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Web annotation now has a standard and why it matters

Posted on March 14, 2017 by admin

The opportunity to highlight and annotate the web pages of third parties has been available for some time. Such consumer additions offer advantages in education and for the concept of the participatory web. The limitation of what has been available … Continue reading →

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It isn’t about choice if you have no choices

Posted on March 14, 2017 by admin

The net neutrality issue has again returned to my radar with the new administrator and a new FCC director. New director Pai is moving to remove net neutrality expectations suggesting that “zero rating” offers customers opportunities and not restrictions. Zero-rating … Continue reading →

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Google docs/keep integrated

Posted on March 9, 2017 by admin

I am a sucker for ways to improve my reading/writing workflow. If you are a blogger, student, or teacher, you likely have similar needs. My “go to” approach has been to collect ideas and content in Evernote and then write … Continue reading →

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Ghostery

Posted on March 1, 2017 by admin

Much has been made of intrusive ads and ad blockers. To some extent. this about the annoyance of pop-ups (actually not that common in my experience with education sites). More importantly, sites can be adding cookies to your browser and … Continue reading →

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Ravitch on Public Education

Posted on February 18, 2017 by admin

Scholar Diane Ravitch was one of the most vocal and visible objectors to now Sec of Education DeVos. Here is a nice video (PBS with Tavis Smiley) explaining her positions.

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Class notes

Posted on February 12, 2017 by admin

I was once quite interested to the role of technology and study behavior. So many of the topics that have interested me over the years seemed to fall into the category of “technology can make it better because it can … Continue reading →

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