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Monthly Archives October 2007

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Halloween eve at the Grabe home. We are waiting for trick or treaters to show up at the door. Business has been slow because it has turned cold. We decide to do a little experimenting – Cindy in the living room in front of the television – me in my office. Both have our computers [...]

Posted 31 October 2007 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Parent impression of the value of Internet slips

A new PEW survey (pdf available) indicates that in comparison to 2004 parents of teenagers have a slightly more negative reaction to the impact the Internet has on their kids. The down turn (7% fewer parents indicating the Internet has been a good thing) seems to be more related to content than time spent. The [...]

Posted 30 October 2007 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

This from the “No Spin Zone”

This just in from the “no spin zone” – liberal professors are distorting history (see education for the aughts blog). Read this post and the comments – this is an interesting debate regarding the “purpose” of teaching of history. I have not historically had an interest in history, but I am probably one of those [...]

Posted 27 October 2007 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) °

I contribute open source code – kinda

I have always admired those who write the open source programs I use. The ideal of a group of individuals working together to build resources by contributing what they can is so cool. For the most part I have always been a user rather than a contributor. The skill level of those who write WordPress, [...]

Posted 25 October 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

Researchers claim Maine’s 1:1 initiative improves achievement

Researchers have released a report evaluating student achievement as a consequence of a 1:1 laptop initiative. The researchers claim quite significant improvements in writing proficiency. At this point I have only had an opportunity to read the executive summary so I may have more to say after I have read the methodology.Maine Laptop Research.

Posted 24 October 2007 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,

What if blogs only tell us what we want to hear?

There is considerable literature one can access that bears on the question of how and if we might benefit from web 2.0 tools (excuse this phrase if it annoys you – this is not about 1.0 vs. 2.0).On one side, there is Cult of the Amateur arguing that shared free knowledge is likely to be [...]

Posted 22 October 2007 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

A little something for the technology “Pioneers”

The pioneers thing? – I am searching for a term to fill in the gaps allowed by categorizing folks as immigrants and natives.Anyway, I came across this post which attempts to create historical connections between hypercard and Safari 3.0. Not certain which principles of historical inquiry are violated, but I suppose the answer would be [...]

Posted 18 October 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: