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USDA Report: Two-thirds of U.S. Farms Have Internet Access Telecompetitor.com By Joan Engebretson Nearly two-thirds (62%) of U.S. farms now have Internet access, compared with 59% in 2009, accord...
http://www.nctaf.org/resources/research_and_reports/nctaf_presentations/documents/Alexandria-8.23.10.pdf
http://blog.fedcan.ca/2011/05/20/equity-and-social-justice-from-the-inside-out-ten-commitments-of-a-multicultural-educ Equity and social justice from the inside-out: Ten commitments of a multicultu...
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/08/10/how-blogging-can-catalyze-learning.aspx
What the Hacking Scandal Means for Regulation of Social Networking Services http://www.cdt.org/blogs/287what-hacking-scandal-means-regulation-social-networking-services ret by Omer Tene July 28, ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-many-testing-scandals-do-we-need-as-a-wake-up-call/2011/08/07/gIQAIvfZ0I_blog.html By Valerie Strauss -- This was written by Lisa Guisbon...
http://www.edutopia.org/george-lucas-testimony Access to high-speed Internet and other telecommunication tools is a "digital civil right" that the United States should guarantee to every student, ...
http://reformnclb.wikispaces.com/ The US Department of Education created a video (below) that details some of the challenges brought on by the No Child Left behind law and describes President Bara...
The US Dept of Education put out a video called "A Teacher's Guide to Fixing No Child Left Behind" and we have a chance to share our feedback about both NCLB reform and the video at the attached li...
Don't show, don't tell? http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/teaching-children-0630.html Cognitive scientists find that when teaching young children, there is a trade-off between direct instructi...
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/08/05/ten-common-myths-about-teaching/3/?
http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2011/08/03/women-stem-opportunity-and-imperative Women in STEM: An Opportunity and An Imperative Submitted on August 3, 2011 - 11:30am Categories: Education Jobs Mark...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-leadership/to-improve-us-education-its-time-to-treat-teachers-as-professionals/2011/07/18/gIQA8oh2LI_story.html
Why Johnny can't program -- and how that can change Today's schools are actually turning kids away from computer science, and it will take innovative programs to reverse the trend By Neil McAll...
Comcast Begins Program To Offer Inexpensive Internet Access & Computers To Low-Income Families http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/08/03/comcast-begins-program-to-offer-inexpensive-internet-acce...
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR 08/04/2011 Can teachers be trusted to use social media appropriately? According to a new Missouri law, apparently not. Missouri Senate Bill 54 specifies that, "No teache...
