Education 2.0

Computers in Preschool: Hurting or Helping?

Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (education.com)

Because computer knowledge is vital in our society today, many parents believe that the earlier their children begin to use the computer, the better. By the preschool years, most children are spending time on computers at school and/or at home.

education, computers, parenting, preschool, preschoolers

Why Kids Cheat and How to Stop It

Seeded on Tue May 12, 2009 6:43 PM EDT (education.com)

Seeded by vacelts

These days, it seems like cheating is everywhere, from the baseball diamond to the classroom.

education, children, parenting, cheating

Testing in Kindergarten: The Realities and the Dangers

Seeded on Thu May 7, 2009 5:25 PM EDT (education.com)

Seeded by vacelts

Standardized testing in kindergarten. Perhaps unimaginable, but it is happening in some states.

education, parenting, testing, kindergarten, standardize-test

Support the Safe Schools Improvement Act

Seeded on Mon May 4, 2009 5:36 PM EDT ()

Seeded by vacelts

The Safe Schools Improvement Act, a federal anti-bullying bill, will be introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 by California Rep. Linda Sanchez. We need your help Monday, May 4th to add to the bipartisan list of 34 cosponsors.

education, legislation, bullying, anti-bullying, safe-schools-improvement-act

The Way We Live Now - Kindergarten Cram

Seeded on Mon May 4, 2009 5:29 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by vacelts

About a year ago, I made the circuit of kindergartens in my town. At each stop, after the pitch by the principal and the obligatory exhibit of art projects only a mother (the student's own) could love, I asked the same question: "What is your policy on homework?"

education, parenting, homework, kindergarten

The high costs of running YouTube and other user generated content sites

Seeded on Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:45 PM EDT (Slate)

Seeded by cp33

YouTube and its fellow user-contributed sites really did change the world. Too bad nobody could find a way to pay for it.

business, internet, google, newsvine, youtube, web-2-0, yahoo, facebook, hulu

Time Warner Cable Drops New Internet Price Plan in NY

Seeded on Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:58 PM EDT (13wham.com)

Seeded by cp33

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) announced Thursday that Time Warner Cable will shelve plans for a tiered pricing system for Internet use

technology, internet, media, time-warner, twc, tw, tier-pricing

A.P. Moving to Halt Use of Articles on Web Sites

Seeded on Mon Apr 6, 2009 5:55 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Seeded by cp33

The Associated Press said on Monday that it will demand that Web sites obtain permission to use the work of The A.P. or its member newspapers, and share revenue with the news organizations, and that it will take legal action those that do not.

business, news, yahoo, ap, google-reader, aggregators

Internet Reboot Today at 11.59UTC

Seeded on Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:35 PM EDT (sitepoint.com)

Seeded by cp33

How will your company handle the reboot downtime? Is the reboot necessary? Do you think it should have been done sooner? Let us know your opinions, but please be careful when you send them.

technology, internet, satire, 401, afd