Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation on Friday repealing a contentious law that had limited online chats between teachers and students and had caused a judge to warn that it infringed on free-speech rights. The law, enacted this year, barred Missouri teachers from using Web sites that allow "exclusive access" with students or former pupils who are 18 or younger.
HEre is the information on Verizon's website about the St. Mary's case study with downloadables and a video. You know there are many options for 1:1 programs - and ipads and netbooks aren't the only two. Take a look here and balance the decision.
I've been messaging with Scott Newcomb about what they are doing at his school in Ohio and got this message: "Every student 3-5 has their own smart phone (MLD). We are starting BYOD with the upper grades this year." Here is their mobile learning blog.
Scott Newcomb (@snewco on twitter) works with the St. Mary's city schools (Ohio). I was blown away by his school's mobile learning technology page. Tons of resources here for mobile learning.
Different applications with google that people may use for convenience and in their leisure time. There are applications that help you stay on top of sports and applications that help you keep up with the current news.
This explains how virtual communication makes the business world a "lean enterprise" and details on how almost every aspect of running a company has changed because of the internet.