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"The 2014 15 Budget is officially available at budget.gov.au as the authoritative source of Budget Papers (BPs) and Portfolio Budget Statement (PBS) documents. This dataset is a collection of data sources from the 2014 15 Budget"

"Despite repeated alerts, thousands of Australians may still lose their internet service come early next week unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago."

"After purchasing 3D sugar printing startup The Sugar Lab, 3D Systems is bringing a 3D food printer to the consumer market." #3DPrinters are looking more and more like like a #StarTrek replicator. Now printing food http://m.cnet.com.au/3d-systems-launches-worlds-first-kitchen-ready-3d-food-printer-339346394.htm #ozscied

Get ready for the biggest deal of custom events clothing, manufactured, designed and supplied in Melbourne, Australia by global wholesaler, ASG Sports. Website http://www.asgsports.com.au/wholesale/events-clothing/

Get ready for the biggest deal of custom events clothing, manufactured, designed and supplied in Melbourne, Australia by global wholesaler, ASG Sports. Website http://www.asgsports.com.au/wholesale/events-clothing/

A Dick Smith slip up suggests the magic Google stick is in the pipeline for Australia. $49 Google Chromecast IS Coming Last week, the retailer mistakenly published a sku online detailing Google's 'Chromecast HDMI streaming Device' which indicates it will go on sale next week, May 28th for A$49. The sku was pulled down not long after. - See more at: http://channelnews.com.au/av_pro/XSDVRFDH-49-google-chromecast-is-coming.aspx#sthash.NGJmHYUR.dpuf

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Have you ever wondered why cleaning windows with newspaper works so effectively? Discover the surprising science behind this time-honored method and learn how it can leave your windows streak-free and sparkling! Dive into the details and find out why this simple hack is a favorite among cleaning enthusiasts. Read more at: https://dirt2tidy.com.au/blog/why-does-cleaning-windows-with-newspaper-work/

"Western Australia's Department of Education will deploy BYO device management capabilities in the next release of its standard operating environment (SOE) for schools, another key milestone in its long-term vision for ICT use by teachers and students. Infrastructure and telecommunication director, Glenn Veen, told iTnews that SOEv4.2 consisted of nine upgrade elements, covering areas as diverse as security, disaster recovery and business continuity, and "BYO device, mobile device management, Apple integration and increased roaming capability"."

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"HOW will the way kids learn change over the next 10 years as new technology takes over in schools? Futurist expert Neil Selwyn from the Faculty of Education, Monash University, gives his predictions. "

eLearning Programs is a Department of Education  curriculum service which offers schools a variety of online K-10 courses and programs which can complement, augment or extend local provision and provide students with access to educational experiences and opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable.  It includes options for students identified as highly able or gifted (CELO Online), and some online VET courses for students in years 11-12.  The courses students undertake are usually delivered by  an online delivery teacher with the support and supervision of the students' own school. eLearning programs vary in length and nature; for example some are full year subjects while others are term by term opportunities.

"ABC Splash is a new education website for Australia, packed with 100s of videos, audio clips and games. Totally free to watch and play at home and in school."

"Due to the very high tempo of innovation and subsequent refresh rate of technology assets, when compared to other types of assets, frontline ICT assets can quickly become obsolete if they are not carefully managed on a life cycle basis."

Looking at the New Directions for school leadership and the teaching profession discussion paper, the only evidence presented to support the assertion that Victoria's education outcomes are not improving is the report "Challenges in Australian Education: results from PISA 2009: the PISA 2009 assessment of students' reading, mathematical and scientific literacy" Specifically the New Directions paper focuses on reading literacy, where in 2009, 14,251 students were given a two-hour pen and paper comprehension test. To get an idea of what types of competencies the reading test is assessing we can look at the sample test , with questions range from comprehension about a letter in a newspaper, the ability to interpret a receipt, comprehension around a short story, an informational text, and interpreting a table. While it doesn't seem unreasonable to want our students to be able to accurately perform these kind of tasks, these tests are not a true or accurate representation of the skills and competencies our students need in today's technology driven world.

Dr danah boyd speaks at RMIT about 'Networked Publics' Hear the introduction, full lecture and Q and A session and other Talking Technology podcasts at: http://www.rmit.edu.au/news/talkingtechnology