How computer science makes the case for less use of computers in school
Key words for today: Working memory, long term memory, subroutines, chunking, structured programming, math When you mention common core, most people who are opposed to it immediately mention the “crazy...
View ArticleAre your school device policies unconstitutional?
Article IX Section 1(a) “The general diffusion of knowledge and intelligence being essential to the preservation of the rights and liberties of the people, the general assembly shall establish and […]
View ArticleWhich comes first? Engagement or Success?
Today’s post is reblogged from Traditional Math with the author, Barry Garelick’s, permission. Articles I didn’t finish reading, Dept. This article in Business North was titled “Teachers Learn to...
View ArticleSchool technology not delivering as promised – is it actually more of a...
The difference between promise and delivery for technology in the classroom today is causing teachers to have to span an impossibly wide gap. Two years ago Superintendents were asked to […]
View ArticleHow would YOU spend $20 million in education?
What would you do with $20 million to spend on education? If you were a tech provider you would fill the schools with devices which you think will anticipate their […]
View ArticleUSED Document Says Tech Providers CANNOT Require You To Waive Your FERPA Rights
We’ll take any ray of hope, no matter how small, at this point when it comes to being able to protect our children’s privacy. That ray came in a complaint […]
View ArticleCost is not the only reason to limit technology in the classroom
This weekend I had the honor of addressing the Eagle Council in Washington DC about cognitive science’s case for limited technology in the classroom. The Education Panel that I sat […]
View ArticleIt was only a matter of time until someone got hurt
The Alliance Defending Freedom has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights regarding the sexual assault of a 5 year old little girl in […]
View ArticleSocial Media Strike Set for July 4-5, 2019
Above are tweets (from Sharyl Attkisson, journalist, and Larry Sanger, founder of Wikipedia) about a Social Media strike this week which the MEW editors support. We hope you join in […]
View ArticleMizzou Students – Will You Join The Fight To Protect Your Privacy?
Last month the University of Missouri REQUIRED student athletes to install an app, SpotterEDU, on their devices to track their attendance in class. The justification was that the university was […]
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