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| Online lessons for teachersTo some teachers, the British Education and Training Technology exhibition must be a bewildering experience. Technology 'making exams irrelevant'The head of the Scottish Council for Educational Technology says unseen exam papers should become a thing of the past. Teachers 'lack basic computer skills'A key government adviser says too many children are being taught information technology by teachers who do not fully understand its uses and importance. Warning on children without computers The Schools Minister, Charles Clarke, warns that children who do not have computers at home could become an underclass. Call for rationing of school computers A technology teacher says the use of school computers outside of lesson time might have to be limited to pupils who do not have PCs at home. 24 Hour Museum prepares to open The 24 Hour Museum will let you amass your own private collection online. Schools for scanned mail Schoolchildren in Britain are set to have their e-mail as well as their Web surfing monitored by a new program. Betsie brings Web to the blind The BBC has produced a new piece of software to help visually impaired people navigate the Internet. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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