Topographical Maps and Other Goodies for Google Earth. A couple of days ago, a Google Earth Community member called 'Forkboy2' made an awesome post of a network link which will provide access to hundreds of maps on his Topographical Maps Archive web site. These maps were designed for use with Google Earth 4 (like the Rumsey Historical Maps collection) and…
Daily Archives July 3, 2007
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Lifelong Learning is being transformed into a fully-fledged international UNESCO Institute. The Institute will be responsible for UNESCO's work in literacy, non-formal education and adult learning. [Adult Community Education Headlines]
School levies. VICTORIA'S commitment to free schooling for all children is part of the 1872 Education Act. [Herald Sun | Opinion]
States must contribute to major infrastructure projects: Vaile. State governments will be forced to contribute to major infrastructure projects in a bid by the Federal Government to prevent cost overruns. [ABC News: Business Stories]
$162m deal for faster internet. Affordable broadband internet will be made available across Australia as part of a $162.5 million package to be unveiled today by the Australian Government. [School Education Headlines]
Kottke’s Geography. At this geography page, I could only remember these countries (got 102 right): Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq,…
Behavior Influence Techniques. The following collection of different behaviour management techniques are pro-active, classroom-centred, and teacher-initiated. They are all designed to avoid confrontation. [Recent Items]
Hannah Arendt and Jean Baudrillard: pedagogy in the consumer society. Trevor Norris explores the contribution of Hannah Arendt and Jean Baudrillard to our appreciation of education today. [Recent Items]