ITGSWiki

In this ever rapidly changing world of ICT keeping up is challenging!

This ITGS wiki is a collaborative resource project designed to be used by I.B. Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS) teachers and students.

The I.B ITGS teacher and students work together researching, entering and editing each others additions on topics in the field of IT and its impact on a global society. The aim is to use and develop higher order thinking skills, co-operative learning procedures and interpersonal skills in a project based learning environment.

The hoped result is a resource and project wiki dedicated to ITGS that will continue to evolve with the changing world of ICT.

The best part ... we can show off what we are learning!

This is not a locked wiki and if students and teachers wish to join in and make this wiki a truly wonderful resource please do. EDIT AWAY

Maybe we could even do global projects ....

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BBC News | Technology | World Edition

• File-sharing sanctions 'unfair'

Illegal file-sharers should be fined, rather than have their internet connection cut off, says the boss of BT.

• Hard drive evolution could hit XP

Hard drives are about to undergo one of the biggest format shifts in 30 years but it could cause problems for Windows XP users.

• Porn net domain name plan revived

A plan to create a .xxx net domain for adult content will be revisited three years after it was rejected by internet regulators.

• Nanotech 'fuse' for novel battery

A never-before-seen reaction in nanotubes could make for batteries that pack a mighty punch, say researchers.

• Games migrate to the social side

The merging of social networks and games is set to dominate this year's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.

• Sony eyeing June launch of 3D TV

Electronics giant Sony says its new 3D television will be on sale in Japan from June, with a cost of £2,600 for a 46-inch screen model.

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The Sydney Morning Herald Technology Headlines

• iPhone is the place to do business

Apple's App Store is loaded to the gills with both novelty and serious applications, but Emirates Airlines' new iLingual application attempts to straddle the line: it not only offers helpful travel phrases in three languages, but does so using a synthesised voice and an animated photograph of your own mouth.

• MYOB takes to the clouds

Leading business software provider MYOB has bowed to market pressure and will join the software-as-a-service cloud later this month. Its popular accounting package will be hosted on Microsoft's new cloud service platform Azure.

• Benefits of a Tweet surrender

Twitter hold-outs are missing out on a wealth of news and discussion, writes Claire Cain Miller.

• Cisco leapfrogs rivals with faster router

Cisco Systems introduced its first major new routers in six years and said they can be configured to handle internet traffic up to 12 times faster than rival products.

• Users to blame for Facebook vandalism: net industry

The shocking vandalism of tribute Facebook pages for slain Australian children could have been avoided if only users, not Facebook, put more effort into policing the site, the internet industry says.

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