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Journey North allows citizen scientists to participate in tracking migrations. Some of the organisms tracked are familiar to all and this makes participation in studying and participation in the study of migrations a great topic for K12 science classes. The … Continue reading →

I have explored ChromeOS Plex and written about in previous posts. I downloaded the OS to a thumb drive and tried it out on an old Windows machine and an old Macbook Air I own. After spending a few minutes … Continue reading →

I have always been interested in what seems like the desire of the public for free online services and the costs to the companies trying both to provide interesting services and make a profit. Ads have often been the answer, … Continue reading →

PEW has just released its 2022 survey on Teens and Social Media. Some trends noted in the data: TikTok and YouTube dominate teen social media activity with Facebook and Twitter in decline. Most teens have access to the devices necessary … Continue reading →

I have been doing more literature research on the difference between comprehension in reading from paper and the screen. I came across a meta-analysis by Delgado and colleagues. One of the factors in the research was whether the content involved … Continue reading →

I was thinking this may be the time of year that school IT administrators should be contacting parents to alert them to government programs intended to lower the cost of home high-speed internet access. The savings should allow access for … Continue reading →