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Saved by 15 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-07-08


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on 2008-07-08 by khendon1985

cut discipline by 30%--wow!

on 2008-07-08 by bill01370

Neat program. I wish the kids could bring laptops home as has been happening in Maine - this extends benefits beyond the students to their entire families.

on 2008-07-10 by plugusin

Hey Bill and Kim! Glad to see you guys here! I still don't have this totally figured out yet---I can't see the annotations that I left on this page yesterday. But using this Diigo sidebar has helped because now I can at least see you guys! This definitely has potential for schools, Bill. I'm planning on using it with my PLC to reflect on shared articles. I think they'll naturally translate the ideas to their classrooms. Rock on, Bill

on 2008-07-16 by johnnorton

I like the idea of the school -- but the story has that "Future's so bright you gotta wear shades" feel. It would be really interesting to write about it, as a way to see how close to this reality it comes!

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"Why would we ever buy a book when we can buy a computer? Textbooks are often obsolete before they are even printed," said Debra Socia, principal of the school in Dorchester, a tough Boston district prone to crime and poor schools.

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on 2008-07-16 by pjhiggins

How fitting is this one? When we proposed some new courses for the technology department, some of them asked if they were getting new textbooks to go along with the software (Flash, Dreamweaver, iLife, etc.). How is that possible? Versions come out only months after initial release that render the manauls outdated.

"We're getting the kids who the local school is not working for. And the spectrum goes from extreme special education to extremely gifted kids," he said.

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companies look set to capture an increasing share of the $550 billion publicly funded U.S. education market

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on 2008-07-18 by mnixonbv

What will happen if/when corporations have the largest stake in education?