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Options for Rural Folks
Reps. from Minnesota and North Dakota have joined with Senator Kerry in asking the FCC to “review the exclusive arrangements between wireless carriers and cell phone manufacturers”. I wonder if this is the type of initiative that will be necessary … Continue reading
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Godin on Textbook Cost
This is an interesting post coming shortly after information indicating that California is seriously considering moving away from hard copy textbooks for K12. As a textbook author, I have posted frequently on this topic on my other blog. As a … Continue reading
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Parental Central
Parent Central (Canada) reports that California is moving to eBooks for K-12 education. Companies are expected to submit content, but it appears the state expects the content to be free. Not sure I understand the “business” or even “educational” model … Continue reading
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Twitpocalypse
It appears that Apple iPhone and Touch twitters are encountering problems. No it is not a virus. It turns out that tweets are assigned a unique number and this number has grown extremely large. Those of us who use Twitterriffic … Continue reading
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Economist – Time Spent
This article from the Economist offers some interesting information concerning international differences in the time expected of students. Time differences seem to account for a lot and extending the time students spent is pretty much the core idea in the … Continue reading
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50 ways to Use Twitter in College Classrooms
This link looks interesting and should be immediately relevant to my own students presently working on blog applications in education.
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