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How social is social bookmarking?
The following request from Diigo got me thinking about this question. Diigo, a SOCIAL bookmarking site has noticed that few use the social opportunities the bookmarking site allows and wonder if it is worth the expense. I use Diigo as … Continue reading
Remind
Remind.com is a very popular tool (the company claims 50% if schools have an account) allowing teachers to communicate with students and parents. The unique approach Remind allows protects the phone numbers and email addresses of all allowed. So, the company … Continue reading
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Local Digital Divide
Today’s StarTribune had an interesting feature on digital access opportunities in the Minneapolis metropolitan area. The article indicates that one-quarter of residents within the lowest income areas have no personal access to the Internet while the overall lack of access … Continue reading
When a business does education
The Today Show had a short piece on SAT test prep provided by the Princeton Review. It is an example of the “business logic” commercial vendors bring to education. It is also the kind of thing those of us who … Continue reading
Gates identifies some useful ideas, too
I seem to be generating a series of posts in which I comment on the arguments of rich educational philanthropists (see previous post on Mark Zuckerberg). I understand there is a gut-level, negative reaction to what Zuckerberg and Gates have … Continue reading
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Zuckerberg and I are on the same page – to a point
I doubt he cares but I am in with Mark Zuckerberg’s focus on the personalization of education. That Mark (not this Mark) surely gets more attention for his views, but mine were formed far before that Mark ever touched a computer. … Continue reading
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