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Thai students : IT skills ranking (th)
https://bit.ly/1xYv6IH
The information-technology skills of Thai eighth-graders are near the bottom of a (Nov 2014) list ranking 14 countries.

Thailand EdTech Facebook Group (th)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/EdTechAsiaBKK/
Thailand EdTech Facebook Group

Microsoft Office 365 for Thai Students (th)
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The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) of Thailand and Microsoft Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide 8 million students and 400,000 teachers across Thailand with access to Microsoft Office 365 for Education.
“This initiative will play a key role in our preparations for ASEAN Economic Community integration and drive the development of 21st century skills that are vital to the Smart Thailand 2020 strategy, whose key objective is to foster sustainable national growth and raise the standard of living through technology,”

English teaching reform in Thailand in 2014 (th)
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English teaching reform in Thailand in 2014
Caretaker Education Minister Chaturon Chaisang has urged all English teachers nationwide to create new standard for English teaching in a bid to improve students' English communication skills as soon as this year.
The reform outlines will be based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR), the internationally recognised framework that describes students’ language ability on a scale of levels from A1 for those who completed sixth grade, A2 for those who completed ninth grade and B1 for those who completed twelfth grade or those with high-vocational certificates.

Education section in the Thaivisa Forum (th)
http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/forum/180-education/
The Education section in the Thaivisa Forum section includes the existing Teaching in Thailand forum and we have added new sections which include:
- Primary and Secondary Education (Forum for Primary & Secondary education in Thailand.)
- Higher Education in Thailand (Forum for Diplomas, Degrees, Masters and PhD in Thailand)
and
- Language School Courses (Language schools and courses in Thailand. Non-degree type education topics.)
- Courses in Thailand (Courses on cooking, massage, dancing, Muay Thai, martial arts and all other kind of courses you can follow in Thailand.)

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Thailand's education system's inadequacies (th)
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Seminar spells out Thailand's education system's inadequacies
The education system is failing in properly equipping juveniles to join the job market, as six out of 10 only complete at most a higher secondary or vocational education, a seminar heard.

Bangkok Smart Classroom Project (th)
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Bangkok Metropolitan Administration initiated a Smart Classroom Project to test the efficiency of tablet PCs with different operating systems in teaching and learning at four pilot schools in the capital.
“This programme is aimed at testing the effectiveness of tablet-PCs as learning devices in the classroom,” said Bangkok Deputy Governor Taya Teepsuwan

Basic education levels worrisome, assessment finds (th)
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Basic education levels worrisome, assessment finds
The Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) said it had certified only 5,690 of the 7,985 basic educational institutes it assessed.

ICT Ministry orders 2nd lot of tablets (th)
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he Information and Communications Technology Ministry 9 July 2012 signed a repeat order for the second lot of tablet computers, consisting of 403,941 units at US$82 per unit or a total of Bt1.05 billion.

Khon Kaen University (KKU) adopts Google Apps (th)
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Khon Kaen University (KKU), Thailand recently became the first university in Thailand and in Southeast Asia to roll out the Google App for Education to facilitate learning, with the collaboration of teachers and university staff.
KKU is located 449 kilometres northeast of Bangkok, with 12,000 staff and hospitals which includes 2,000 teachers and 10,000 staff, and 43,000 students.

Post Graduate Certificate in Education (International)
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Post Graduate Certificate in Education (International) : Keele University PGCEi Hosted by Harrow International School, Bangkok. Aimed at teachers in, or aspiring to teach in, International Schools, Universities, and Language Schools across South East Asia.
The Keele PGCEi offers course members direct and extensive taught input by UK PGCE specialists and the support of a leading international school.
With Thailand-based British tutors and administrative support the Keele PGCEi offers the most student focussed, highest-quality programme of its type currently available in Asia.
Delivered at HIS in Bangkok, the programme is readily accessible to teachers and aspiring teachers located anywhere in Asia.

400,000 tablet computers for grade-1 students (th)
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At the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Ministry, ICT Permanent Secretary Jeerawan Boonperm 9 May 2012 signed the contract with Shenzhen Scope Scientific Development to provide 400,000 tablet computers for grade-1 students.
ICT Minister Anudith Nakornthap and Chinese ambassador also witnessed the contract signing ceremony.
The 400,000 tablet computers worth approximately 32.8 million US dollar will be delivered to Thailand within 60 days.
The purchased tablet is a 7-inches monitor, 1.2 GHz processor speed, 1 GB RAM, Android 4.0 operating system, Battery capacity 3600 mAh with 2-years warrantee.

Thai University Opens Mobile Development Centre (th)
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Thai University Opens Mobile Development Centre
Kasetsart University, one of Thailand’s leading universities opened Mobile Development Centre March 2012 to empower its students in innovating mobile software skill.
The centre is expected to be a role model for other universities to set up facilities for their students to develop mobile application and software.

Tablets for all Thai 1st Grade Students [March 2012] (th)
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US$81 Tablets for all Thai first grade students.
Shenzhen Scope Scientific Development Co won a contract to supply 900,000 tablet computers for first graders in government schools in Thailand under “One Tablet PC Per Child” scheme.

Thailand's race to ICT literacy (th)
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Thailand's race to ICT literacy
A decade since Asia’s 10th most populous country launched its first ICT Master Plan, the Ministry of Education has successfully improved the computer-student ratio to 1:20 on average.
“The past five years have been focused on setting up the basic IT infrastructure in schools,” Keartisak Sensai (pictured), Senior Advisor (ICT for Education), MOE, said to FutureGov Asia Pacific magazine. “Some of our schools are already running one-to-one computing programmes.”
These are hopeful statistics for those hoping to meet the goals stated in the nation’s current ICT Master Plan.
The Thai MOE is also nursing a keen interest in tablets like Apple’s iPads, believing that these devices can aid learning. “The growing popularity of tablets like the iPad is an area of interest for us. These devices would be great for learning because they are intuitive and easy to use.”

Dell Connected Classroom solution in Thailand (th)
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Dell Connected Classroom solution in Thailand
Dell introduced the Connected Classroom initiative in India and China, and Thailand is the first country in the Asean region in which the company has launched the program, with some of the pilot schools part the HRH Princess Sirindhorn project.

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SEE TEFL teacher training (th)
http://seetefl.com
The only ISO 9001:2008 certified TEFL training course in Thailand
SEE is based in Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand.

Team Building in Thailand
https://www.makingteams.com/
Team building and experiential learning in Thailand.
Effective learning activities, adventures and games for both children and adults.

A 'smarter' Thailand through ICT (th)
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A 'smarter' Thailand through ICT ... A Bangkok Post article
A "Smarter Thailand" with "Smarter People" and a "Smarter Government" - this is the main goal of Thailand's second Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Master Plan for 2009-2013, drafted by the National Electronic and Computer Technology Center (Nectec).

Thailand (ICT) Master Plan for 2009-2013 (th)
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Thailand (ICT) Master Plan for 2009-2013 ... UNESCO Review
A “Smarter Thailand” with “Smarter People” and a “Smarter Government”- is the main goal of Thailand's second Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Master Plan for 2009-2013, which was drafted by the National Electronic and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec).
The plan aims to increase Thailand's ICT readiness to enable the country to become a major competitor in the global market.
One of the objectives is to encourage 50 per cent of the population above 15 years old to be ICT-literate and able to use computers in all areas of their lives.
Human resource development and capacity building will be a major strategy for meeting this target.
ICT was first introduced to the Thai school system in 1984 when computer courses were included in the mathematics syllabus.

Thailand plans one free laptop per child (th)
https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-08-13-thailand-laptop-child_x.htm
Thailand plans one free laptop per child
The machines are being designed to be cheap and sturdy, and have minimum running costs. They will use the free Linux operating system, flash memory instead of a hard drive, and according to Thaksin will be able to run on an outboard electricity generator that is pumped by hand.
This initiative may change as a result of the change in government (Nov. 2006)

Teacher training courses and jobs worlwide.
https://www.teflcorp.com
TITC - Providing internationally recognized classroom based and online TEFL/TESOL certificate courses and teaching positions throughout Thailand.

Transformational Thinking! (th)
http://www.transformationalthinking.com/
The philosophy of Transformational Thinking can enhance your life - here? where you find how! Transformational Thinking is a result of 25 years research. It empowers people with the thinking skills to improve decision making and generate positive change, and better results, in any situation!
We are an International organization, based in Thailand, committed to helping people manage change. Our thinking philosophy has already helped people of forty nationalities improve their realities. Whether in the area of social, corporate or personal development, it has yielded positive results.We have created this site to give everyone the opportunity to experience the results of Transformational Thinking themselves, for free!
It is a self help resource for individuals, a corporate training resource for business and a thinking resource for social groups.
Use Lateral Thinking skills with more traditional linear thinking approaches (logic) and combine that with an understanding of how it is all connected to Perception, Principles, Potential, Passion, Purpose and Human Spirit in the Transformational Thinking philosophy and you will achieve better results from your decision making.