May 08
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Civil Disobedience and High Stakes Testing

Found via Lee Speers blog
It seems that a teacher in Seattle decided to take a stand against the the state’s standardized test, WASL. Quite simply, he refused to administer it. While it seems he has gained the admiration of his peers and many administrators for his actions, he was still suspended without pay […]

Author: Steve
Aug 14
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Social Networking: The Good, the Bad, and the NSBA

96% of students with online access have used social networking technologies. 71% have done it in the last 7 days.
Well now, isn’t that a fun way to kick off a report on social networking amongst students? The NSBA has completed a study of 1277 9-17 year old students, 1039 parents and 250 district […]

Author: Steve
Jul 26
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Politics and Blogging

Simulblogged @ TechLearning
The session that kicked off EduBloggerCon for many of us has been on my mind quite a bit lately. Essentially, Will asked the room “What should we, as a community, really be trying to accomplish. And how do we go about doing so?” I don’t believe we found any answers […]

Author: Steve
Jul 05
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Policies getting in the way

Of all the big players in the social networking landscape, Facebook is the only one that I can honestly say that I actively participate on. After arriving home from NECC, I posted a question asking people to share their one ‘big’ takeaway from the conference. Alfred Thompson’s response was:
Bloggers will talk and talk […]

Author: Steve