Broadband ("if we build it, what's it good for?"). I learned about Broadband early during the Clinton administration. I used to talk about it when no one knew what it was. I attended years of meetings and demonstrations as a part of the NIIAC.(National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council). I knew about it before I had access to it. These are notes based on research we did for the NIIAC and which are relevant even today. Most schools in the US have access to the Internet, but may not … [Read more...]
Call for Book Chapter Proposals
"Emerging Technologies for Learning: Impact on Cognition and Culture" Published by: AACE--Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education Distributed by: EdITLib--Educational & Information Technology Digital Library If you are interested in contributing to a collaborative book on "Emerging Technologies for Learning: Impact on Cognition and Culture," please visit the following Website: http://our-e-book.wikispaces.com/call_for_chapters This book (eBook and hard copy formats) … [Read more...]
The State of Education in the Nation
The President's Town Hall Meeting could have been entitled" No Teacher Left Behind" One of the advantages, or disadvantages that I have is that I live in Washington DC. That means that I get to go to the hill and hear the reports , ideas, and the philosophy that the groups say that the president believes in. I have just attended an online Town Hall Meeting at White House.gov. You may want to review this presentation and or listen to the President , in … [Read more...]
Safety on the Internet , Is it possible? Bans Stifle Social Media’s Potential
Bans Stifle Social Media’s Potential 3/2/2009 - NSTA Reports—Lynn Petrinjak Are you LinkedIn? Do your students Tweet during a field trip? If you’re like many NSTA members, the answer is “yes” with a caveat: Not in school. Preliminary results of a recent online survey of NSTA members show more than half use social media websites at school for professional development and to obtain classroom resources. However, more than 80% of respondents said their schools block internet … [Read more...]
The Disappearing Teacher Population.. Who , what , how, why and when!!
From USA Today, Thursday, October 23, 2008. See In inner city schools of America, Chancellors are holding vintage teachers hostage. Joel Kline said on a press conference regarding high schools that the pensions and pay for retired teachers was holding the school systems hostage. Is he kidding me and you? AIG and the Wall Street buyouts and they blame teachers for the woes of education, the funding shortage the lack of money. I always check out the ballparks in a place that has a problem with … [Read more...]
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