Can ICT teachers, or teachers who use ICT, or indeed any educationalist concerned with ICT in education do anything about poverty? It may seem implausible or even impossible, but I would say the answer is a resounding "yes". In this post I outline some possible action points.

Here in London, England, the Handheld Learning Conference is in full swing. Believe it or not, it's the first time I've been, and I have to say it won't be the last.

But rather than dwell on that, I wanted to talk about a great experience I had. I attended a presentation by Danah Boyd, and then had the privilege of listening to her later in the day when she was on a panel. Her talk, about living in a networked world, really got me thinking, as did her comments on the panel, which came at the end of a session about virtual worlds.

Crisis? What crisis?

Everything is going wrong, and everyone wants their problem fixed right now. How can you cope? Here are 5 proven techniques for handling a situation in which several crises seem to be happening at once.

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It's interesting to see how the term "IT consultants" has different meanings depending on the context in which they operate, and their company's size.

I hope you like the new look Practical ICT. This edition has some great content:

• Editorial
• News
• A Review of Shelfari
• Intellectual property and the future of copyright
• Assessing Pupils’ Progress in ICT
• A tale of two cafés
• The mid-mid-term review
• Special educational needs: assessing and personalising
• Looking ahead: research, plus 7 futuristic applications
• Using consultants effectively: 5 key things to do
• Keep tabs on me
• Publishing information

If you manage a large team, how do you ensure that your decisions are good ones?

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