Education

[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 →

Re-syndicated from MediaBizBloggers.com A creative genius cannot be trained. There are no schools for creativeness. A genius is precisely a man who defies all schools and rules, who deviates from the traditional roads of routine and opens up new paths through land inaccessible before. A genius is always a teacher, never a pupil; he is Continue Reading →

Missouri lawmakers reversed their ban of student-teacher communication on social networking sites. Instead, the decision will be up to each district, requiring electronic media policies in place by March of next year. The judge that blocked the ruling said the law could have had a chilling effect on free speech. Read the full article at Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110926_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Missouri lawmakers reversed their ban of student-teacher communication on social networking sites. Instead, the decision will be up to each district, requiring electronic media policies in place by March of next year. The judge that blocked the ruling said the law could have had a chilling effect Continue Reading →

We are polar opposites concerning the need to teach cursive in grade school. Although disagreeing, we both believe that the key issue is whether or not eliminating teaching cursive will reduce a student’s ability to communicate during their lifetime. Even though the news was buried below the fold of the Saratogian, our local newspaper, we Continue Reading →

Comcast launched its $9.99 a month Internet service for low-income families. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski praised the company for providing a service necessary for low-income students to compete in today’s digital job market. Read the full article at arstechnica.com Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/110920_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Google’s social networking site Google Plus is now open to the public. A slew of new futures were rolled out with the launch, including the option to stream video chat sessions live. Google’s “Hangouts On Air” is being tested through a select group of users, but will Continue Reading →

Hackers of the world have gone wild, infiltrating a variety of sites such as those of the CIA, PBS, and just the other day, NBC.  Supposedly “secure” servers of companies as notable as JP Morgan Chase and Sony have been hacked to get credit card or customer information. In fact, hacking has had such a Continue Reading →