Thank You Microsoft and Jim Ptaszynski Higher education faculty board members visit Microsoft TechFest piltei | March 6, 2013 | 0 Comments Pictured: Bill McDiarmid, Dean, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Geoffrey Zweig, MSR, David Slykhuis, Associate Professor, James Madison University, Robin Angotti, Associate Professor, University of Washington, Sumit Gulwani, MSR, Ben … [Read more...]
Let’s Not Let Fear be a Stop Sign on the Information Highway-Digital Citizenship is the New Civil Rights
I have lots of resources from various people who are concerned about digital citizenship and how we prepare teachers for the use of technology. I attend the conferences and know the ideas but am not sure how the idea about digital use in schools is evaluated. Parry Aftab, is a pioneer in the study of cyberbullying, but she also knows the problems of children and predators. Some would have us close our eyes to the type of thing that happened in Pennsylvania and pretend that all is well … [Read more...]
Looking for Broadband Resources and Ideas? They may be here!!
So many people talk about technology without sharing the nuts and bolts of what we are using. Some resources here. Bonnie Bracey Sutton First, here is the broadband map. http://www.broadbandmap.gov/technology Broadband? Getting Broadband What Is Broadband? Broadband or high-speed Internet access allows users to access the Internet and Internet-related services at significantly higher speeds than those available through “dial-up” Internet access services. Broadband speeds … [Read more...]
The Magic of Maps, GIS, the Wonderful World of Geography Awareness Week
Are YOU GLOBALLY AWARE? Bonnie Bracey Sutton I have always loved working with maps, globes and books.Now my learning is facilitated by the use of media and new ways of mapping. And then there is GIS. What is GIS? You use it in invisible ways. GIS.. here is a great video on it. GIS Day is on November 14, 2012. Ask your elected officials to support funding for geography education. Geography Awareness Week there are a lot of online tools. There are things to use in your … [Read more...]
Guest Blog- What is the Status of Global Digital Inclusion- Caaetano Notari
What is the status of global digital inclusion by CAETANO NOTARI · 10 COMMENTS in DIGITAL INCLUSION, ECONOMY Even though several governments did a nice effort over the last 10 years pushing the Internet in several countries, the numbers are far from satisfactory. Almost 65% of the global population is excluded from the Web, over 4.5 billion people. From the infographic below we can extract a few intriguing trends and analyses. Internet penetration over 90% occurs only in 6 countries, … [Read more...]
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