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Daily Archives: September 4, 2011

Internet Access – Households and Individuals, 2011

Internet Access – Households and Individuals, 2011. Key Points:

  • 45 per cent of Internet users used a mobile phone to connect to the Internet
  • 6 million people accessed the Internet over their mobile phone for the first time in the previous 12 months
  • The use of wireless hotspots almost doubled in the last 12 months to 4.9 million users
  • 21 per cent of Internet users did not believe their skills were sufficient to protect their personal data
  • 77 per cent of households had Internet access
  • Get all the tables for this publication in the data section of this publication.

Technology Spending by Schools Yields Few Calculable Advance

In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores: “…In a nutshell: schools are spending billions on technology, even as they cut budgets and lay off teachers, with little proof that this approach is improving basic learning. This conundrum calls into question one of the most significant contemporary educational movements. Advocates for giving schools a major technological upgrade… Continue Reading