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Rob Pegoraro - To Wit: Twittering - washingtonpost.com

Thu, 01 May 2008 18:20:25 -0000

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Education Week: Smart Thinking About Educational Technology

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:10:48 -0000

Instead of taking sides, we should think about how to use digital tools well. The reasons for doing so are compelling

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I, Cringely . The Pulpit . Ozzy Knows Best | PBS

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 20:45:14 -0000

Every generation disapproves of the one that follows and barely claims to understand the generation that follows that. It's the way we are, simply because we tend to see everything in the context of our own experience -- an experience that is changed by age, the times we grew up in, and yes by technology.

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U.S. Students Achieve Mixed Results on Writing Test - New York Times

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:12:16 -0000

About a third of the nation’s eighth-grade students, and roughly a quarter of its high school seniors, are proficient writers, according to nationwide test results released Thursday.

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Teacher Magazine: IT: Where the Girls Aren't

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:49:05 -0000

Educators need to do more to encourage girls’ interest in technology and science, according to panelists who spoke on the topic at South by Southwest, a music, film, and interactive media festival held March 7-11 in Austin, Texas.

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The Associated Press: Report: Low Grad Rates in US Cities

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:41:16 -0000

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Does Computing Add Up in the Classroom? - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:32:16 -0000

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I, Cringely . The Pulpit . War of the Worlds | PBS

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:34:26 -0000

Highlights and Sticky Notes:

The key word here is "empowerment." Technologies allow us to overcome limitations of time, distance, and physical capability, but they only empower us when they can be gracefully used by large, productive segments of our society. The telephone was empowering when we all finally got it. Now it is the Internet and digital communications.

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