Stories about Education

Inside the World of Dinosaurs: the Australian iPad app taking interactive education to the next level
Founded in 2011 with a vision to creating "cinematic-style education apps" for iOS, M5859 Studios' debut is a massive undertaking starring over 60 3D dinosaurs -- and Stephen Fry.
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Apple wades further into academia with iBooks 2, iTunes U and iBooks Author
Digital destruction or educational empowerment? Apple targets the academic sector with its trio of textbook-related apps: iBooks 2, iTunes U for iOS and iBooks Author.
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Top tech discounts: education discounts
Some of the juiciest savings are reserved for students - which, in light of their amount of disposable income, is a pretty fair deal.
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ATO: the iPad can be claimed as a tax deduction
The Australian Tax Office says that the iPad is equivalent to a laptop for taxation purposes and is eligible for a refund of up to $750 under the Education Tax Refund scheme.
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Melbourne college in 1100-seat Win7 migration
APC journalist James Bannan has upgraded his school's 1100-PC network to Windows 7 and describes the challenges and benefits.
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NSW hands out 66,000 student laptops
NSW Education Minister Verity Firth says 66,000 Lenovo laptops have been handed out to school kids already.
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Why Gmail is killing Exchange in Australia
It's a perfect storm: Google's cloud email is reaching reliability and manageability levels that Microsoft, IBM and Novell can't keep up with, say big Aussie organisations.
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PayPal targets charities, schools for more bucks
Having failed in last year's attempt to become a compulsory payment mechanism for eBay, PayPal is eyeing off a new source of potential cash: charities and schools.
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Cheap netbook gets power from AA batteries
Netbook gets all the power it needs from eight AA batteries.
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Spill, drop safe laptop for kids launches
So long as your kids' spills and drops are small, the PeeWee Pivot Tablet will stand up to their abuse.
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Buses to be equipped with HSDPA & WiFi
Uni students will be the first in Australia to get free HSDPA & WiFi while the wheels on the bus go round and round.
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Intel snubs Microsoft; offers Linux certification
Intel's enthusiasm for open source is gathering speed: now it is endorsing professional Linux certifications, snubbing the old Microsoft certification program.
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NSW Government chooses Gmail over MS Exchange
The NSW Department of Education makes a bold move and chooses Gmail over Exchange for 1.5 million students.
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iTunes U hits Australia
Students at Australian Universities can now claim their iPod as a self-education tax deduction, as Apple announces the local availability of iTunes U.
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