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NCLB Update

Details of updates to NCLB are beginning to emerge (NY Times). My quick reading seems to indicate schools will be placed more directly in competition rather than being focused on the proportion of students who meet AYP. Again, it appears … Continue reading →

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Wazzup – High school students cannot pass English writing examination

CNews offers an article describing the dropping scores of Canadian youth on entry tests of written English. Experience with social media is being blamed for the down turn in performance. I continue to wonder how serious this issue is and … Continue reading →

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Apple fan or not …..

Apple fan or not, I really like this post by Mark Pilgrim. Once I got past the shock of a platform that made me do it myself, I pretty much made a career out of building things from code and … Continue reading →

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Competition

It appears that the anticipated iPad is already having an influence on providers. Gizmodo reports that Macmillan no longer wants to go along with the $10 price encouraged by Amazon perhaps assuming that Apple books will go for $15. My … Continue reading →

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What we want and not what we need

Here is an interesting post from O’Reilly Radar. This is a slightly different take on the down side of self-selected social media and the dangers in giving information consumers what they want. The consequence – a narrow and perhaps bias … Continue reading →

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Better at What?

Mixed reactions to Apple iPad. It is interesting to carefully review the goals (see below). Listen to the presentation (now available as a link from the Apple site). Jobs attempts to make the case that the goal was to be … Continue reading →

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