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    Animated Response

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/02/2012

    » Animation is an engaging and enjoyable format to work with and can involve everything from stop motion and traditional cell drawing to computer generation and even newer cutting-edge media technologies. It's also a great vehicle to advance young people's understanding of storytelling and the sequencing of ideas, giving them an outlet for their creative energy while honing their technical skills and their ability to work in close collaboration with others.

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    Students get their due

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/09/2012

    » Parents, schools and hospitals will soon be able to collaborate more efficiently in improving the health and physical development of children, thanks to Size Thailand Kids, a programme initiated by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec).

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    Unleashing the potential

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/05/2013

    » The opportunity divide is more oppressive than the digital divide. While information technology is believed to be able to empower young people, its real benefits can only be achieved when it also unleashes future innovators and increases employability.

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    Brainstorming for better results

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/02/2014

    » While the government’s free-tablets-for-students scheme has encountered a long series of frustrating setbacks, several schools in Bangkok and the provinces are participating in a pilot project called Braincloud which is already demonstrating that the use of tablets coupled with a proper learning methodology can enable kids to acquire much better English-language skills.

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    A lesson for the digital age

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/03/2015

    » Last month I had the chance to travel to Mae Hong Son, where I had a chance to visit the IT Valley project there.

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    Mind your language

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/04/2015

    » Online language translation service Google Translate is smart, of course. But many times it is not smart enough after users complained they were unsatisfied with the results, which often do not make sense.

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    Educating toddlers is largely academic

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/05/2015

    » It has long been believed that students in Bangkok are offered better academic opportunities, and are smarter, than their peers in provincial schools. But this is not necessarily true.

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    Silky smooth scientific performance

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/06/2015

    » Thai youths proved their talent at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in Pittsburgh, USA, winning nine awards in the categories of animal science, plant science and environmental engineering. A team from Damrongratsongkroh School in Chiang Rai won four awards at the competition. They were also the event's youngest contestants. Their project, a new method of silk sheath production, was developed from their observation of the spinning behaviour of silkworms. It won the best of animal science (US$5,000 prize), first place grand and physical science from Sigma Xi awards, as well as a trip to the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Italy this September.

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    Bringing education deep into the digital age, with help from Google

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/05/2016

    » Teachers now have a better opportunity to access training courses and exams on Google Education, thanks to the localisation of the Google for Education Training Center.

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    Travel at your fingertips

    Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/03/2017

    » Comparing air ticket prices from site to site can sometimes be full of hassles. But mobile application Penguint provides travellers with a more convenient way of air ticket reservation with the best deal.

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