Guest Article by Jennifer Roland
The EDBuzz team is proud to announce that tomorrow, Sep. 26, 2009, EDBuzz will host Jennifer Roland on her virtual tour. Jennifer is a writer living in the Portland, Oregon, area. Before embarking on her freelance career, she was a staff member at ISTE. In addition to her fine guest article, Jennifer has graciously provided EDBuzz fans the opportunity to win a copy of ISTE’s The Best of Learning and Leading with Technology. There are two ways to win: Click here to register Tweet or retweet the link to her article (http://bit.ly/1xepIM). Be sure to attach the hashtag #edbuzz A winner...
Read MoreMove Over Netbook!
There’s a new laptop on the market, and it might challenge the popularity of netbooks, particularly in public schools. Wal-Mart is selling the new Compaq Presario for only $299. Since July when the retail giant began carrying the new laptop, stores throughout the country have had a difficult time keeping them on the shelf. According to Brook Crothers of cnet, the new Presario includes the following features “a 15.6-inch display, 3GB of memory, a 160GB hard-disk drive, a CD-DVD drive, and Windows Vista pre-loaded. The laptop will use a 2.10 GHz AMD Sempron SI-42 processor and...
Read MoreThe Cheating Heart
Perhaps the most difficult problems facing educators is the staggering number of students who cheat in school. With the emergence of all sorts of exciting technologies– mobile technologies, social media technologies, etc. — teachers and administrators are finding it virtually impossible to effectively combat cheating. In the “good old days,” dealing with cheating seemed much easier, didn’t it? Instill the fear of God in your students (This is the where we gave the big pep talk about honesty!); implement effective classroom management procedures (especially during...
Read MoreWeekly Update: July 20 – July 26
Does Standardization Make the Right People Happy?– David Warlick, 2 Cents How to Select a Webinar Provider (Part I)– Business Expert Webinars Blended Learning Boosts Student Achievement– edbuzz Free Webinars– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology How “Dumbledore’s Army” is Transforming Our World– Henry Jenkins, Confessions of an Aca-Fan Learning and Microblogging– Harold Jarche, Learning and Working on the Web New iPod Rules Touch Off Heated Debate– eSchool News November: Drastically Change Ed-Tech Role– Dennis Carter, eSchool...
Read MoreWeekly Update: July 13-July 19
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn– Miguel Guhlin, Around the Corner Texting girl falls into NYC manhole– Andre Yoskowitz, Afterdawn.com Richard Baraniuk on open-source learning– Richard Baraniuk, TED Psyched Out– The Economist Network Skills– Tony Karrer, e-Learning Technology Intel Social Media Guidelines– Intel Google Calendar Goes Gadgety– Adam DuVander, Programmable Web Dave Eggers Confident that America’s Literature-Devouring Youth Will Save Print– The Cajun Boy Layoffs prompt teachers to move online– Laura Devaney,...
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