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"Simple English Wikipedia is a version of the Wikipedia encyclopedia, written in Simple English. Articles in the Simple English Wikipedia use fewer words and easier grammar than the English Wikipedia. The Simple English Wikipedia is also for people with different needs, such as students, children, adults with learning difficulties and people who are trying to learn English. Other people use the Simple English Wikipedia because the simple language helps them understand unfamiliar topics or complex ideas." I've found this quite useful for myself and my students. Some of regular Wikipedia's articles are simply too complicated - Simple Wikipedia has fewer articles, but those it has are generally a lot clearer.

"This hasn't been formally announced by Google yet, but industry blogs are picking up on it and so are our readers: the company has started to include buttons that open up virtual keyboards when doing a search on non-English search portals."

"...many small businesses could be missing a trick by limiting their SEO scope to domestic shores - the world is a big place and 75% of the earth's population speaks no English at all. Furthermore, whilst English may well be the most widely spoken 'second language' across the globe, people simply prefer to do business in their own tongue." SEO: Search Engine Optimization

At time of tagging this resource: 1. English, 2. Chinese, 3. Spanish, 4. Japanese Internet World Stats presents its latest estimates for Internet Users by Language. Because of the importance of this research, and due to the lack of other sources, Internet World Stats publishes several tables and charts featuring analysis and details.

Ultra high resolution Gigapans, showing even facial expressions, taken during the late Egyptian demonstrations could be used to identify suspects in the killings of civilians. Article in Arabic provided with English translation by Google. Gigapan image: http://gigapan.org/gigapans/71965/

"It has been called the 'fifth dimension of warfare'. Along with land, sea, air and space - the cyberworld is increasingly becoming a new frontline. "

"The president "reiterated his administration's commitment to taking steps that can give people greater confidence that their rights are being protected while preserving important tools that keep us safe," a White House statement said. "

Commoncraft web explanation.

"Well-run schools seen as powerful source of enlightenment in today's Sultanate of Oman."

An older article (2007), but still interesting. Covers the use of AI software to grade English comprehension exam answers. The article includes a bit about how the software works - being trained on good examples and then looking for common phrases associated with high marks.

A series of videos that explain how different technologies work. A bit like the 'In Plain English' videos. Videos available include hardware, Email, and networking. Best suited for students with limited IT knowledge with whom you need to cover the basics.

Video explaining the web in simple language. Covers IP addresses, routing, and DNS. A useful resource when introducing this topic, and can lead to discussions of potential problems in the infrastructure.

"In Plain English" series of videos. These are no longer available on YouTube but can be seen here. A variety of topics are covered including Hardware, Software, Phishing, Blogs, and Wikis. Very clear explanations in a fun style.