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Plagiarism sources
A short article in THE summarizes data from Turnitin on secondary and higher education plagiarism. This is interesting.
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Too many curators and not enough creators
I am attempting to approach this topic with an open mind. Let me begin with this – the big winners online are the content creators. Facebook, Google, Bing – make the big bucks by “bringing value” to the content generated … Continue reading
Testing an important assumption of vouchers
This summary regarding the practice of moving under-performing students from poorly performing schools resulted from research from the RAND corporation. This study addresses the extreme case – schools that have been closed. Students transferred to another school after their earlier … Continue reading
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K-12 Learning ONLINE
A new report is just out concerning K-12 online learning. Big policy names (at least I know Gene Glass by reputation) behind the report. “Uncertain private ventures in need of public regulation” (from the title). There is that government regulatory … Continue reading
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How conservative are we required to be
The title was just a test of sensitivity to our political climate. If you came here hoping for me to complain about Republicans, I do that on my other blog. The issue here concerns interpretation of the obligation of schools … Continue reading
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Box – 50 Gigabyte free offer
I saw this post on LifeHacker concerning another of the online storage options for those of us with multiple devices. Box.net is offering 50 gigabytes to iPad and iPhone users for the next 50 days. The free offer is normally … Continue reading