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RSS teenagersLog on Learn: Ireland's Log on Learn Program Helps Older Adults Cross the Digital Divide
White Paper For that reason Intel created a school-based program called Log On, Learn (LOL), where teenagers provide one-to-one mentoring to help older adults become confident technology users and the use PCs and the Internet in... [28 Aug 2009]
Kids today: Don't fear the Millennials at work
Comment I ran several workshops with young teenagers in which we discussed their ambitions for the future. After working in schools, Richard Leyland tells a different story. I'm sure you've heard the familiar scare story about... [24 Aug 2009]
Teens don't use Twitter - so who does?
Comment The truth is, he probably isn't and it doesn't matter because we already knew that most teenagers aren't that switched on to Twitter. Most teenagers want to chat with friends, possibly make new ones but... [21 Jul 2009]
Teenagers losing interest in illegal file-sharing as streaming starts to flow
News Illegal file-sharing in the UK has fallen dramatically, according to media and technology researchers at Music Ally. The analyst firm published a study on Monday that showed the numbers of those who regularly file-shared had dropped by a... [13 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 14.11.08
Round-Up All worthy contenders, but how about this one - teenagers are being told that IT is a "dream job" with the promise of working for "inspirational companies". The initiative hopes to improve teenagers'... [14 Nov 2008]
Legal Eye: Privacy perils of social networking
Comment Digital natives - especially teenagers and children - are, however, less likely to be troubled by this kind of software. A new social networking site allows you to track where your friends are in the real world. [12 Nov 2008]
Teenagers told IT is a "dream job"
News Teenagers are being told that IT is a "dream job" with the promise of working for "inspirational companies". The site hopes to improve teenagers' perception of the IT industry on the site by testimonials... [07 Nov 2008]
The ultimate backseat driver
Comment These impressive sounding figures have already won over Staffordshire County Council, which recently installed the Safety Centre in 50 cars driven by local teenagers and the MoD. Not sure? Nick Heath puts an electronic... [05 Nov 2008]
Publishing Firm Builds an Interactive Web Site to Encourage Teens to Read
White Paper Teenagers rarely visit bookshops or libraries. After researching teens' reading habits, Penguin teamed up with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 developers Content and Code to produce a Web site using social... [11 Oct 2008]
Photos: A dip into Bletchley's classic PC archive
Photo A generation of British teenagers grew up on classic Spectrum games such as Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner. The UK's cash-strapped National Museum of Computing is based at Bletchley Park, home of World War II... [03 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Snooping bills, spam mountains, boring IT
Comment Lastly, silicon.com reported teenagers are losing interest in IT - what will this mean for the skills crisis? The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought provoking of the reader comments silicon.com... [21 Aug 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News Having taken the time now to find out more, this is a fantastic opportunity for the whole IT sector to support those most vulnerable teenagers. A team of CIOs will be braving the night outside in the cold later this year... [07 Aug 2008]
IT teacher applications continue to decline
News Speaking last month, a leading academic called for the IT curriculum in schools to be overhauled as he claims "boring" ICT classes which focus on Word and Excel are turning teenagers off IT as a career. [01 Jul 2008]
"Boring" school IT curriculum slammed
News Professor Lachlan MacKinnon, head of the school of computing and creative technologies at the University of Abertay, Dundee, has called for a radical overhauling of the curriculum in secondary schools as "boring" ICT classes which focus... [17 Jun 2008]
SMS snitch pilot targets knife crime in schools
News A wave of knife crime violence has claimed the lives of scores of teenagers in London this year, which is why the pilot is focused on gaining information about youths with knives, said Crimestoppers. A plan to use SMS to... [03 Jun 2008]
