Saturday, January 27, 2007

Putting the Public in Public Schools

From Seattle, an article about the controversy over showing Al Gore's film, An Inconvenient Truth. When conservative parents questioned the showing of the film, which in their opinion just presents a theory that may or may not be true, the school division adopted a policy in which teachers who wish to show the film must first get permission and then include alternative viewpoints.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/299253_inconvenient11.html

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

FCTD | Newsletters

From the Family Center on Technology and Disability, a monthly newsletter devoted to Assistive Technology. They also offer summer online courses:

FCTD | Newsletters

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Are We Losing Our Edge? -- Sunday, Feb. 05, 2006 -- Page 1 -- TIME

I know it's old but I just stumbled upon this and thought it would be of interest:

Are We Losing Our Edge? -- Sunday, Feb. 05, 2006 -- Page 1 -- TIME

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Macworld: Jobs Intros iPhone at Keynote Address : January 2007 : THE Journal

It's what I've been waiting for...an Apple cell phone! It won't be out until June but Steve Jobs introduced the phone at his annual Macworld keynote address:

Macworld: Jobs Intros iPhone at Keynote Address : January 2007 : THE Journal

Monday, January 08, 2007

eSchool News online - 'Peer coaches' spark technology integration

An excellent article about ITRTs from our own Lan Neugent:

eSchool News online - 'Peer coaches' spark technology integration