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You may have missed this one

Posted on March 25, 2017 by admin

With the political news concerning health care and “collaboration” with Russia, you may have missed this story. The Senate, voting along party lines, has decided that is OK for you ISP (Internet Service Provider) to sell your data. That means … Continue reading →

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Innovation in higher ed – who promotes what

Posted on March 22, 2017 by admin

The higher ed system in North Dakota is in serious jeopardy of a great drop in quality. Budget shortfalls that resulted from the downturn in oil prices combined with lower prices for farm commodities and tax cuts based on optimistic … Continue reading →

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Apple announces lower cost iPads

Posted on March 21, 2017 by admin

Apple has announced a new and less expensive iPad. The new iPad comes at two price points – $329 and $429 depending on storage capacity (32 or 129 gigabytes – wifi versions – education price may be slightly lower). The … Continue reading →

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New Google investment in world-wide education

Posted on March 21, 2017 by admin

Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has announced a new worldwide education initiative intended to address equity and issues. In addition to infrastructure provided by Google, the donation funds specific initiatives hosted by partners. Among the investments U.S. teachers might recognize would … Continue reading →

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Google Vision for Education

Posted on March 21, 2017 by admin

Google Cloud Next offers Google the opportunity to share the company’s vision on many topics. Among these topics is what Google sees as the future of education (YouTube video of session). The focus of the presentation is on how teachers … Continue reading →

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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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