New Astronomy Tool: “Truly Transformative”
Connect-Ed@TIE: New Astronomy Tool: “Truly Transformative”
I have previously written about the potential of Linux in educationDell Pushing Linux? May25, 2007. Technology & Learning this month has a cover story about the growing role of Linux in schools. Some points of the article apply directly to technology efforts in South Dakota: Techlearning: Linux Makes the Grade – November 15, 2007 Today,more…
The blog Learning.Now details some new proposed legislation in the House that resurrects DOPA (Deleting Online Predators Act) that was passed by the House last year but received no movement from the Senate. At first glance this bill looks laudable, putting further restrictions to keep pornography from children. It then targets social networking sites to…
Even if you primarily use a PC, following the new technologies released by Apple computer is important since many of their designs impact the entire technology community. The Macintosh community is notorious for rumor-mongering, and right now is no exception. The low-key laptop upgrades could happen as early as Tuesday,Think Secret – Laptop updates slated…
While most educators recognize that social networks/communication via technology are used by many students, I suspect most of us underestimate their utilization. A new study finds their use more widespread that we may realize: eSchool News online – Online social networks hold promise for learning October 1, 2007—Creating content and connecting with their peers online…
This past year+ I have been blogging on my workplace blog at TIE, which has been a great experience. While TIE has given us quite a bit of leeway for blogging, I do find I hold back on many ideas because some topics may be “edgy” enough or laced enough with personal opinion that the…
The United States is falling further and further behind in bandwidth speed and availability, yet is charging more Internet connectivity: Trifecta of lost opportunities: US #15 in broadband ranking …the truth is that the US only has a broadband policy if you consider “doing nothing” to be a policy. When you’re convinced that any form…