Title: The "SMOOC" and the digital drum: radical innovations in learning
Author: Lex Paulson
Source: UNICEF Stories
Date (published): 07/03/2013
Date (accessed): 11/03/2013
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: On the average school day, nearly one-half of Uganda’s kids won’t benefit from any teacher at all, and many of the remaining half will receive poor-quality instruction. But what if, for all these underserved Ugandan kids, a lesson from one of their country’s top teachers was only a few clicks away? In partnership with Kampala’s NTV Uganda and a cadre of hand-picked star teachers, this is precisely what UNICEF-Uganda is aiming to do. In the last eight months, in their festively painted studio at the Innovation Lab in Mbuya, over 600 24-minute lessons have been recorded — high-quality, comprehensive instruction in English, math, social studies, and science.

Title: How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their Classrooms
Authors: Kristen Purcell, Alan Heaps, Judy Buchanan, Linda Friedrich
Source: ICTs for development
Pages: 108 pp.
Date (published): 28/02/2013
Date (accessed): 11/03/2013
Type of information: research report
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: A survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers shows that digital tools are widely used in their classrooms and professional lives. Yet, many of these high school and middle school teachers worry about digital divides when it comes to their students’ access to technology and those who teach low-income students face obstacles in bringing technology into their teaching

Title: India drafts agenda to spread IT literacy
Source: eGov Magazine
Date (published): 23/01/2013
Date (accessed): 23/01/2013
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: According to the draft agenda,the government will make one person Information Technology (IT) literate in every household by 2020.

Title: UNESCO releases Vancouver Declaration on Digitization and Preservation
Pages: 5 pp.
Publisher: UNESCO
Date (published): 16/01/2013
Date (accessed): 21/01/2013
Type of information: declaration
Language: English
On-line access: yes (pdf)
Abstract: The introduction and implementation of measures for greater protection of digital assets is the focus of the UNESCO/UBC Vancouver Declaration, The Memory of the World in the Digital Age: Digitization and Preservation. Adopted by the participants of the international conference held last September in Vancouver (Canada), the Declaration has now been released in its final format in English and French.
More than 500 participants from 110 countries discussed the key factors affecting the two major aspects of records, documents and data in the digital environment:
- issues pertaining to the digitization of analogue material, and
- issues pertaining to continuity, access, and preservation of authentic, reliable, and accurate digital materials.

Title: UK teenagers without the internet are "educationally disadvantaged"
Source: University of Oxford
Date (published): 12/12/2012
Date (accessed): 16/01/2013
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: A major in-depth study examining how teenagers in the UK are using the internet and other mobile devices says the benefits of using such technologies far outweigh any perceived risks.

Title: Social Media Report 2012
Source: Nielsen, NM Incite
Date (published): 03/12/2012
Date (accessed): 07/12/2012
Type of information: research report
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: Nielsen and NM Incite released the 2012 Social Media Report, which provides a comprehensive look at the current state of social media. One of the biggest takeaways from this year’s report is the increasing significance of mobile in the social networking experience. The study found that almost 50% of all users now access social media sites via smartphone and almost one in five connect via tablet. Time spent on mobile apps and mobile web both increased over 80% since 2011 and mobile as a whole accounted for 63% of the year-over-year growth in total time spent on social media.

Title: Digital addiction growing in South Korea
Source: CED Magazine
Date (published): 29/11/2012
Date (accessed): 07/12/2012
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: In South Korea, where the government provides counseling programs and psychological treatment for an estimated 2 million people who cannot wean themselves from playing online computer games, youngsters have previously not been considered as potential addicts.

Title: Global Internet User Survey 2012
Source: The Internet Society
Date (published): 27/11/2012
Date (accessed): 07/12/2012
Type of information: research report summary, database
Language: English
On-line access: yes, SPSS data file, pdf
Abstract: The Global Internet User Survey provides reliable information relevant to issues important to the Internet’s future and informs the Internet Society's programmes and activities. In 2012, more than 10,000 people in 20 countries were asked about their attitudes towards the Internet and behaviors online, offering one of the broadest views of people’s attitudes about key issues our world faces when it comes to the Internet. The questions ranged from how users manage personal information online, attitudes toward the Internet and human rights, and the potential for the Internet to address issues such as economic development and education. In 2012 the GIUS interviewed more than 10,000 Internet users in 20 countries. This report is intended to provide a general overview of the behaviors and opinions reported by Internet users on
various topics. Thus, the data and this report aim to represent the views of the users surveyed rather than the positions or views of the Internet Society, or its global community. The 2012 GUIS was conducted for the Internet Society by Redshift Research, a leading business market research firm. This report summarizes the global findings from the 2012 Global Internet User Survey.

Title: Struggling Entrepreneurs in Rural Ghana Increase Business by Using Computers
Source: IICD
Date (published): 27/11/2012
Date (accessed): 29/11/2012
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: Entrepreneurs in Northern Ghana that were formerly struggling to make a living, are now able to earn more money by using computers in their businesses. This is one of the things that is shown in a new entrepreneurship video that IICD released.

Title: “Make African Mobile Games Educational, but also Cool and Fun”
Source: IICD
Date (published): 16/10/2012
Date (accessed): 18/10/2012
Type of information: blog post
Language: English
On-line access: yes
Abstract: African games for change guru Anne Githuku-Shongwe attended the cross media event PICNIC in Amsterdam at IICD’s invitation. Five questions for the founder of social African game enterprise Afroes.