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Internet providers are not your friends
I know that Internet providers are not my friends, but I forget. I get taken in by the ads letting me know they are there to make my life easier and more enjoyable. They are there to help my kids … Continue reading
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Tim Cook and Testing Machines
Buzzfeed offered a short post in which Tim Cook, Apple CEO, was interviewed about Apple losing its hold on the K-12 tech market to chromebooks. Excerpts from this interview generated a lot of attention from those making tech decisions in … Continue reading
National data on classroom use
The Department of Education Office of Educational Technology has received a lot coverage for the release of its National Education Technology Plan. I am still working my way through the document. I wish the Department of Education would offer more … Continue reading
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American RadioWorks
American RadioWorks produces audio documentaries for Public Radio. I was listening to a Dec. 7 Public Radio program contrasting Pearl Harbor and 9/11 and happened to notice the source for the content. In following up on the web site, I … Continue reading
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Objection to the objections
A recent EdSurge post attempts to explain resistance to digital textbooks and lists four “issues”. As the author of a digital textbook, I feel the need to respond. 1. Digital textbooks do not offer lifetime access. – First, this is not … Continue reading
Paper vs Screen
If you are concerned about reading on devices, you may find this fairly extensive summary in Scientific American of interest. I guess the article comes down slightly on the side of paper, but does admit that the findings seem to … Continue reading
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