Education

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to clarify if schools can punish students for comments made online, after lower courts asked for an updated opinion. For precedent, the court still relies on a 1969 landmark case that said protesting the Vietnam War was within students’ First Amendment rights. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120119_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Thousands of websites temporarily shut down to protest proposed Internet regulations. The protests’ popularity has caused waning support for both the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act, with Senators including Marco Rubio and John Cornyn removing themselves as co-sponsors of the bill. In other Continue Reading →

This is the season of giving, and I just finished shooting the Shelly Palmer Digital Living Hi-Tech Holiday Gift Guide for Fox Television.  It’s going to air on December 16th at 10:30pm ET on Fox 5 here in NY.  Check your local listings.  I cover all kinds of interesting hi-tech gifts from computers to smartphone Continue Reading →

Electricity is really just organized lightning. —George Carlin Let me start by saying that I love new technologies, especially when I can try them before anyone, even if I’m sometimes out on the “bleeding edge.” I don’t mind the cuts for the cool that comes with them. Who would have thought my Nissan Leaf is Continue Reading →

Schools across the country are adding online courses to their curriculum, some saving up to $1,500 a year per student. While online courses let students work at their pace, a study found that 2010 test scores for cyberschool students lagged behind those taking traditional courses. Not surprisingly, online courses are effective when students seek support Continue Reading →

Go back in time to 1964 for a moment. Remember the Picturephone? It was one of the breakout devices of the future, showcased for the world to see at the New York World’s Fair. Take that phone, dial someone and see that person when the connection is made, no matter how far, in bright black-and-white. Continue Reading →

A study finds that cellphones are shaping the lives of college students more than ever. It should be no surprise that 94% of the students surveyed text message every day, but 60% admitted to feeling physically addicted to their phones. How many students are paying their own cellphone bill? Only 25%. Read the full article Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/111201_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Both Amazon and Netflix made a deal with Disney to add additional content to their streaming libraries. Amazon will add about 800 episodes of content and Netflix will continue offering programs like Grey’s Anatomy and Lost. Amazon has added over 11,000 new titles since February. In other Continue Reading →

I don’t always look forward to software updates from Apple.  Most of the time I can’t take advantage of major upgrades because the software I use the most will not be ready.  Companies like Adobe, Digidesign and Intuit generally do not have enough time with major upgrades before they are released to the public and, Continue Reading →

India’s government launched a pilot program that will put 100,000 $35 tablet computers in the hands of its students. The touch-screen device supports video conferencing and an Internet connection in hopes that it can help end the digital divide between the country’s rich and poor. Continue Reading →