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Sesame Street Wants To Make Maths And Science Fun Again

1:00AM September 29, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Admit it, most of us learned the letter C from the Cookie Monster’s iconic “C is for Cookie” song. But today’s kids — they have it better. They’re getting some Mythbusters along with their early morning fill of Big Bird. More »

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Would You Rather Stand Or Sit At Your Desk All Day?

3:09PM September 2, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The latest office trend sweeping the nation is stand up desks, according to the Wall Street Journal. A growing number of employees at companies like Facebook and Google are tossing aside their chair and asking to work while standing. More »

Gadgets

7 Tools To Assemble The Ultimate Dorm Room

7:30AM August 25, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Welcome to university! Your dorm room will look nothing like the image above, but it doesn’t hurt to have something to aspire to. We’re here to help you make your place less of a condemned rat’s nest. More »

Online

Teachers Sue Over Absurd Facebook Law

11:11PM August 22, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Missouri teachers really want to hang out with their students online. In fact, they’ve just filed a lawsuit for the right to do so in response to newly inked state law that seeks to prohibit student-teacher interfriendship. More »

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Kno Thinks Selling Textbooks On Facebook Is The Way Forward

6:30PM August 11, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Seems Kno realised that not every student wanted a hulking $US899 dual-screened tablet, but I’m not sure selling textbooks that are readable on Facebook is the right way forward — hasn’t Kno thought about the possibility for distraction? More »

Computing

Cheap, Scaled-Down iMac Being Readied For Students?

8:00PM August 8, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Apple failed to introduce a new educational discount for iPads, but that doesn’t mean they’ve forgotten about students altogether. 9to5Mac has heard that a new, more affordable iMac aimed at students will be released this month, maybe on August 16th. More »

Online

Missouri Bans Teachers From Being Facebook Friends With Students

1:15AM August 2, 2011 | Casey Chan

Here’s a primer on what’s illegal in Missouri (some cities): owning a PVC pipe, having oral sex, minors buying lighters, minors buying cap pistols and now student-teacher Facebook friendships. Seriously, that’s banned. More »

Computing

Rumour: Apple To Discount iPads By $US200 For Students?

1:59AM May 28, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

According to BGR’s sources, Apple’s going to announce a new scheme whereby students can grab an iPad for $US200 less, with every new purchase of a Mac. Considering Apple’s already hot on education deals, it wouldn’t be too surprising. [BGR]

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Zuckerberg Wants Kids Under 13 On Facebook

6:09AM May 21, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Facebook’s already pretty inane. The only thing that could make it worse is, oh I dunno, having 10-year-olds running wild on it. Luckily, it’s against the law for sub 13-year-olds to join data-collecting sites. Unless The Zuck changes that. More »

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Sleepy Students Will Get Automated Wakeup Calls From School

11:40AM May 17, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Among the things that could have possibly made high school more annoying, getting a robo-call telling me to wake up at 6.30am would probably be high on the list! That or having the principal pour water on my face. More »