Round (-up) 3. Fight.

• Mobile phones and literacy in rural communities: MILLEE is studying how underprivileged children can acquire language literacy outside the classroom. http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/mobile-phones-literacy

• Nearly 5 years later, “@gmail” set for a UK comeback: After compulsory switch to cumbersome “@googlemail” because of a legal dispute, “@gmail” to become available again. http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/03/gmail-uk/

• Mozilla gets it right, moves identity management into Firefox: Mozilla puts its browser in charge of your online logins through a new menu item in the main toolbar. http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/04/mozilla-gets-it-right-moves-identity-management-into-firefox/

• Apple iPad to be handled with care, publishers warned: Publishers warned that publishing opportunities for iPad will come with strings attached. http://www.nma.co.uk/news/apple-ipad-to-be-handled-with-care-publishers-warned/3012923.article

• Assessment using technology: BECTA booklet reveals that few teachers are making use of useful technology which can assess and suggest learning tasks. http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2010/05/assessment-using-technology.html

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The second instalment…

• Is a new form of digital divide emerging?: What is the relationship between technology use and educational performance in science?
• http://andysblackhole.blogspot.com/2010/04/interested-in-biggger-picture-take-look.html

• Be the search engine: Geocaching adds an additional physical element to location-based social networking sites like Foursquare and Gowalla. 
• http://jwtto.wordpress.com/2010/04/22/be-the-search-engine/

• ePublish yourself: Not-for-profit website ePad Bud – the YouTube of children’s ebooks – is hugely motivating in the classroom.
• http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=2319

• Spotify takes aim at iTunes, befriends Facebook: Spotify upgraded its service by integrating social features to let users connect with friends and share music.
• http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/04/spotify-takes-aim-at-itunes-befriends-facebook/

• 100-year-old with impaired vision discovers the iPad: The intuitive way in which the iPad works seems to open doors to the elderly.
• http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2010/04/100-year-old-with-impaired-vision-discovers-the-ipad.html

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