Tuesday, 21 November 2006

Boys will be boys but there are ways to better educate them. Research shows that boys have been underachieving at school compared to girls since the 1980s, however a new program called Success for Boys hopes to create change by 2008. [Recent Items]
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Future of schooling online conference begins. The free 2nd ACEL/Microsoft online conference on the future of schooling will be active until midnight Sunday 19 November 2006. Access a wide range of papers by classroom teachers, school leaders and education academics and take part in discussion with education colleagues in Australia and around the world. There is NO COST for participating in this online conference. [School Education Headlines] [Central Ranges LLEN CEO Library]
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MindManager Comes to the Mac. A mind map is a diagram of connected ideas. In the past, I've written about various mind-mappers, including the minimalist Pyramid ("Pyramid Therapy," 2004-09-13) and the full-featured NovaMind ("Draw What's On Your Mind With NovaMind," 2006-04-17). Recently, a new heavy hitter has appeared on the scene: Mindjet MindManager 6. The "6," a surprisingly high version number for an initial release, is because MindManager has actually been around for a long time over on That Other Platform. The Mac ve... By Matt Neuburg . [TidBITS]
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