Focus vs. filtering

I’ve been using the laptops a good bit in my classes recently.ยน Students often stray off the assigned task to check their MySpace, Facebook, check their email, or one of many other options.

I realize that it may be a rare and wonderful activity that captivates my 14 year old students’ mind more than reading [...]

Student technology survey

I tried out the new laptop cart at my new placement today. No one was very confident that the laptops would work well, but I used them enough at my old job ( and mostly found them quite effective) that I wasn’t just going to let that cart sit there untested for long.

The last [...]