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		<title>From the fingers of babes and sucklings</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/from-the-fingers-of-babes-and-sucklings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning technologies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are some very cute videos available of very young children interacting with iPads. This is one such, referred to on a talk list today. A Magazine Is an iPad That Does Not Work (by UserExperiencesWorks) Does this prove that &#8230; <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/from-the-fingers-of-babes-and-sucklings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The internet cannot be trusted, right?</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-cannot-be-trusted-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-cannot-be-trusted-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:28:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh dear, yet another internet-bashing story circulating today, following Demos research. See this BBC report Is the internet re-writing history? Since when were distortion, lies and propaganda a unique feature of the internet? You only have to look at reports &#8230; <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-cannot-be-trusted-right/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Internet of Abandoned Security</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-of-abandoned/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-of-abandoned/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pivacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(This &#8211; indeed any &#8211; post is long overdue.) People are talking about the Internet of Things. What they mean is that many everyday items will either become directly connected to the internet, or, at least, that the internet will &#8230; <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/internet-of-abandoned/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Employers don&#8217;t care for your league table ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/employers-dont-care-for-your-league-table-ranking/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/employers-dont-care-for-your-league-table-ranking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KS4]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qualifications]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Schools say they act in the interest of students. Schools push pupils through quasi-vocational qualifications that give two or more 'good' GCSEs... HELLO, schools... Employers. Don't. Want. To. Know. <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/employers-dont-care-for-your-league-table-ranking/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ICT is Facebook innit!</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/ict-is-facebook-innit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KS3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social networks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study by Microsoft revealed at BETT earlier this month, found a staggering 71% feel that they learn more about computers and technology outside the classroom than in it. Indeed, 82% of 16 to 18 year-olds in education already use Facebook every day... the implicit, underlying curriculum model sets no vision for ICT, no rigour. It's trivial! <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/ict-is-facebook-innit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where to with KS3?</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/where-to-with-ks3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/where-to-with-ks3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KS3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What should schools be doing?

For a start, we should be looking at the "big picture" of ICT in the real world. For example: 3D in games and films; robotic production lines; privacy in the age of Facebook... <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/where-to-with-ks3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The problem with Key Stage 3</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/the-problem-with-key-stage-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/the-problem-with-key-stage-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 13:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Curriculum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[KS3]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Key Stage 3 is in the doldrums and it doesn't look like it will be rescued any time soon.... KS3 ICT is dull, dull, dull. <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/the-problem-with-key-stage-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Resetting the default</title>
		<link>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/resetting-the-default/</link>
		<comments>http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/resetting-the-default/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Admin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/?p=9</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Right, I have reinstalled everything and learned quite a lot about WordPress in the process <a href="http://www.beaconict.co.uk/blog/resetting-the-default/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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