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President Obama used the National Governors Association annual meeting to call for a boost in education funding. President Obama has urged Governors to invest more in education at this year's National Governors Association annual meeting, driving home the idea that the country needs to boost its skilled workforce if it wants to keep competitive in the international market.

This is the 2010 National Education Technology Plan summary.  While very broad, it does "Encourage states, districts, P-12 programs, and postsecondary education institutions to experiment with such resources as online learning, online tutoring and mentoring, games,  cognitive tutors, immersive environments, and participatory communities and social networks both within and across education institutions to give students guidance and  information about their own learning progress and strategies for seamless completion of a comprehensive P-16 education."

Chesapeake Middle School (school district where I just moved from and where my little sister attends) was recently awarded national recognition by PLTW. Here is a link on their recognition http://www.irontontribune.com/news/2010/jan/31/ironton-chesy-schools-earn-national-honors/

A little light reading for everyone...(the "Learning Powered By Technology" draft is 114 pages)

For all the amazing technology developed by and for American defense and intelligence agencies, the government's spooks are apparently lagging way behind in one key area: Smartphones. That means no mobile email or Angry Birds for our nation's spy corps. One NSA agent is trying to change that.