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We have been hacked
First it happened to Target. Now, evidently, the colleges and universities in North Dakota have been hacked and personal information may have been compromised. An entity operating outside the United States apparently used the server as a launching pad to … Continue reading
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Reboot
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM – the computer science folks) have released a revision of an earlier report calling for an increased focus on computer science in K-12. I just read the previous version for some writing I am … Continue reading
More money than you need?
I write this post understanding that some will make fun of my “back when we were kids” mentality. So be it! The Wall Street Journal has an article examining how student loan money is spent. The government lets students use … Continue reading
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States Color Coded
I like those US maps that color code states by some characteristic. Here is a set of 25 maps provided by the Washington Post that code states by various “political” issues. I learned that you do not want to be … Continue reading
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Textbooks and standards
You may have read this summary of Morgan Polikoff and William Schmidt in Education Week. The researchers wanted to address the claims made by textbook companies that their products addressed Common Core standards. The researchers, to but it conservatively, argue that … Continue reading
Apple Device Management Improvements
A few weeks ago, after FETC, I lamented Apple’s failure to respond to the realities of technology use in schools. Google and Amazon seemed to have a much better handle on the needs of schools. Today, TechCrunch provides news that … Continue reading