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Class and Broadband

While most schools in the United States (in fact, 98 percent) have basic Internet access, for many that access is cripplingly slow–too slow to accommodate technology-driven educational initiatives–according to a new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). The group is recommending certain baseline figures for adequate bandwidth for schools and proposing policy [...]

Posted 30 June 2008 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Economics § Language § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

John McCain: A V.O.I.S.E. for Change

Forget textbooks and handouts. Forget No. 2 pencils. And if you’re looking for curricula for science or English class, you’ll need to go online. At the VOISE Academy, a new high school opening this fall in Chicago, classwork is guided and shaped by the tech tools of the twenty-first century, providing an intriguing glimpse at [...]

Posted 27 June 2008 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Professional § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °

Sinead O’Connor & Shane MacGowan - Haunted (ZANG 65)

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Posted 25 June 2008 † Ray Watkins § Miscellaneous ‡ Comments (0) °

George Carlin - Modern Man

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Posted 23 June 2008 † Ray Watkins § Language § Writing ‡ Comments (0) °