Day: August 12, 2004

Most of us recognize that the Internet operates under few constraints and recent events have revealed just how groups with diverse and competing agendas use the web.

Educators are concerned that students will find “information” that will promote beliefs inconsistent with the common educational agenda. Some are unfamiliar with the reality of such concerns. An article from the Guardian provides comments about such sites.

EdTech types seem less interested in gender issues than used to be the case. Perhaps it is now assumed that there is no longer a “digital divide” in this area.

There is clearly at least one exception and that concerns the interest in “Computer Science.” Newsweek offers a recent article on this topic.