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Fair Cell Phone Use in Schools: Pros and Cons of Cell Phones in School - 1 views

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If students act in a mature manner and present a fair cell phone use agreement to their parents, teachers, and administrators, maybe this cell phone controversy can be settled for the benefit of all.
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  The important words for making this work are "mature" and "agreement". Students have to follow the rules for this to work, and there have to be consequences if they don't.
  
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Debate: Should children have cell phones at school? - Education (Other) - Helium - 0 views

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Pros and cons in the ongoing debate with the opportunity to vote and a tally of votes thus far. I liked comment #6.

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Byron Davis on 02 Aug 10

I like to try to read opposing arguments to my own views, and I have to admit that some of these people make some pretty good ones!

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Technology enhances learning, but also propagates cheating - 0 views

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I think this article does a good job of summarizing contemporary beliefs on both sides of the debate.

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Why the future doesn't need us. - 0 views

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Technology is evil, the robots are taking over, and we're all going to die! Here's a quote: I think it is no exaggeration to say we are on the cusp of the further perfection of extreme evil, an evil whose possibility spreads well beyond that which weapons of mass destruction bequeathed to the nation-states, on to a surprising and terrible empowerment of extreme individuals. God help us all.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Technology is evil, the robots are taking over, and we're all going to die! Here's a quote: I think it is no exaggeration to say we are on the cusp of the further perfection of extreme evil, an evil whose possibility spreads well beyond that which weapons of mass destruction bequeathed to the nation-states, on to a surprising and terrible empowerment of extreme individuals. God help us all.</div>

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Does the F-bomb belong on network TV? - The Week - 1 views

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An appeals court has struck down the FCC ban on "fleeting curses" in live broadcasts. Is this a win for freedom of speech or vulgarity?
- Byron Davis on 16 Jul 10
  
  I wonder if/how this will impact the current free speech arguments that are being made in defense of student posted work? Are we becoming more liberal?
  
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Parents shouldn't be relying on the FCC, anyway: As the ruling demonstrated, it's futile for the FCC to try and enforce subjective standards of decency, says the Los Angeles Times in an editorial. "Besides, the FCC can't shield children from inappropriate programs — it has no authority over cable TV channels, and it can't stop kids from using DVRs or the Internet to watch late-night programming in the middle of the day." Luckily, parents now have better tools for blocking programs. The FCC should focus on promoting those methods.
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Is Online Social Networking Good or Bad? - 0 views

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This article debates the opposing sides. Addresses students going through withdrawal symptoms when breaking from social networking! Also discusses health benefits to psyche.

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Sephen Colbert Interviews Nicholas Carr - 0 views

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I recently saw an episode of The Colbert Report where Nicholas Carr carefully examines the most important topic in contemporary culture; the mental and social transformation created by our new electronic environment. The challenge will be to stay off the web long enough to read his book! This is an interview about his previous book (same topic). Here is a link: http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/185695/september-25-2008/nicholas-carr

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I recently saw an episode of The Colbert Report where Nicholas Carr carefully examines the most important topic in contemporary culture; the mental and social transformation created by our new electronic environment. The challenge will be to stay off the web long enough to read his book! This is an interview about his previous book (same topic). Here is a link: <a href="http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/185695/september-25-2008/nicholas-carr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/185695/september-25-2008/nicholas-carr</a></div>

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Is Social Networking Bad for You? - 2 views

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This article discusses how social networking leads to groupthink.

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Web 2.0 in the classroom by Ryan McCallum on Prezi - 1 views

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Web 2.0 in the classroom
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  This does such a good job of summarizing our Web 2.0 discussions for this course! It's definitely worth your time to check it out.
  
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So What's Next? - 1 views

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#1 Byron Davis on 27 May 10

Society is always evolving, and technology only helps us do it faster. That also means that some of what we were used to gets left behind. How about handwriting? In the distant future, after everything has been blown up, I wonder if the survivors will be able to read each others handwriting?

Take a look at this article, the trends, and the number of responses by teachers:

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2008/07/18/top-25-things-vanishing-from-america-9-hand-written-letters/

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