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Is the Internet making us stupid?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by admin

Is the Internet making us stupid (with apologies to Nicholas Carr). This article from the Atlantic offers data on the reading of books. It reports that 23% did not read a book in any format (hard copy or ebook) last … Continue reading →

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College students are taking more online courses

Posted on January 21, 2014 by admin

Here is a study from the Chronicle of Higher Education indicating the number of students who presently take online courses.

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Tom Friedman on Education

Posted on January 19, 2014 by admin

I have read Friedman’s books on the flat world and buy the concept. He argues education is part of the problem/solution. I agree. He has a new comment on the position he would like the President to take on education. … Continue reading →

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Changing hardware and OS landscape

Posted on January 19, 2014 by admin

This interesting post by Horace Dediu offers an analysis of factors responsible for the obvious recent shifts in the popularity of hardware and OS. While focused mostly on the decline of Microsoft and the rise of Apple, the most interesting … Continue reading →

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International connections

Posted on January 18, 2014 by admin

I sent this NY Times lesson plan to a friend we know in Volgograd, Russia. The Times lesson plans use current events as  content for learning activity and the focus of this lesson was the Sochi Olympics, Putin, boycotts, gay … Continue reading →

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Creating video tutorials explaining the use of iPad applications

Posted on January 16, 2014 by admin

Many educators have reason to create video tutorials for students and colleagues. Demonstrating iPad applications requires the mirroring of the iPad screen to a computer, the integration of audio with this video, and the generation of a video from this … Continue reading →

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