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Articles tagged with: School and Ict
Communicating with more than words
ICT is all about communication but it has never provided the semantic richness offered by the non-verbal cues that typically pepper face-to-face conversation. Thanks to European researchers, that is about to change. more
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UK Motorists Using Twitter While Driving
..- "Driving up to Newcastle while we Tweet!"Tweet - "Driving home in the rain…almost crashed!"Tweet - "Trying my best to stay awake while driving"Tweet - "Awake, hungover, and driving"Twe more
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Video games, cell phones and academic performance: Some good news
.. reasoning. The researchers surveyed students from 20 middle schools and an after-school center in Michigan. They asked how often the children used cell phones and played video games, both online and offline, and measured the children's grades, more
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Half in US see another country emerging as world's technological leader
..d science teaching, and tougher standards for public school teachers and students. They were much less likely to endorse tax breaks for business and investment, or new immigration policies to attract foreign engineers and other technical expert more
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When texting, eligible women express themselves better
The book "Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus" and its gender stereotypes on how the sexes communicate remains fodder for debate, but two Indiana University (IU) researchers have confirmed one thing: When men and women talk through technology, it's the women who are more expressive. more
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Project Uses Cell Phones as Computers in the Classroom
..or a fraction of the price. And many students are bringing them to school anyway. Matt Cook, a fifth-grade teacher from Keller, Texas who started the pilot project, says the popularity of cell phones got him thinking about how to harness their more
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An "Invisibility Cloak" For Sound?
Contrary to earlier predictions, Duke University engineers have found that a three-dimensional sound cloak is possible, at least in theory. more
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Central African IT experts meet in Brazzaville
APA-Brazzaville (Congo) A meeting of new information and communication technology (NTIC) experts of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), opened Monday in Brazzaville ahead of the ministerial conference starting Thursday in the Congolese capital. more
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South African pupils seek to improve maths results using a mobile phone
..lp create new skills and opportunities." The scheme will be piloted in two schools - President Mangope Technical High School and Thlabane Technical College - in the North West Province of South Africa. Pupils using it will be able to acce more
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Employers Could be Liable for CrackBerry Addiction
Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids? soccer game? How about the business cell phone? more
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