverage in various fields which are industry specific and growth oriented. Courses in software engineering, Game development, Information Technology, web media, Net working, are designed for current industry standards. Courses are also in International business, Accounting, finance and HRM.

ARGuing will help teachers use the Internet within language education. The project is funded by the European Union within the Lifelong Learning programme. The ARGuing project created 'The Tower of Babel' Alternate Reality Game to motivate secondary school students across Europe to learn languages with great success. see http://www.arg-education.eu/

Free assistive technology Atomic Learning Webinars 1. Quick Ways to Make the General Ed Curriculum Accessible and Meaningful 2. The Power of a Programmable Switch Interface 3. Accessibility Features in Your Computers Operating System

After Stephen Conroy's appearance on the ABC's Q and A programme someone hacked the Classification Board's web site -- here is a screen shot of it. As of 10am ACDT Friday 27 March the site was still down

The following links offer a wide selection of institutions, public policies, private initiatives, research projects, studies and training programmes among other resources related with the development of e-skills and 21st century literacies.

The following links offer a wide selection of institutions, public policies, private initiatives, research projects, studies and training programmes among other resources related with the development of e-skills and 21st century literacies.

Have you thought about your organisations learning footprint? By reducing or even eliminating the need to travel for staff training, you could see a dramatic reduction in your organisations carbon emissions. Learning Footprint is a website dedicated to helping organisations mimimise the environmental impact of their training and development programmes through the use of E-Learning. Use the free calculator to estimate your learning footprint and see how much carbon you could save by switching a percentage of your training to E-Learning. You can even download a PDF report of the calculation to include in your next business case.

A collection of simple Makaton signing videos from the BBC's outstanding children's programme Something Special. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs

University of Cambridge is the Highest Ranking University of world and it is also the most prominent and high ranking University of England.Hundred of Courses are available in this University.The School has strong research and teaching programmes. Together with the School of Clinical Medicine it has a thriving Graduate School.

The Educational Equity Center (EEC) at the Academy for Educational Development (AED) is using social networking to connect with United States (US) parents and educators about how to foster girls' interest in science and technology, and to communicate why that is important. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Science: It's a Girl Thing! is an early childhood science programme offering web-based resources detailing science-based activities for parents and children to do together at home, with supplementary how-to videos and discussions available online.

A simple and small downloadable Mindmapping programme with basic functions. Great for uncluttered mindmaps or students just learning to use them. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

This is a superb resource for making 3D storyboards and animations. The programme is a little complicated and is designed to be used by older children. It feels similar to Google SketchUp and it will have your class enthralled for hours with creative writing and animating fun. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video,+animation,+film+&+Webcams

This site is a playground for experimenting java programmers. Browse hundreds of user created examples or get your class to make their own. It's easy. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

"it is worth reflecting how the initial setup and training can have a real impact on the success or failure of a 1:1 programme. The recommendations below are borne out of a desire to help teachers without overwhelming them and to model good practice to students. There are many apps that could have been chosen, but those mentioned below are considered generic and able to serve a purpose across the curriculum."