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ConnectEd

Posted on February 4, 2014 by admin

Initial list of corporate contributions to the ConnectEd initiative (AppleInsider). Office of Educational Technology summary of the ConnectEd initiative.

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Update on net neutrality

Posted on February 4, 2014 by admin

This post from ArsTechnica provides an overview of recent developments in efforts to reinstate the policy of net neutrality.

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NY Times Claims FCC will direct funds to better broadband

Posted on February 2, 2014 by admin

The NYTimes claims that the FCC will redirect e-rate funds toward faster broadband access and wireless access in schools. It seems this is not more money, but money to be spent in a different way. According to the Times: Next … Continue reading →

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Google for Education

Posted on January 30, 2014 by admin

Google announced some new things today (if I understood correctly) – there are more companies who will offer chrome devices and books at low prices are available for a fixed amount of time. I really like Apple equipment, but to … Continue reading →

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Robots for all

Posted on January 30, 2014 by admin

We are attending FETC and when we go to the tech conferences we attempt to predict what will be some of product themes. Evaluation, common core referenced resources, whiteboards and short throw projects were possibilities, but we predicted 3-D printers … Continue reading →

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Teens read less for recreation?

Posted on January 28, 2014 by admin

This NPR interview involving a PEW researcher and a librarian consider the reading habits of adolescents. The article proposes that teens are reading less for fun. The one data point I found noted that between 2011 and 2013 there has … Continue reading →

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