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Posted on August 22, 2014 by admin

Magazines have not been part of my content consumption effort for many years. Before the internet I used to subscribe to multiple computer magazines to keep up with tech trends. Internet content was sufficient to provide the info I needed … Continue reading →

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Rumor – Google may offer <13s a way to satisfy COPPA

Posted on August 19, 2014 by admin

Evidently 13 is a magic age when it comes to legal use of social media. After that age, what social services learn from your online behavior evidently can do no evil. We all know that children of younger ages have … Continue reading →

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Another “solution” for higher ed

Posted on August 19, 2014 by admin

It seems that alternatives to the lecture class (and books) are popular. Here is another reported in the Atlantic. I am an ex-lecturer (now retired) and textbook author so my take on these alternatives tends to regard them as naive, … Continue reading →

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Data on mobile web use

Posted on August 11, 2014 by admin

I collect data sources on technology use. Here is a recent source for mobile web activity broken down by user age. Much of the data of this type are collected by marketing companies and not all is available for general … Continue reading →

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Those who teach coding

Posted on August 8, 2014 by admin

The ACM has been on a mission to promote coding in K-12. Their logic makes sense – coding is important to the 21st century economy. Who can argue? Among the limitations noted in the K-12 setting are the lack of … Continue reading →

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Coding is not for everyone

Posted on August 5, 2014 by admin

The strident arguments that all students must be coders or makers will likely be unproductive. For me, it is pretty much equivalent to the argument that all must play football or join the band. I just do not understand (unless … Continue reading →

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