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Monthly Archives May 2005

Really inexpensive computers

Here is a summary of some of projects underway to develop very inexpensive computers. The motivation for these companies varies – from providing technology in under-developed companies to challenging existing computer powers. Ignore the anti-Microsoft, etc. tone of this piece. I am adding this post as a source of information about new hardware alternatives and [...]

Posted 30 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Internet Use At Home

PanLogic provides a new “white paper” offering data on home use of the Internet. The paper offers additional support for the significance of the net generation concluding that younger family members are the most sophisticated users of the net with 88% of primary school children using it at home and 95% of eleven-to-eighteen year-olds.

Posted 27 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

Tech Funding Shift

Federal money for technology has slipped. Now, it appears that money schools have for technology is being spent in different ways. You guessed it – more money for student data collection and organization (Education Week). The author concludes: “Underlying this spending trend, the report says, is a philosophical shift in the White House concerning the [...]

Posted 25 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

E-Rate Fraud

What does e-rate fraud look like? Here is a “case study” published by the Washington Post.

Posted 25 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

NCLB and the proft motive

eSchool News reports that the Supplemental Educational Services market associated with NCLB is worth approximately $2 billion annually. Supplemental educational services are tutoring options that must be offered to students from underperforming schools. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) also has set up a division to monitor SES programs and provide guidance to parents and [...]

Posted 24 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °

eZedia Sold

With HyperStudio fading as a tool for student multimedia authoring, we have been exploring and somewhat promoting the products of a Canadian company eZedia. Selecting products to serve as example is important for us because we use these products as examples in our writing activities. The publication delay (perhaps 9 months), the run of an [...]

Posted 23 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (1) °

Google Combines Services

I am becoming more and more impressed with Google and their ability to parlay an advantage in one area (search) into other service areas. After developing several types of “information” services, Google now offers users a way to generate a personalized home page providing access to multiple services. See Google Home Page.

Posted 20 May 2005 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) °