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Not there yet
Edutopia offered a recent piece of the potential of dictation in learning to write and writing. This is an interesting to think about and interesting to consider when the tech works effectively how our own writing techniques might change. I … Continue reading
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It is complicated
International testing data are often used by those urging educational reform in the United States. Here is a recent analysis that addresses issues at a deeper level taking factors such as SES into account. Very complex: For example: Because in … Continue reading
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iOS7 Filtering Problem
There has been a great deal of recent commentary regarding hacked iPads in California schools. I wonder if any of this is due to inherent flaws in the OS.
MobileMe (iCloud) back to 5 GB
You may have received a notice in the last couple of weeks that your MobileMe account was going to be downsized to 5 GB. Today is the day. I forget I have any Apple in the Cloud unless I think … Continue reading
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Make gravy
With the typical focus on Siri, it seems to me that Google’s advances in voice recognition have received too little attention. My wife and I sometimes amuse ourselves by submitting the same request to her iPhone and my S4. Anyway … Continue reading
Simplification
This is interesting. Wikipedia has obviously grown into a very useful resource. Work on articles, often written by multiple expert, has resulted in impressive and sometimes advanced explanations. The idea of Simple Wikipedia is to reverse this process of increasing complexity … Continue reading
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