episode #20: Net Neutrality

Schools and Tech Podcast Episode #20 Shownotes
 
News of the Week:
1) Who's teaching L.A.'s kids?
A LA Times analysis, using data largely ignored by LAUSD, looks at which educators help students learn, and which hold them back.

The timing of a child's entry into kindergarten may influence the chances of receiving a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which suggests that some diagnoses are inappropriate, researchers found.

3) Lifehacker article on getting-the-best-free-education-online

4) Encouraging entrepreneurship in schools
http://gizmodo.com/5612145/how-a-16+yo-kid-made-his-first-million-dollars-following-his-hero-steve-jobs

Main Topic/Tim's Tech Tidbit: a 2 for 1 sale

• Net Neutrality http://edudemic.com/2010/08/how-and-why-to-teach-about-net-neutrality-right-now/

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/15_facts_about_net_neutrality_infographic.php

• Wired Article - Decline of the Web

Endorsements:

Cammy:  

1) Edudemic http://edudemic.com/  & Edudatum http://www.edudatum.com/2010/08/the-rise-of-text-messaging/ 

2) How To Do 11 Techy Things http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1oryg/Howtodo11TechyThings/resources/index.htm

Kevin: Graph Jam - http://graphjam.com/ -  Google Custom Search Engine

Roger: Lumosity - http://www.lumosity.com/

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