Posts Tagged "essay"

Corrupted-Files.com: Fake It Till You Make It

Posted by on Jul 14, 2009 in Blog | 0 comments

Fake it till you make it. That’s the idea behind corrupted-files.com. Deadlines have always been a part of the education experience. For many it has meant late night cram sessions fueled by plenty of Red Bull. As technology became more integrated into our daily lives, enterprising individuals brought SparkNotes and essay mills online. For procrastinating students this offered a hope for redemption. For teachers at best it represented superficial learning and at its worst, downright plagiarism. The battle has evolved yet again. Currently, for $4.95, Corrupted-Files offers students the...

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Netbooks and School

Posted by on Jan 28, 2009 in Blog | 3 comments

Using laptops in the classroom is not a new idea. It has been discussed and implemented in many situations. The barrier for many classrooms, in implementing this technology, is the price of the average laptop, which has remained between $600 – $1,0000 until very recently. Over the past six months, the number of inexpensive netbook computers has risen dramatically, offering a new tool for education. A netbook according to Wikipedia is “… a category of small-sized, low-cost, light weight, lean function subnotebooks optimized for Internet access and core computing functions (e.g., word...

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