Keep up the great work, Angus King! Where is a comparable champion for education in Texas? I am not sure.
This article from August 15th, “Free Internet access boosts benefit of school laptops,” highlights a new program that is providing middle school students as well as 9th and 10th grade students from low-socioeconomic families in Maine with free internet access at home.
This is tangibly bridging the digital divide. We need to be doing this for students in Texas also.
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On this day..
- Twitter Threads as Bear Traps – 2020
- Copy Podcast RSS Link From iTunes – 2014
- Learn About Your Teacher Through Her QR Code – 2012
- iPad Productivity Apps Workshop: Fri September 14th (Oklahoma City) – 2012
- Keys to PBL and Student Centered Learning – 2011
- iPads in Education: What important apps am I missing? – 2010
- Track your baby’s every move with Baby Connect – 2010
- Converting a document to ePub (eBook) format with Calibre – 2010
- President Obama’s Speech to Students: A Great Opportunity for Synchronous, Live Discussions – 2009
- Highlights from Septemberfest 2008 – 2008