Business Week Online offers an analysis of Apple’s position in education. Most readers of this blog are likely participants in the formal process of education and Apple Computer has long depended on this market for survival. This article evaluations trends in this commitment.
Andy Carvin’s listserv (WWWEDU) carried a description of a Washington Post article describing the generation of web sites by kids age 6-17. The article contains a statistic provided by Grunwald Associates claiming the existence of 2 million sites and predicting that 6 million would exist by next year. The exact reference for these data was not provided (I am aware of a 2000 survey and the existence of new data available for $7000 – I assume to those making business decisions about technology in education).
By the way, the Washington Post article is availabe for viewing – you may have to register.