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Rise of the next digital divide: Women and the web

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.eschoolnews.com (Views: 48, Clicks: 4)  
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New global report sheds light on lack of internet access, use by women.

2 comments | Tags: meris stansbury digital age internet intel corp. global women’s issues | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Free Internet lessons challenge textbook market for public schools

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 118, Clicks: 5)  
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Enterprising teachers have long scoured the Internet for ways to improve on their textbooks or local curricula. Now, though, lessons accessed via the Web are proliferating in the classroom as never before and are challenging the position of the powerful education-publishing industry in public schools.

1 comments | Tags: online textbooks internet common core state standards arne duncan digital textbooks | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Miami-Dade School Board moves to develop a social media policy

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.miamiherald.com (Views: 121, Clicks: 5)  
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With a growing number of teachers and students turning to the Internet for educational exchanges, the Miami-Dade School Board decided Wednesday to develop a policy for how such social media interaction should be handled.

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Most Connected Classrooms

nitajo sumitted ago via http://education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com (Views: 125, Clicks: 5)  
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Computers, wireless Internet, interactive digital workspaces, technical support staff, and high online engagement are keys to building a connected classroom. We surveyed schools from our Best High Schools rankings to gauge their connectivity. Of the 301 that responded, the following are the Most Connected Classrooms.

0 comments | Tags: best high schools rankings internet u.s. news & world report advanced placement | Topic: In the Class BAD >_<

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Four Tips for Finding the Right Resources

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edutopia.org (Views: 134, Clicks: 4)  
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Nick Provenzano gives tips in helping teachers find resources for their content area on the Internet.

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The real cloud revolution is all about consumerization

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 98, Clicks: 3)  
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Everyone is talking about the “cloud,” but is there anything new here? How is the “cloud” different from “internet” or “web?”

0 comments | Tags: cloud web internet information technology software architecture | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Judge: School erred in punishment over MySpace pix

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 159, Clicks: 5)  
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An Indiana school district violated the First Amendment rights of two teenage girls who were punished for posting sexually suggestive photos on MySpace during their summer vacation, a federal judge ruled.

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Club Digital seeks to link Latinos and the Web

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 195, Clicks: 5)  
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The program uses a mobile computer lab and a center in Pico-Union to offer basic lessons in an effort to increase access for Latinos, 30% of whom don't use the Internet.

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Cable companies to give clues on Internet impact

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 162, Clicks: 4)  
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Are people really cancelling cable to watch TV and movies from the Internet instead?

0 comments | Tags: internet cable tv online video broadband internet access | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Appeals court rejects right to call school administrators 'names' in blog

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://www.nydailynews.com (Views: 129, Clicks: 3)  
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The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan shot down Avery Doninger's claim that her right to free speech was violated when her 2007 Internet insult got her booted from a class election.

1 comments | Tags: blog first amendment internet | Topic: Education Policy BAD >_<

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As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 126, Clicks: 3)  
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It is difficult enough to support one’s child through a siege of schoolyard bullying. But the lawlessness of the Internet, its potential for casual, breathtaking cruelty, and its capacity to cloak a bully’s identity all present slippery new challenges to this transitional generation of analog parents.

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Teachers: Please stop prohibiting the use of Wikipedia

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.zdnet.com (Views: 141, Clicks: 8)  
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Christopher Dawson -- This plea doesn’t apply to the teachers (or administrators, for that matter) who have figured out that Wikipedia is an incredible knowledge store, cornucopia of primary sources, and go-to site for most the free world. Rather, this plea is for those who, instead of teaching students about Internet site credibility, fact checking, verification, and crowdsourcing, choose to simply prohibit the use of Wikipedia.

1 comments | Tags: wikipedia crowdsourcing internet | Topic: Online Learning BAD >_<

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Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 140, Clicks: 11)  
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Officials responsible for discipline at colleges suggested that many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.

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App Watch: Phoning From the iPad

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.wsj.com (Views: 122, Clicks: 1)  
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Apple’s iPad doesn’t technically offer the ability to make phone calls, but New York-based voice over IP phone system provider M5 Networks has figured out a way to offer clients the capability through an app.

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'Digital drugs' at Mustang High School have experts warning of slippery slope

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 88, Clicks: 1)  
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As digital drugs or i-dosing appears in Oklahoma, experts warn that it's not the sounds themselves that should worry parents. The websites where the tones are sold entice young people down a slippery slope, they say.

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