Archive for February, 2011

February 20th, 2011 - 9:23 pm § in Uncategorized

Digital Textbooks: Is Steve Jobs the Next Gutenberg?

shareShare this on:When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the mid 1400’s, he fundamentally changed the way that information was accessed.  Prior to his invention, the creation of books was largely the work of monks, who painstakingly copied them by hand.  With the printing press,[...]

February 13th, 2011 - 3:57 pm § in Uncategorized

Social Media: The Big Bad Wolf

shareShare this on:Opinions on whether social media sites should be allowed in primary and secondary schools are often divided between those who believe in an educational value to the sites and those who believe that only evil can come of them.  Depending on the person, social media can be either d[...]

February 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm § in Uncategorized

Escape to . . . Reality?

shareShare this on:A former colleague and friend, Mark Burkholz, had his son’s picture land in The Boston Globe in a feature article titled “Parents seek balance as screens’ allure grows,” an article about the seemingly ever-increasing amount of time that children and teenagers are spend[...]



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