Tag Archives: Google

Google is offering a $99 Chromebook! Wait…does cheap make it right?

Posted on 12/10/2012 by William Stites

This is a quick reac­tionary piece to two things I read today that have me scratch­ing my head.  Both related to Google and the Chrome­book. As reported on Engad­get “Google (is) offer­ing $99 Sam­sung Series 5 Chrome­books to pub­lic schools” … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Dealing with COPPA: Compliance, the lies and the future.

Posted on 12/11/2011 by William Stites

I don’t know about you but I am strug­gling with the Children’s Online Pri­vacy Pro­tec­tion Act (COPPA). As we look to use dif­fer­ent online tools in the class­room we eval­u­ate them on the service(s) they pro­vide, whether they meet our … Con­tinue read­ing →

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WordCamp Philly Version 2.0

Posted on 11/11/2011 by William Stites

There are cer­tain things I look for­ward to in my job and the oppor­tu­ni­ties it affords me to learn new things and expand knowl­edge base.  Word­Camp Philly 2011 pro­vided me with the oppor­tu­nity and deliv­ered on learn­ing in spades. This … Con­tinue read­ing →

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My day at EdCamp NYC 2010

Posted on 12/05/2010 by William Stites

What do you do on a beau­ti­ful Sat­ur­day in Decem­ber in New York City? You attend EdCamp NYC of course!  On Sat­ur­day, Decem­ber 4th that is exactly what I did and what a great day it was. EdCamp NYC “is an … Con­tinue read­ing →

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