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Here are some articles you may find interesting. Enjoy the reading and feel free to post comments and start conversations.
[|New York Times article about parents using Facebook to monitor their children's behavior.]

Twitter Censorship Article about the Washington Post's efforts to censor their reporters' opinions off-duty

Banwidth This article explains what bandwidth is and how it affects your classroom and the services you offer your students.

Educational Games and Rationalizations For anyone who has felt compelled to justify the use of "games" in the classroom, this is an article for you.

Tablet PCs A review/discussion of a newly designed classroom PC and some of its features. Interesting piece.

Tech Topics and Trends in K-12 EducationSit designed with hyperlinks to many outside sources aimed at helping teachers and schools develop their district technology and technology initiatives.

A couple classroom tools This site offers some brief explanation of web-based tools. Very useful for English and Social Studies classes as well as elective courses requiring high levels of student involvement and discussion. Make sure you check out the hyperlinks on the left-side naviagation bar...great ideas and explanations.

[|A contest for a classroom technology makeover] Newspaper article from the Boston Sun about how you can enter a contest for a classroom technology makeover.

[|The call to change textbooks] An article discussing the need for text publishers to keep up with the times and provide a valuable new resource: etexts.

Online Learning in Washington This article discusses the state of online learning in the state of Washington and has some interesting statistics and info about the future of online learning.

Electron Microscope distance connection: Ireland to Georgia Tech This article discusses a distance learning connection being made between a rural school in Ireland and Georgia Tech. It's a fascinating read because of the uniqueness of the opportunity. Check it out!

LogiTech makes a surprising acquisition The company known for making personal products tries its hand at the business market by offering HD products for video conferencing.

Mississippi Students Partner with NASA Students will be working with NASA to help develop a prototype spaceship to go beyond low atmosphere space.

How the iPhone can reboot education A discussion of a 21st Century tool helping increase 21st Century Skills.

The value of learning objects in distance education This article discusses the value of learning objects in distance education, but the ideas are universal to education. Objects can demonstrate a great deal to the trained classroom...

Questions for Potential Online Instructors This article talks about points those who want to conduct courses completely online may want to consider as they enter the planning stages of their curriculum,

Cutting Edge Program: Unit Recovery An article talking a district in South Carolina using an unique approach to credit recovery.

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