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"he latest phase in the I.T. revolution is being driven by the convergence of social media - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga - with the proliferation of cheap wireless connectivity and Web-enabled smartphones and "the cloud" - those enormous server farms that hold and constantly update thousands of software applications, which are then downloaded (as if from a cloud) by users on their smartphones, making them into incredibly powerful devices that can perform myriad tasks. "

"He Has Millions and a New Job at Yahoo. Soon, He'll Be 18."

A healthy reminder of what are the challenges that new technologies bring up. My take out item: intensive coaching must go along multimedia course, because an acceptable attention span is crucial to academic and professional success.

Apple Passes Microsoft as No. 1 in Tech

Impact of good K teachers

Very nice article talking about the use of social media as a backchannel in an education setting.  

"Selling Lesson Plans Online, Teachers Raise Questions "

"Between Craigslist and eBay, the Internet is well established as a marketplace where one person's trash is transformed into another's treasure. Now, thousands of teachers are cashing in on a commodity they used to give away, selling lesson plans online for exercises as simple as M&M sorting and as sophisticated as Shakespeare."

A devastating critic of one to one laptops (and tablets?) programs. Food for thought: maybe these tools should stay in the classroom?