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Jeff Johnson

All Tech Considered : NPR - 0 views

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    Every Monday, All Things Considered will air its new series called All Tech Considered to explore the sometimes daunting - always changing - world of technology. Are you baffled by your cell phone? Wondering what your kids mean when they say they're tweeting on Twitter? Whatever it may be, All Tech Considered is here to explore it with you."
Jeff Johnson

Making sure that lost iPhone doesn't get you burned - 0 views

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    If you haven't implemented a mobile device policy, now is the time to start, according to an Info-Tech Research Group analyst. With established devices such as RIM's BlackBerry already in rotation at most companies, and new handhelds like the Apple iPhone and Samsung Instinct on the way, IT departments must ensure employees using mobile devices are doing so in a safe and secure manner. Mark Tauschek, senior research analyst at the Canada-based Info-Tech, said a well balanced acceptable use policy - with a strong focus on mobile device security - is essential to every major organization.
Professional Learning Board

Classrooms lag on tech front - 0 views

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    What suggestions do you have a for a teacher who wants to transform their teaching in this type of a situation?
Jeff Johnson

1980s tech products (IDIOT TOYS: Tech news for the bored) - 0 views

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    Today's product holders have it easy. Computers were 10 times heavier in the 1980s, leading to rampant drug abuse from the Eastern Bloc holders and numerous injuries. Just look at the suspiciously wide jaws on this lot.
Jeff Johnson

A lesson in compassionate capitalism (ZDNet) - 0 views

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    Is it educational technology? Only insomuch as most of us couldn't do what we do without a lot of caffeination. However, it is education, since business education has become largely inseparable from technology. That being said, his thoughts are quite timely as more and more businesses look to employ some degree of "compassionate capitalism," whether that means spending extra on facilities and building green, giving back to their communities or employees, or otherwise spending money in thoughtful ways that don't simply line the pockets of investors and executives. So here's a little departure from ed tech and some thoughts from Dean Cycon on the impending closing of Starbucks' retail outlets.
Cindy Seibel

Conversation about Developing a K-12 Parent Portal | Parent 2.0 Interactive - 0 views

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    A K-12 Parent Portal connects parents and schools through the World Wide Web. This site is the home of the Implementation Guide. Add your voice to its development.
Jeff Johnson

New HP Notebook Cuts 97 Percent of Packaging (EEN) - 0 views

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    The new HP Pavilion dv6929 notebook has ditched the Styrofoam and cardboard boxes that traditionally protect computers in favor of a 100 percent recyclable messenger bag that reduces packaging by 97 percent.
Sheryl A. McCoy

Web 2.0-savvy teachers testing old assumptions - CNN.com - 0 views

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    Teachers are often portrayed as being clueless about technology, but ever more of them are putting that stereotype to the test.
Professional Learning Board

Whodunnit? - 0 views

Professional Learning Board

BackUp your PC! - 0 views

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Professional Learning Board

eSchool News online - Social-networking sites confound schools - 0 views

  • Interestingly, very few of the responses included teaching students about responsible use of online social networks
  • "It is important to keep in mind that just blocking access to social web sites at school is not the end of the story,"
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      RESEARCH: K12 needs to teach HOW TO use Social Networking.


  • Thirty-six percent of those polled by NSBA said students' use of MySpace and similar sites has been "disruptive" to their school district's learning environment.
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  • two-thirds said the posting of inappropriate content or personally identifiable information posed a problem
  • 40 percent said cyber-bullying or "causing too much time off task" were problems
  • one in four said the creation of false pages for administrators or teachers has been a problem
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