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Monthly Archives May 2003

International Exchange

Cindy has a very exciting opportunity this summer. She is going to spend 6 weeks in Japan as part of an educator exchange program. There is strong technology emphasis in this project. Every Sunday evening at 9, Cindy uses CUSeeMe to meet with her Japanese language instructor online. I assume the unusual time has something [...]

Posted 30 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

June is Internet Safety Month

June 2003 has been designated as “National Internet Safety Month” by I-Safe Anerica. I-Safe is sponsoring activities for kids, parents, and educators.

Posted 27 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media announces a new web-based media ratings system (New York Times).

Posted 21 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Amrein & Berliner

I just finished finals week. One of the useful by-products of this time for me is the opportunity to read student papers. It becomes a useful way to increase the breadth of the material I normally read. A couple of papers this time dealth with high stakes testing and both papers cited the work of [...]

Posted 19 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Technology and Testing

A recent Education Week special report considered “Technology and Testing”. A variety of issues, applications, and concerns are addressed. I see the new PT3 “call” for proposals includes this area as a possible area of emphasis.

Posted 18 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Women in Videogames

New York Times has an interesting description and analysis of how women are portrayed in video games. The article considers both positive and negative perspectives on the agressive roles female characters (or any character) portrays in interactive entertainment.

Posted 16 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

KidLink

I see that KidLink has generated some online press. Kidlink has utilized the Internet to enroll students from 157 countries on every continent in a variety of programs. KidLink put “kids” in touch with each other through listservs, chats, forums, and lesson series.

Posted 16 May 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °