Stuff that's caught my eye! Summary 070608

Assessing the Impact of the Commercial World on Children's Wellbeing - A Call for Evidence (Interested parties version)

Millions must be on vetting list - More than one in four adults in England will have to register with child protection authorities next year, under an expanded safeguarding scheme. Anyone working or volunteering with young people will have to register. The government says 11.3 million people will be on a database, with registration costing £64 per person.

Non-verbal advantages for teachers - ever wondered why some people do not take your talk seriously?

How identity and access management can help your institution touch its toes - Successful IT infrastructures and architectures are expected to nimbly provide the context for protecting and sharing information and identities. In today's world, new legislation, expectations from faculty and students, and managing risk several times a second are all threats to keeping current services relevant and time to market for new services reasonable. Understanding the importance and nature of the intersection created by security, identity, and policy is vital to planning the future of our infrastructures and architectures.

Defining Informal Learning - taxonomy describing formal, non-formal, informal and accidental learning.

Adobe does a Google with new online suite

Report reveals downside of home working

Asus Eee Box

Acer £199 linux laptop

DCSF Assessment for Learning Strategy

ICT Subject Leader development materials

Strengthening transfers and transitions

Naked photos, email get teens in trouble

Flickr Tag Galaxy

Updated General Teaching Council (Scots) guidelines - a good idea for GTC?

Blender - brilliant Open Source 3D modelling Software, and Blender Open Movie Project.