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IT Articles around the topic of surveillance. Canada ‘spied on airport travellers’ Keywords: Politics, government, surveillance, privacy, Canada Canada’s spy agency collected data from travellers using an airport’s wi-fi system, CBC reports, quoting documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25977620 Supermarket attaches tracking devices to trolley Keywords: Business, marketing, surveillance, privacy, business, Employment http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aucklander/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503378&objectid=11195147 Yahoo email account passwords stolen Keywords: Security, reliability, integrity http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30013628/Yahoo-email-account-passwords-stolen Google Glass introduces games Keywords: Wearable, games, Google, Glass, trend, technology http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/30013457/Google-Glass-introduces-games Whitelist for wrongly-blocked sites Keywords: Filtering, internet, politics, government, business, employment, digital citizenship The government is drawing up a list of sites inadvertently blocked by the filters it asked internet service providers to implement. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25962555 Social media transforms lessons Keywords: Education, learning, social media, tablet computing A school in Norway has taken an innovative approach to learning by equipping every student with a tablet and teaching English using social media. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25888737 Sorry gamers, ‘exergaming’ is no substitute for the real thing Keywords: Health, entertainment, leisure, games, consoles, exercise, fitness http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11194277 Google gets AI start up Keywords: Google, business, employment, AI http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11193326 Google hopes designer frames will sharpen Glass - Business - NZ Herald News Keywords: Wearable, technology, google, business, leisure, entertainment, glass http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11193588 Smartphone sales ‘top one billion’ More than one billion smartphones were shipped last year, with Samsung extending its lead as the world’s biggest vendor, a new survey shows. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25923404 NSA ‘gets data from Angry Birds’ Keywords: politics, government, surveillance, security, privacy US and British spy agencies routinely try to gain access to personal data from Angry Birds and other mobile applications, a report says. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25922569  

Recent IT Articles - these relate to a variety of current issues and topics in IT - This especially suits the ITGS teacher. Untangling the complicated web Keywords: Internet, WWW, explanation http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30012843/Untangling-the-complicated-web Tennis coaching gets a smart racquet Keywords: Sports, technology, convergence, leisure, entertainment, health Futuristic data-related tennis equipment may be about to change the face of the sport in the way that metal and carbon racquets once did. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25857296 The driverless car Keywords: Business, employment, AI, home, leisure, transport The driverless car may promise an accident-free motoring future, but Adam Gopnik raises a few moral caveats from the backseat. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25861214 Money lenders checking social media profiles of potential customers - National - NZ Herald News Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, social media, privacy http://nzh.tw/11192143 Pack your laptop, we’re off to $chool - Aucklander - The Aucklander News Keywords: Education, tablet, laptop, BYOD, Cost, schools http://nzh.tw/11191631 The future of work… office not required - Life & Style - NZ Herald News Keywords: business, employment, teleworking, home office, SOHO http://nzh.tw/11190340

North Korea imitates Apple’s Mac OSX Keywords: Ethics, digital citizenship, piracy, integrity, intellectual property North Korea has upgraded the operating system used in the country - and it bears a striking resemblance to Apple’s Mac OSX platform. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26047439 Google Search altered to avoid fine Keywords: Google, search engines, ethics, business, employment, commerce, politics Google promises to make "significant" changes to how rivals appear in search results in an attempt to avoid a multi-billion euro fine. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26047446 YouTube starts auditing video views Keywords: Social media, video, accuracy, reliability, trends, statistics The video-sharing website YouTube says it is starting to "audit" the number of views a video has received. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26043794 Pupils expelled in hacking scandal Keywords: education, digital citizenship, security, policy, ethics, hacking Eleven pupils who hacked teachers’ computers and changed their grades have been expelled from a school in California. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26031482 Call center sends staff home Keywords: teleworking, business, employment, connectivity Call center sends workers home to telework, rather than converge on center http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11196491 Smartphones taking over pre-schoolers basic skills Keywords: Education , preschool, smart phones, digital literacy, AVG research, new Zealand, Trends Interesting research by AVG comparing preschoolers digital and "real world" abilities. It does make the flawed assumption that digital skills are not "real world". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196474 Westpac trials Google Glass app for NZ - Business - NZ Herald News Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, banking, wearable technology http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11196536 Bugs money: Software sleuths cash in Keywords: Business, employment, software development, reliability, integrity, security, safety All software has bugs in it and now more and more people are cashing in on programmes that reward them for uncovering security vulnerabilities. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25258620 Arabic suffix leads net name rollout Keywords: Internet, digital divide, communication, ethics, digital citizenship, policy, standards, politics, government A new net address written in Arabic script is the first to go live in what will be a huge wave of new suffixes to be launched over the coming months. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/26014829 Have laptop, will travel - and earn Keywords: Teleworking, business, employment, travel, commerce, communication http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196243 School gives an iPad to every pupil Keywords: Education, learning, schools, computing, BYOD, integration Government funding and fund raising are enabling this small school to deliver ipad mini’s to each student http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11196246 Making The Most Of ICT - What The Research Tells Us Keywords: Education, learning, research, ICT, schools, John Hattie, benefit Steve Moss looks at what the educational research says about how to maximise the impact of ICT on learning. read more: http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2014/1/29/making-the-most-of-ict-what-the-research-tells-us.html

As a frequent presenter and speaker on digital citizenship, I feel it is critical to presented a balanced and considered perspective. Its easy, particularly when presented with a captive audience, to place undue emphasis on the darker side of out digital lives. The media abounds with horror stories and tragedies, of mis-adventure and mis-direction, crime and punishment, but this is what sells papers and magazines and attracts readers/viewers. Seldom do you see the predominant reality of our digital world, people getting on with their day to day activities, be these business or leisure. Standing up and preaching about the dangers and risks is easy, often captivating and grabs attention. Its simple to find the latest disasters and use these to highlight the pitfalls and traps that are present. Shock and awe does make for a good presentation, but to focus on the negative or exaggerate the risks is to lose the opportunity for learning. You don’t want to see teachers, parents or others in a fit of fervor banning all technology use because of perceived risks and dangers. Its critical that we provide a balanced perspective and provide mechanisms and processes that provide guidance and support. Short term solutions like blocking, banning etc are ignoring the underlying issues of digital citizenship. While they will stop or limit the incidence or occurrence of  either inappropriate action or damage, they do little to prepare people for a world beyond the walled garden we have created. It is only by changing behaviours and understanding, that real change can be made. It is only by changing these that we can make a sustained, hopefully life long, difference. Rules don’t work Too many people have fallen in to the trap of setting rules in an attempt to provide a safe environment. Definitive statements have a very limited life expectancy, they are often out of date before they are written. The rapid evolution of the web, of social media and technology means that statements specify medium or technologies are soon obsolete. However, behaviors and actions are timeless. Change and adapt these and you provide a safe foundation for activity, learning and recreation in a dynamic world. Want some Ideas on these? http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/The+Digital+Citizen and http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Digital+Citizen+AUA

  Urgent need to change drone rules Keywords: Politics, Government, business, privacy, security, safety http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/urgent-need-change-drones-rules-caa-5807989 Download a movie in one second. Keywords: trends, connectivity, piracy, ethics, digital citizenship, 5G, South Korea, Mobile technology http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/download-movie-in-one-second-5807970 Warning after intimate video goes viral Keywords: Digital citizenship, cybersafety, ethics, acceptable use, privacy http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/warning-after-intimate-video-goes-viral-5829114 Bitcoin cyberattack a big warning to users Keywords: Business, employment, security, integrity, cybersafety, digital citizenship, commerce http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30015749/Bitcoin-cyberattack-a-big-warning-to-users Robotics articles Keywords: Robot, Robotics, AI, Insect, self organising, building Termites inspire robot builders US scientists develop small robots that behave much like termites, able to build large structures even though each individual acts on its own and can follow only simple rules. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26025566 Robot army ‘to help future floods’ A self-organising robotic construction crew has been shown off by scientists at Harvard university. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26158442 Cyber-thieves ‘film victim activity’ Cyber-thieves are increasingly grabbing video of how victims use their computer to better steal from online bank accounts, reveals a security firm. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26171123 Why isn’t Siri like AI in movies? Keywords: AI, Intelligence, voice recognition, AI systems, Siri, Google Now Are there ways to make virtual assistants like Siri and Google Now more like the AI systems in the movies, capable of natural sounding conversations? Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26147990 Push to keep kids safe online Keywords: Digital Citizenship, cybersafety, resource, edcuation, youth, children, internet http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30015269/Push-to-keep-kids-safe-online Spam Attack company fined $120,000 (NZ) Keywords: Ethics, cybersafety, digital citizenship, spam, business, employment, security, politics, government http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11201559 Artists confront the web’s pirates Keywords: Piracy, digital citizenship, ethics, piracy, copyright, politics, legal, business, employment http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30015337/Artists-confront-the-webs-pirates Major study confirms cellphone use is safe Keywords: Health, ergonomics, mobiles, cell phones, safety, research http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30015340/Major-study-confirms-cellphone-use-is-safe Parents unaware of smartphone danger Keywords: Smartphones, communication, ethics, digital citizenship, cybersafety, tablets, youth, education Many parents are out of touch with the dangers faced by their children on tablets and smartphones, according to a poll by BBC Learning. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26121434 Mask malware aims at governments Keywords: politics, government, surveillance, security, privacy, spying, digital citizenship, cybersafety, integrity, reliability Sophisticated computer malware aimed at high-value targets may have been created by a nation state, say security researchers Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26136412 Huge hack ‘is ugly sign of future’ Keywords: Politics, government, business, employment, standards, policies, security, reliability, integrity, infrastructure, digital citizenship, cybersafety A massive attack that exploited a key vulnerability in the infrastructure of the internet is the "start of ugly things to come", it has been warned. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26136774 Cyberbullying suicide shocks Italy Keywords: Security, safety, digital citizenship, cybersaefty, politics, government, policies MPs in Italy call for action against cyberbullying after a girl of 14, subjected to online abuse, kills herself in a north-eastern town. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26151425 Utopia drugs market forced offline Keywords: Politics, government, secuirty, police, dark net, TOR, Drugs, ethics, digital citizenship, cybersafety The Dutch National Police force seizes a "dark net" website used to sell illegal drugs, weapons and hacking tools. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26147994 Cyber-attack disrupts Bitcoin trades Keywords: Commerce, business, employment, security, cybersafety, bitcoins, digital citizenship, reliability, integrity Bitstamp becomes the second Bitcoin exchange to halt withdrawals. It says it has been struck by a cyber-attack. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26155157

This weeks updates Teens turn to anonymous-messaging apps Keywords: Digital Citizenship, Instant messaging, social media, privacy, anonymity http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30016495/Teens-turn-to-anonymous-messaging-apps Google outs new guide for Glass Explorers Keywords: Wearable technology, google, glass, convergence, digital citizenship, ethics http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016885/Google-outs-new-guide-for-Glass-Explorers 20,000 tickets wrongly issued keywords: reliability, integrity, politics, government, error, legal http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11204867 No Human brain can check this answer keywords: computing, supercomputer, mathematics, AI http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11206346 Salad Worker sacked by text gets $2000 Keywords: Digital citizenship, business, employment, mobile, ethics, legal http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11207198 The mystery behind computer speed Keywords: Hardware, software, technology, speed, processing http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016426/The-mystery-behind-computer-speed A documentarian working in virtual reality Keywords: Documentary, media, virtual reality, augmented reality, film maker, evolution of media http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30016828/A-documentarian-working-in-virtual-reality MS Access Tutorial videos These are excellent learning resources for Microsoft Access Keywords: Tutorials, video, database, how to, Microsoft Access 2010, free http://www.gcflearnfree.org/access2010 Facebook ‘trolls’ find it harder to be mean in real life Keywords: digital citizenship, ethics, social media, home, leisure http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11204762 Valve challenged over user privacy Keywords: privacy, security, leisure, entertainment, home, games Game maker Valve has issued a statement to defuse a row over data it gathers about people who play its games. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26240140 Thousands in Pokemon collaboration Keywords: Home, leisure, entertainment, collaboration, social media, games Thousands of people are taking part in an online game of Pokemon using the social gaming video site Twitch. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26240191    

This weeks On the wire round up of articles includes 3D printers, digital citizenship, games, addiction and Wearable technologies Google Glass - Wearable technology - 3 articles Keywords: Wearable, Technology, Privacy, security, safety, digital citizenship ‘I was attacked for wearing Google Glass’ http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017829/I-was-attacked-for-wearing-Google-Glass All wrapped up in wearable devices http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017383/All-wrapped-up-in-wearable-devices Glass bar clash part of San Francisco tech wars UK spies ‘intercepted webcam images’ Keywords: Privacy, security, integrity, policy, government, politics British spy agency GCHQ intercepted webcam images from millions of Yahoo users around the world, according to a report in the Guardian. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26367781 Yahoo users’ webcam privacy breached by British spies - Guardian http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11211356 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11211800 Robots whirr into elderly health care Keywords: robotics, AI, Health, Home, Leisure, Reliability, Integrity http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211852 Retailers urged to ride the online wave Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, home, leisure, online, retail http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11211853 Family Memories lost as backup fails Keywords: digital citizenship, security, reliability, integrity http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11211029 App offers new way to learn Maori Keywords: Language, education, learning, school, app, mobile learning http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11209201 Endgame for online addicts keywords: Health, Pyschological, gaming, addiction, internet addiction, medical http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11209190 Virgin Media rolls out porn filters Keywords: Filtering, censorship, internet, digital citizenship, cybersafety, integrity, reliability, freedom, choice Virgin Media has turned on a filtering system to help parents stop children seeing inappropriate material online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26383279 Energy firm cyber-defence ‘too weak’ Keywords: Security, reliability, integrity, infrastructure, politics, government, safety, cyber-attacks Power companies are being refused insurance cover for cyber-attacks due to inadequate defences, the BBC learns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26358042 Top Tablets Revealed Keyword:tablet, ipad, education, ibooks, learning, mobile, review and comparision http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11209872 Tablets replace books as Collegiate goes hi-tech Keyword:tablet, ipad, education, ibooks, learning, mobile, review and comparision http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9773389/Tablets-replace-books-as-Collegiate-goes-hi-tech Printers capable of making guns keywords: Security, safety, control, politic, regulation, weapons, 3D printers http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30017857/Printers-capable-of-making-guns Kiwis go online to research health problems Keywords: health, reliability, accuracy, integrity, security, safety http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/kiwis-go-online-research-health-problems-5854188 Bitcoin owners find safe place for digital currency Keywords: Business, employment, commerce, finance, security, safety, digital citizenship, bit coins http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30020054/Bitcoin-owners-find-safe-place-for-digital-currency

This is an interesting article I have just found in the local paper. A well regarded school is shifting from textbook into eBooks. The preferred option, even though it is a BYOD program, is iPads. The functionality of interactive media wins over the traditional mediums.   The iPads do lend themselves very well to science. My daughter uses her iPad all the time, particularly to record demonstrations and experiments in class. When the videos and images are then linked to science reports developd in pages, you have a very comprehensive product.   http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9773389/Tablets-replace-books-as-Collegiate-goes-hi-tech

On the wire this week features privacy articles, 3D printing and Facebook’s New ‘DeepFace’ Program Is Just As Creepy As It Sounds Keywords: Social media, privacy, facial recognition http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/18/facebook-deepface-facial-recognition_n_4985925.html 3D-printing articles Keywords: 3D printers, Health, building, business, employment, medicience 3-D Printers Are Saving Babies’ Lives One Breath At A Time http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/21/3d-printer-health_n_4993565.html House building with 3-D printers http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30025046/House-building-with-3-D-printers HP 3D-printer coming in June? http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30027367/HP-3D-printer-coming-in-June Preschooler health put at risk Keyword: health, psychological, preschoolers, digital usage http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30025725/Preschooler-health-put-at-risk University hires Wikipedian-in-residence Keyword: Wikipedia, wikipedian, university, open content http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30026175/University-hires-Wikipedian-in-residence Android to power smartwatches Keyword: smartwatch, wearable, android http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/gadgets/30026129/Android-to-power-smartwatches Many Kiwis falling to cyber scammers Keywords: Cybersafety, digital citizenship, scams, New Zealand, phishing http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/digital-living/30026995/Many-Kiwis-falling-to-cyber-scammers A look at Sony’s virtual reality googles Keywords: VR, Virtual reality, development, games, leisure, entertainment http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/30027048/A-look-at-Sonys-virtual-reality-googles Study finds wi-fi is safe in schools Keywords: Wifi, Education, health, youth, risk, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9850822/Study-finds-wi-fi-is-safe-in-schools Wi-fi not a health risk to pupils or staff, with exposure many thousands of times lower than relevant standard, Health Ministry says. Teacher sees value in online connection Keywords: Social media, education, learning, teaching, achievement http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/9855794/Teacher-sees-value-in-online-connection A teacher has challenged his colleagues to use the latest social media to engage their students - even if that means Snapchatting photo reminders about Vatican Library to digitise archives Keyword: library, Vatican, electronic archive, digitising The Vatican Library begins digitising its priceless collection of manuscripts dating from the origins of the Church with support from Japan’s NTT Data. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26676909 IBM’s Watson to help fight cancer Keyword: super-computer, health, science IBM supercomputer Watson is to help determine the best treatments for a common type of brain cancer. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26662230 MtGox finds 200,000 lost bitcoins Keywords: Finance, commerce, business, employment, bitcoins, digital wallets Bankrupt Japanese firm MtGox says it has found 200,000 lost bitcoins worth millions of dollars in a digital wallet from 2011 that it no longer uses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26677291