Computers 'can raise attainment'
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A study says high levels of computer technology can improve school results, but the picture is mixed.
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By C.S. Lee  DEAR Editor,  THE other day, I read an interesting interview with Microsoft's Bill Gates.  One of the things he mentioned was the introduction of a light- weight computer that children can bring to school to replace heavy textbooks.
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The amount of money secondary schools spend on ICT has risen by a third in a year, figures show.
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Northern Ireland's A-level students consider their futures as results prove to be better than ever.
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By Jonathan Dubin, The Miami Herald  Sep. 18--Computers have been revolutionizing the workplace for decades, but our eyes have been slow to adjust. Many workers in this high-tech era are confined to small spaces, staring at computer screens for hours on end.
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Graduates earn on average about a quarter more than  people who leave school after A-levels, research suggests.
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Some computers can beat grandmasters at chess. Others can compose music.
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Savvy teachers individualize instruction using Internet and other tech tools.
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The One Laptop Per Child Project, placing technology with developing nations, could revolutionize education.
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Nigerian pupils and teachers explain how the $100 laptop project has helped education Africa.
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A new computer should deliver about 10 times the performance of a desktop personal computer.
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The popular technology promises to make computing easier, but it takes time to get up to speed.
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Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
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A pensioner is urging others to follow her example and learn more computer skills.   Since joining the Gateways To Learning scheme at her local library, Dorothy Willets, 85, of Bedwas, Caerphilly, has worked to get a level one open college network qualification.
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Swing to technology is a threat to GCSEs and A-levels, teachers warn
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Money spent on computing technology delivers gains in worker productivity that are three to five times those of other investments, a new study said.
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It wasn&#39;t &quot;Plastics&quot; as Dustin Hoffman was advised in the movie The Graduate, but computers that Bill Gates told a college audience would be the ticket to a good career in the near future.