Saturday, June 14th, 2008...7:31 pm
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NEA: Technology Not Being Used Effectively In Schools
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“Access, Adequacy, and Equity in Education Technology recommends that education policymakers and advocates increase access to technology in the classroom and outside of school by providing more wireless and portable technology and increasing access to high-speed Internet service. Other proposals include establishing standards for student usage in order to integrate technology deeper into the school curriculum.”
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staysafe.org Toolbox In the News Week of June 8, 2008
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To see what controls are available from the major cellphone companies, click to “What Mobile carriers need to do for kids” (see also ConnectSafely’s “Cell-Phone Safety Tips“). [See also the New York Times on how 3G or smartphones are taking off and how 71% of women make the decision about their family's wireless choices, including phones and service plans.]
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Why do teens post online? “Just because they crave attention? Why do teens post such personal information online for all the world to see?”
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“Mimi Ito, one of the principal investigators of the Digital Youth project. Of particular interest to parents concerned about teen social networkers’ safety are findings by C.J. Pascoe mentioned by Dr. Ito, for example that: “Contrary to common fears, flirting and dating are almost always initiated offline in the traditional settings where teens get together and extended online. Her work clearly shows there’s a strong social norm among teens that the online space isn’t a place to find new romantic partners, but a place to deepen and explore existing offline relationships.” Exceptions: marginalized teens “whose romantic partners are restricted for cultural or religious reasons” and gay and lesbian teens (the latter are “not reaching out online for random social encounters but using the expanded possibilities online selectively to overcome limitations they’re facing” in their offline social networks); and the very small percentage of teens most at risk of sexual exploitation.”
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tags: staysafe
- Teacher tracking “The UNC system is working on a new database that officials hope will help them get a better grasp on the state’s teaching shortage. The data are culled from Department of Public Instruction files and uses characteristics such as race, sex, salary, SAT scores and other factors to determine whether a public school teacher is more or less likely to leave the profession.” (Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer contributed to this report. )
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Instructify » Blog Archive » Blog at Conferences Like a Pro
Reading Blog at Conferences Like a Pro
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“This video is a version of the results of Andrew’s experimentation with the use of iPods and Podcasting during early 2006 for a DE&T Knowledge Bank Rich Picture Case Study.”
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The NC 1:1 Learning Collaborative » 1to1 Webinars Great Site!
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AT&T’s iPhone 3G Data Plan and No Longer Revenue Sharing – Mac Rumors
tags: no_tag wow! iPhone’s 3G only works for me in North Carolina in Raleigh
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Durff’s Blog: Write a first-rate blog post!
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1. The posts (or comments) are well written. Oh well I can’t spell and have terrible grammar.
2. The posts (or comments) are responsive. They respond to other people’s ideas – whether it is a post by a teacher, a comment by a student, or an idea elsewhere on the Internet. The power of blogs is in connections – they are connected to a larger community of ideas. Participate in that community. Uh, whine time?
3. The posts (or comments) include textual references to support opinions. Adding quotes or links to other works strengthens your post. Check.
4. To be part of the dialogue, part of the conversation, you have to participate fully, consistently and often. Often? darn, this means I suck again…
5. Your posts (or comments) are respectful of others. It’s okay to disagree; it’s not okay t
o be disagreeable. Be respectful of others and their opinions, and be civil when you disagree. Do you know that if you post comments, that some bloggers refer to you as a Troll? I guess I live under a bridge, I have been called worse! 
6. Your posts include at least 3 technorati tags. What? I am not writing for Technorati tags. That is anal!
7. Your posts speak to visual literacy by carefully choosing an image to include. The image should refer to what is written. Pretty image==>
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YouTube – Creating a Blog List with Blogger – Tech Tip.
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