Writing stimulates a bunch of cells at the base of the brain called the reticular activating system (RAS). The RAS acts as a filter for everything your brain needs to process, giving more importance to the stuff that you're actively focusing on at the moment—something that the physical act of writing brings to the forefront.

found that children's writing ability was consistently better (they wrote more, faster, and more complete sentences) when they used a pen rather than a keyboard;

As a compromise, perhaps we should all get stylus-friendly tablet PCs or digital pens.

Race to the Top grant competition applications, a review by an online education organization shows most of the 10 winning states submitted strong online learning proposals.

Bankers made a killing on the housing market in the 2000s and then left working people holding the bill when the market crashed, with taxpayer-funded bank bailouts and budget cuts to public services.

Part of our job is to teach students to use technology responsibly," he said. "If a student writes something inappropriate, you don't take away his pencil. You teach them about consequences."

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"To my knowledge, no other district in our area allows access to Facebook," Mr. Gregory said. "I think the district needs to take a proactive approach. Today it's Facebook, a few months from now there could be something else that comes up."

The protests were sparked by a Canton high school social studies teacher who wanted his students to use their own Facebook page as a way to interact with each other for academic-related discussions

Opponents of that move argued the site can pose safety risks, wastes time and exposes students to unmonitored advertising messages.