Monthly Archives: September 2003

With the rapid adoption of text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail and weblogs, the opportunities for child-to-child cruelty and harrassment have increased as well. The Washington Post has an online article about electronic bullying, and how difficult it is for school … Continue reading →

The New York Times today has an article on the Biloxi program of putting cameras in virtually every area of their schools, including all 500 classrooms. While some teachers have expressed concern, for the most part they have been used … Continue reading →

Researchers in the area of creating electronic paper (or is it electronic ink?) are moving toward being able to display moving pictures on paper. If their predictions hold true, the result will be a very inexpensive, low-power and sturdy replacement … Continue reading →

In response to continued reductions in funding, the Texas Education Agency has eliminated it’s entire educational technology department. Some staff are being laid off, and some are being transferred into other departments such as textbooks or curriculum and instruction. While … Continue reading →

CNN has a special report on the use of handhelds in schools. While not dreadfully informative at times (did you know a lot of teenagers have cellphones?), it does profile some of the issues that schools are struggling with. How … Continue reading →

Intel has proposed a miniature “Personal Server,” a small computer the size of a matchbook, that you would carry around on your person and would be able to wirelessly connect to whatever computer device or technology you happen to be … Continue reading →

The online collection of materials at the Library of Congress continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. If you visit their online collections at memory.loc.gov, you will find text, images, sound files, and now video files. You can search the … Continue reading →

I couldn’t pass this up. I took fifteen credits of Soil Sciences classes in college, and was tickled to find the NASA “Soil Science Education Web Page” (ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/.) It’s a resource page for students with loads of information and activities … Continue reading →

Several universities are using wireless response devices to provide more feedback and interaction between lecturers and their large classes. An article from the online version of the Boston Glove describes the experiences of students and professors at www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/09/13/on_campuses_handhelds_replacing_raised_hands. Professors put … Continue reading →

Palm announced some new peripherals today, including a new, infra-red keyboard that does away with needing to connect the Palm directly to the device. It is compatible with virtually all Palms, instead of having to have a different model for … Continue reading →