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An open letter to tech-fearing teachers everywhere

Videos to help teachers new to tech-flash needed

A Media Tablet Forecast, 2011 - 2015 What the Google-Motorola deal means for Android, Microsoft and the mobile industry The rise of tablets in the enterprise

"Start small, make training personally relevant, pair staff with knowledgeable co-workers-and keep it fun, readers recommend"

You will need an account to read the entire article..it is a free one.... Why schools must move beyond 'one-to-one computing' Ed-tech consultant Alan November recommends using perspective and a new term instead: One to the World"

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What Facebook Does to Kids' Brains REBECCA GREENFIELD AUG 08, 201119,832 ViewsComments (9) People love to sensationalize the deleterious effects of new-fangled tech on the impressionable brains of children. Psychologist Larry D. Rosen's presentation to the American Psychological Association is a little more nuanced than "Facebook Rots Kids' Brains," but it still has plenty to be concerned about. (His title: ""Poke Me: How Social Networks Can Both Help and Harm Our Kids.") 

"As children of all ages head back to school this fall, many of them will have the benefit of having a laptop computer all to themselves. But does having this level of access to technology guarantee the individual student will be successful in their studies? According to two University of Calgary professors, access to technology is only one part of the equation"

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