News of the Week: 

1) Waiting for Superman http://waitingforsuperman.com

2) Helping autistic children with iOS devices - TUAW - more help for spectrum kids

3) A College Student Reviews a Smartpen - NYT - a mixed bag

4) Inkling... interactive college etexts for iPad...

cool...

A unique feature lets you highlight text and create notes which can be shared over the air with fellow students or teachers. Once a note is displayed on another person's iPad, s/he can respond to the note's author. (TUAW)

but...

Prices start at $2.99 for individual chapters and $69.99 for full textbooks. (SJ Merc)

5) Unplugged Challenge http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/02/technology/unplugged.html?ref=t...

Main Topic: Social Networking: Personal and Professional

Fired Teacher Called Students “Germ Bags” on FB - KSBW - (Who could ask for a better lead in to a discussion of social networking at the start of the school year?)

On a related note - Good Morning America’s spot w/ Middle School Principal encouraging parents to ban FB

Do’s and don’ts - teachers use of social networking

On a related note - Ning alternatives

Tim's Tech Tidbit:
Spear-phishing

Endorsements:

Cammy: http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/

Kevin: Google Moderator http://www.google.com/moderator/

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