Unconnected Classroom

Mission Statement: One Laptop per Child creates educational opportunities for the world's poorest children by providing each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop with content and software designed for collaborative, joyful, self-empowered learning.

audioblogging by telephone, is compelling. In fact, it's so compelling that I'm surprised it has not caught on already.. especially in Africa. Why should it not be possible for activists and election monitors - and indeed citizens - to call a number and leave a message about problems they are experiencing or issues dear to them, and be able to expect their message to be immediately made available for listening on a blog?

Growing Up Online isn't just an exercise in parental hand-wringing. It's interested in the big questions -- why is this happening, and what does it mean? How dramatically is the Internet changing the experience of childhood?

Instruments for Assessing Educator Progress in Technology Integration