Tag: education
UK Government opposition MPs rally against IT in schools policy
Around 1 in 5 backbenchers from various parties in the UK Government have questioned the exclusion of open source software from UK schools in their response to an early day motion tabled by John Pugh MP. The motion addresses concern…
UK MPs criticise government for blocking Open Source software in education
A group of UK MPs has criticised the government because they say that the Department of Education and Skills (DfES) and Becta policies favours proprietary software vendors (such as Microsoft) in schools and colleges rather than allowing for the adoption…
School computers are environmentally unfriendly and too powerful
In the increasingly environmentally conscious world of technology, or those who use it, a new report suggests that computers in schools are incredibly wasteful and that the systems are too powerful for what they're required to do anyway. Sirius Corporation…
Video game will help teach science to kids
Video games aren't all about aliens, road wars, and violence (like how I've summed up the entire history of games there in three words? 🙂 ) The game development studio PlayGen has partnered with global nanotechnology consultancy Cientifica to develop…
Video games may teach kids life skills
A new study suggests that kids are being taught valuable life skills by playing video games – just as well if it's true as it also says that around 4 in 5 nine to nineteen year olds own a games…
