Easy Technology for Education: Edmodo 2.0

Twitter has brought the concept of micro-blogging to the attention of much of the world. The recent Iranian election drama that played out on a world stage, certainly would not have been possible without Twitter. Facebook and Friendfeed have also jumped into the instant update arena to keep up and provide interesting options themselves. In [...]

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$10 Laptop – A Bust, or Is It?

Friday, 6 February 2009, 23:58 | Category : Afterthoughts, Main
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According to The Times of India (January 30, 2009), the Indian Human Resource Development Ministry announced that the prototype for a $10 computer would be displayed on February 3rd. This re-ignited discussion regarding just how cheaply a notebook or netbook (see my earlier post Netbooks and Schools) computer could be produced. The XO computer by OLPC [...]

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