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Monthly Archives September 2003

CIPA 2003

Tne National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released the most recent CIPA (Child Internet Protection Act) study. This is a good current source for descriptions of protection measures and statistics associated with Internet use in schools. Issues of overblocking and underblocking are discussed, but the general tone of the review is positive.

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

More blog apps

The October 2003 issue of Learning and Leading with Technology (Note – not available online at this time – try in a couple of weeks) includes an article by Kajder and Bull outlining blog applications in the instruction of reading and writing. One interesting techniques makes heavy use of images (photo blogs) such as a [...]

Posted 29 September 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Microsoft Critic Fired

Dan Geer a security specialist was fired by his employer @Stake following the release of an analysis of security risks associated with Microsoft products. Geer evidently did not have the authorization of his company to release the analysis. I happened to listen to Geer presenting his concerns on TechTV. This ought to get the conspiracy [...]

Posted 26 September 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Edu Blog Background

Looking for an overview of blogs in education? Anne Davis from Georgia Southern has organized information to introduce educators to this topic – Weblog Workshop.

Posted 23 September 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

First To Go??

eSchool News reports that Texas is cutting its educational technology division. State officials say the move is about integration and others contend it is simply a way to cut expenses.

Posted 23 September 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Nation of Copiers

A recent New York Times piece asks the question are we becoming a Nation of Copiers. Interesting concept – swapping music files, integrating info copied from the net into papers, and perhaps even copying ideas from other Internet sources for blogs. I guess the fundamental question has to be when is this laziness and when [...]

Posted 22 September 2003 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Violent games and violent behavior

I have been on a video game kick lately. It has been more reading about games and gaming culture than playing myself. I am fascinated by the fascination that others have for games. Many are concerned that violent games lead to violent behavior. A recent survey by the Gallup organization has investigated those who play [...]

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