What does it mean to be literate in 2012?
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:59:47 -0800
Teachers need to meet students half way and embrace the changing literacies of a digital age As it currently stands, the school ICT and computing curriculum does little, if anything, to stimulate an interest in these key subject areas. From key stage 3 upwards, the focus tends to be on spreadsheets and databases, and an overuse of Word and PowerPoint, geared as it is to enabling pupils to pass ...
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County library use up
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:49:50 -0800
FORT MADISON – Lee County’s public libraries had a good 2010-2011 and have the numbers to prove it. Library users increased last year, according to the annual report presented Tuesday to the Lee County Board of Supervisors by Emily Rohlfs, director of the Keokuk Public Library.
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Megaupload shutdown and arrests: The indictment
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:42:00 -0800
Text of the indictment issues by the US Department of Justice against the website Megaupload.com and people associated with it. The website has been shut down and the department reports that 20 search warrants have been exectuted in 9 countires, with $50 Million worth of assets seized.
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