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Top 5 Gadgets Every Classroom Should Have

September 1st, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

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Source: http://balogh-design.com

Now that back to school is just around the corner, it’s time to see what the best classroom gadgets are available for 2010/2011.  Throw away that chalkboard and Scantron cards because it’s time to bring your classroom to the digital age.

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TDSB’s “The Believe It!” Conference Today at the ACC

September 1st, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

Source: http://www.pugawards.com

The Toronto District School Board is proud to be launching its first annual “The Believe It!” conference today at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto! Read the rest of this entry »

Teen “Sextortion” on the Rise

August 20th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

SextortionThe last few months has seen numerous trials that have involved teenagers sending provocative pictures of themselves over the Internet and then facing threats to send more. Read the rest of this entry »

What Not to Post!

August 18th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

What not to post

This week’s What Not To Post shows an example of how being a bad employee online can ruin your career (and life) in general.

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Facebook’s CEOP Button gets 211 Abuse Reports

August 16th, 2010 by Elizabeth

Source: http://www.electricpig.co.uk

Source: http://www.electricpig.co.uk

UK’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre (CEOP) announced that their Facebook button has successfully received 211 abuse reports since its launch on July 11th.

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Happy International Youth Day!

August 12th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

Kiwi is proud to help celebrate International Youth Day and the first day of the International Year of Youth. Read the rest of this entry »

Net Neutrality Up For Debate

August 9th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

isp-vs-everyone net neutrality

Source: http://www.eroinyc.com

The Federal Communications Commission in the US–the body that flipped its lid a few years ago when one of Janet Jackson’s breasts was exposed for a brief moment on a live television broadcast–is ending weeks of talks with phone, cable TV and Internet companies as it has failed  to reach an agreement on the thorny issue of net neutrality.

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Is Your Child i-Dosing?

August 9th, 2010 by Rosemina Nazarali

i-dosing

Source: YouTube.com

Teenagers are always looking for the next best thing. The next greatest song, the next big movie star, the latest fashion trend, or, in this case, the next best way to get high.

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What Not To Post!

August 4th, 2010 by Kiwi Commons

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Kiwi Commons would like to introduce a new bi-weekly feature on our site entitled “What Not To Post.” Read the rest of this entry »

Study Shows Youth Concerned About Online Privacy

August 4th, 2010 by kevinc

Source: http://news.cnet.comIt was just this past winter that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, pronounced online privacy to be dead. He said that the next step in the digital age is to share our lives freely online, without the worry of who can see what.

Well, he was dead wrong. Read the rest of this entry »

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