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Grant High School and Uni SA link

Video clip from the 1960's projecting what computer in 1999 would be like

Record and publish video of what is happening on your screen. Free during testing stages.

In a sense, we've set up a paradox: We want others to lap up our online presence, but we feel slightly skeeved out when they indicate that they do.

A pdf produced by the Australian Bankers Society outlining methods for individuals to reduce the risk of identity theft

Database design including relationships and integrity.

"One thing is certain, and is unlikely to be news that's welcomed at Facebook HQ. There is a growing perception out there that Facebook isn't the safest of places to be," wrote Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley in a recent blog post. Some of the key threats recently highlighted by Sophos are rogue applications or survey scams that pop up from users' own Facebook friends who have been tricked into clicking on an interesting looking news headline or YouTube video that then duplicates to everyone in their friend's list. It then directs them to click on a website or survey, or inadvertently download malware. One of the offenders now doing the rounds is a fake application that promises to let you see who has been viewing your profile.

Visual Python - controlling 3D objects.

an attempt to extend the brilliant accessibility of Scratch to somewhat older users-in particular, non-CS-major computer science students-without becoming inaccessible to its original audience. BYOB 3 adds first class lists and procedures to BYOB's original contribution of custom blocks and recursion.

Cisco warns of the "seven deadly weaknesses" exploited by social engineers: Sex Appeal Greed Vanity Trust Sloth Compassion Urgency

Makerbot review. Links to construction.

A discussion about a user interface

The online behavior of a small but growing number of computer users in the United States is monitored by their Internet service providers, who have access to every click and keystroke that comes down the line

The project is meant to explore both positive and negative aspects of a world saturated with technology that can monitor people and objects remotely. "What we want to understand," Borriello said, "is what makes it useful, what makes it threatening and how to balance the two."

Graham Betts - IT teacher - IT learning resouces. Hell of a good job

Resources that may be useful for ITS

DECS issues with Wikipedia

I think Scratch →Greenfoot → Eclipse is a good path for Scratch users who want to get deeperinto programming. And many Scratch users may not go on to learn Java ormajor in computer science, just as most of us who took music lessons did notgrow up to become professional musicians.[SC] This is something I really like about Scratch (and its fail-soft strategy).In a sense, I think this had been one of the original goals of Alice; I don't listin my article largely because it became challenging to realize in practice (3D issomewhat of a culprit here). I do agree that the transitions Scratch → Greenfoot, Alice → Greenfoot, and Scratch → Alice → Greenfoot wind up making agreat deal of sense in terms of what gets exposed to the student.

Popularity of programming languages

"Security researchers have discovered that Apple's iPhone keeps track ofwhere you go - and saves every detail of it to a secret file on the devicewhich is then copied to the owner's computer when the two are synchronised." "Apple can legitimately claim that it has permission to collect the data:near the end of the 15,200-word terms and conditions for its iTunes program,used to synchronise with iPhones, iPods and iPads, is an 86-word paragraphabout "location-based services""