Chatroom safety idea is a winner; CONTEST: Software will help parents to monitor what children do on the web.Byline: By Warren Manger manger cattle trough which served as crib for Christ. [N.T.: Luke 2:7] See : Nativity FOUR budding budding, type of grafting in which a plant bud is inserted under the bark of the stock (usually not more than a year old). It is best done when the bark will peel easily and the buds are mature, as in spring, late summer, or early autumn. businessmen from a Coventry school came up with a great idea for making the internet a safer place for youngsters. They came up with their own high-tech software which will help parents monitor children's use of chatrooms. The schoolboys from Woodlands School There is a number of schools called Woodlands School or similar names:
Tom Beasley Thomas Lynn Beasley (born August 11, 1954 in Bluefield, West Virginia) was an American football defensive lineman in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football for Virginia Tech. , aged 14, Daniel Cook, 14, Jake Hughes, 15, and Mark Ormesher, 15, demonstrated their software in front of 1,800 people before unveiling their business plan, explaining how they would market and advertise it. They won the contest despite being the youngest team to reach this year's final, which was held at Warwick University in Coventry. Mark, who designed the software, said: "Parents would pay to sign up to our website and enter any keywords they don't want their children using in chat rooms. "Our monitor would take every message the child sends and if it notices the patterns for those words it would send an e-mail and text message straight to their parents." The boys' reward for winning The Big Deal enterprise competition was a three-day luxury trip to London last month. The luxury break included a personal limousine, a visit to the West End to see musical Spamalot, a ride on the Millennium Eye and a tour of the Bank of England Bank of England, central bank and note-issuing institution of Great Britain. Popularly known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, its main office stands on the street of that name in London. . But the highlight of their trip was the visit to the laid-back Google offices, where they discussed their monitor with top inhouse designers before enjoying the games room and relaxing in the office hammocks and deck chairs. All four students were so impressed by their trip that Google has become their dream employer. "We chatted about computers in general which, contrary to popular opinion, was really interesting," said Tom. "We also got to see the computer that the Queen used to post her YouTube message." The super-smart youngsters entered The Big Deal as part of Woodlands' Gifted and Talented programme to encourage its top students. As part of the programme all four boys passed their Science GCSE GCSE 1. (in Britain) General Certificate of Secondary Education; an examination in specified subjects which replaced the GCE O level and CSE 2. Informal a pass in a GCSE examination Noun 1. with double A* and A grades last summer - two years early - and will sit the rest of their exams ahead of schedule next year. They also visited Oxford University for a special tour this week. Proud deputy head teacher Keith Murphy said: "They are all extremely intelligent boys. I think Google were very keen to meet them in person." CAPTION(S): THE WINNERS... Four year 10 boys from Woodlands School have won a prestigious national competition - The Big Deal. As their prize, the quartet were given a tour of Google's HQ in London Pictured (from left) are Jake Hughes, 15, Daniel Cook, 14, Tom Beasley, 14 and Mark Ormesher, 15. Picture: Joe Bailey |
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