Archive for the ‘ Technology ’ Category

‘Technology Reshapes America’s Classrooms’

Reuters has this article up about a middle school in Boston that has stopped using textbooks, paper and pencils in favor of laptops. The laptops are handed out to every student at the beginning of the school day, the kids use them all day for math, reading, etc., and hand them back in at the [ READ MORE ]

Online Reputation Logic

Again I say: there but for the grace of All Things Holy go I. A phone call to my parental units might be in order so I can thank them excessively for bringing me into this world at a time when computers took up entire rooms, tiny technology was available only in science fiction books, [ READ MORE ]

Educational Video Games

The AMD Foundation has come up with an awesome way to teach middle and high school kids the skills they’ll need to successfully graduate from high school and go on to college: creating video games. What kid doesn’t love gaming? The program’s official name is AMD Changing the Game. Along with their partner organizations, Girlstart, [ READ MORE ]

Online Colleges

Online colleges have increased in popularity and ease of use over the past decade. A lot of that probably has to do with the convenience factor of online courses—no travel time, no sitting in class, no moving to another city, etc. In addition, the fact that the technology has improved on both ends—the school/instructor end [ READ MORE ]

WiFi and Knowledge For All

On a biological level, WiFi is not as necessary as water, but I think it can be argued that having the capability to access the information available on the Internet is conducive to survival in society today. The advent of indoor plumbing was such an improvement for humanity, wouldn’t you agree? Electricity in homes was [ READ MORE ]

Implementing Organizational Resolutions

January is almost over, which means if you made a New Year’s resolution that necessitates the implementation of a whole new organization regimen, that all needs to happen before month’s end or you will have officially failed at that resolution. As far as organizing your life, you’ve basically got four choices (see below). Don’t be [ READ MORE ]

Feeding the OCD Tendencies

My world is better when all pertinent information is collected and listed. Lifehack.org just posted The Ultimate Student Resource List, thereby improving the alignment of the universe. Don’t you feel lighter, more organized, supremely in control of yourself and everything around you? I really, really, very much do. Posted by Alexa Harrington[ READ MORE ]

Don’t Screw Up Your Future

Thanks to the Internet, we all have an infinite number of options for screwing over our future selves. This is probably the only exception to my general crankiness regarding the timing of my birth. Being born in the 70s means I am less inclined to be physically or emotionally attached to my MacBook than a [ READ MORE ]

Technology in the Classroom

Inside Higher Ed had an article recently about all the new technology being used by college students these days. The article explained the study Educause Center for Applied Research has done on the topic. The results of the research were certainly interesting, but the best parts of the article were the cranky comments that followed. [ READ MORE ]