Author: L S

With all the discussion on what content should be blocked/filtered, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) sponsored a webcast that questions the practice of blocking all Web 2.0 resources: eSchoolNews – CoSN to school leaders: ‘Think before you ban’ Before school officials prohibit teachers and students from accessing certain web sites, they should think about…

Do Schools Do Enough with Inventiveness? Click the link directly above to see this entry TIE’s Lead blog.

The rumor mill is bubbling up with talk of the next version of Windows, currently called Windows 7. Speculation is that Microsoft is aiming for release the end of 2009, with is significantly quicker than the five years it took to produce Vista from Windows XP (keep in mind Vista was originally targeted to come…

As we in South Dakota schools discovered with the release of Internet Explorer 7 (e.g. Infinite Campus incompatibilities), being prepared for future browser releases can make life smoother for everyone. PCWorld reports on a Microsoft posting that provided some details of plans for IE8: PC World – Microsoft Stresses Backward Compatibility for IE8 Microsoft Corp….

A strange headline caught my eye–the agency that governs educational technology in the UK (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency BECTA) recommends schools and colleges not upgrade to Windows Vista or Office 2007. Windows Vista, Office 2007 Expelled From British Schools — Windows Vista — InformationWeek Becta officials said a study the group commissioned found…

The laptop is gaining and surpassing the desktop in sales. For years, the laptop was a niche market that has now grown to become the main form factor of computer for most people. The Chicago Tribune reports: Laptops become computer of choice for individual Americans — chicagotribune.com Analysts say U.S. laptop sales rose 21 percent…

Audio/Music Software and Song Creation Click on the link directly above to read this entry on TIE’s ConnectEd blog.

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…