Schools and Tech

episode #20: Net Neutrality



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News of the Week:
1) Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?
A LA Times analysis, using data largely ignored by LAUSD, looks at which educators help students learn, and which hold them back.

2) ADHD Diagnosis Rate May Vary by Age at School Entry

The timing of a child's entry into kindergarten may influence the chances of receiving a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which suggests that some diagnoses are inappropriate, researchers found.

3) Lifehacker article on getting-the-best-free-education-online

4) Encouraging entrepreneurship in schools
http://gizmodo.com/5612145/how-a-16+yo-kid-made-his-first-million-dollars-following-his-hero-steve-jobs

Main Topic/Tim's Tech Tidbit: a 2 for 1 sale

  • Net Neutrality http://edudemic.com/2010/08/how-and-why-to-teach-about-net-neutrality-right-now/

  • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/15_facts_about_net_neutrality_infographic.php

    • Wired Article - Decline of the Web
    • Endorsements:

      Cammy:  

      1) Edudemic http://edudemic.com/  & Edudatum http://www.edudatum.com/2010/08/the-rise-of-text-messaging/ 

      2) How To Do 11 Techy Things http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1oryg/Howtodo11TechyThings/resources/index.htm

      Kevin: Graph Jam - http://graphjam.com/ -  Google Custom Search Engine

      Roger: Lumosity - http://www.lumosity.com/

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