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Technology, education, and psychopathology

Posted on February 16, 2018 by admin

Question: Should educators be expected to learn about possible connections among cell phone use, social media, anxiety, and depression and, if so, where should this happen. I am putting together issues I want to address in a revision of our textbook. … Continue reading →

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Google ad blocking begins tomorrow

Posted on February 14, 2018 by admin

Google begins blocking ads (chrome browser). Here is a description from The Verge. On desktop, Google is planning to block pop-up ads, large sticky ads, auto-play video ads with sound, and ads that appear on a site with a countdown … Continue reading →

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Chromebook data

Posted on February 11, 2018 by admin

Educators with students mainly on Chromebooks my find this report from GoGuardian of interest. GoGuardian has been able to aggregate data on 5 million student users and allows descriptive data frequency of use and trends. The greatest amount of … Continue reading →

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What happened to the tech dream?

Posted on February 9, 2018 by admin

This post is dedicated to the original technology dreamers and honors the unique contributions of John Perry Barlow – a dreamer. More and more it seems the dream of technology as a positive agent for change and empowerment is slipping … Continue reading →

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Try Guest access to fix Mac Pro login

Posted on February 8, 2018 by admin

I have just had the strangest experience with my Mac Pro. I could not get it to log me in. It would start and get to the login page showing me and guest and then would either shut down or … Continue reading →

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Audio book options

Posted on February 3, 2018 by admin

If you, like me, listen to a lot of audio books, this post from Forbes explains Google’s new effort to provide these resources and compares costs with Amazon. Short summary – Google is a bit less expensive if you purchase … Continue reading →

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