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So you think you can multitask

Posted on June 21, 2014 by admin

The description of digital natives (sorry, I use the popular terminology) as multi-taskers and concerns that multitasking can lead to disastrous consequences (texting and driving) get a lot of coverage while often lacking a scientific evaluation. The known limitations of … Continue reading →

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CIPA search blocked

Posted on June 17, 2014 by admin

I encountered something today that has me baffled. I gave students in my class an assignment that required them to learn about and describe the educational implications of different legal mandates. To present the assignment, I identified the legal requirements … Continue reading →

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President Obama Visits North Dakota

Posted on June 14, 2014 by admin

The President was in North Dakota visiting reservations.

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OneNote – Free and Cross-Platform

Posted on June 13, 2014 by admin

OneNote, the content collection and organization site popular among MicroSoft users, is now truly cross platform and free (up to 7 gigabytes). You can now generate and view content across devices (I guess web access was available, but a native … Continue reading →

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Will municipal broadband offer an alternative?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by admin

The government in vs. government out argument is clouding the discussion regarding net neutrality. The argument that government should stay out and allow market forces to apply makes some sense, but not when there are no actual forces (no real … Continue reading →

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Moving apart

Posted on June 12, 2014 by admin

The recent data from the PEW foundation on political attitudes shows party positions becoming more divergent. The trend reminds me of social psych research on communication and attitudes. If you determine existing attitudes and then group individuals for discussion either … Continue reading →

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