bebo.com

An article in the Sunday Telegraph about the dangers of social networking.
Bebo is not a great site - the article is quite right. Surely webdesigners can come up with proper rules and a good way of moderating networking sites.

Uses for iPods in Education

I came across this interesting site from Georgia USA about uses for iPods.

"This school year, it started iVillage, a virtual community that encouraged incoming students to start communicating before the start of classes. The first dozen freshmen recruited for the effort were asked to think up innovative uses for the iPods.

The team is creating an iPod-based freshmen survival guide that includes advice on classes, dorms and nightlife in this sleepy community 100 miles south of Atlanta."

British Computer Society

I have been a full member of the British Computer Society now for about a year. I have found it very useful. Apart from the prestigious MBCS after your name, I find the journal and web site updates very interesting and make me feel part of the profession. Entry for ICT co-ordinators in schools has been made easier. There are no exams to do if you can demonstrate qualifications and professional practice.
I can't believe that it has taken so long. I remember when I was at school being totally unimpressed by the BCS compared to the other engineering and scientific organisations. Maybe the next step will be for them to produce some really good careers information for schools as I find the current material uninspriring. I refuse to put up the latest offerings in my classroom.