Google halts scanning of Apps for Education accounts - originally posted by CNET April 30, 2014.

To go along with the Huff Post article posted on May 15, 2014.

9 Things You Probably Don't Know About Chromebooks posted by Dan Tynan Yahoo Tech Columnist (July 2014)

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/9-things-most-people-dont-know-about-chromebooks-91302215824.html

Chrome Alone: Why Google’s OS Is Both Better and Worse Than Windows or Mac posted by Dan Tynan on Yahoo/Tech

This is a nice follow up to my April 2014 post, "My Weekend Chromecasting."  Gives the pros and cons of the ChromeOS and Chrome Books.

Most schools lacking tech muscle. Survey finds few would be adequately equipped to give standardized exams. By James Vaznis of The Boston Globe

The case for banning laptops in the classroom posted by Dan Rockmore of The New Yorker.

I too, feel that I retained more if the note taking by physically writing it than just typing it.  Is it just a generational thing? That we "old-school" note takers are not correctly wired to retain the information we are imputing into our devices? I also have read multiple reports that state the same findings; people retain more information using paper/pen/pencil (be it reading, writing).  Interesting subject matter...makes me want to write a paper on it.

How to use Outlook 2010 to schedule and manage meetings.

Click here for mine (and Microsoft's) instructions on how to use Outlook to schedule and manage meetings.

Interesting take...Why tablets are failing miserably in higher education, posted by Derrick Wlodarz of betanews--May 2014.

As I'm reading this article I find myself agreeing a lot with what the author has to say but also disagreeing at the same time.  IPads were meant to be setup as an 1:1 device, managing 30 of them, that roam with a cart through my middle/high school, (grades 6-12 being used for the most part as nothing more than glorified web browsers) is a pain in the butt.  And you should see what I had to do get them to print, Oy!!  

Yet I have seen them used that more than justify their purchase; in Special Education--streaming audio books from my MacBook server.  Using iMovie to create and edit videos. Having a 6th grade class Skype to Austria, capturing and uploading video with ease.  Math games, etc.  

Is the iPad more of a consumption tool than a creation tool?  Maybe higher ed is that MUCH more production while at the secondary level it is still consumption heavy?  Have we fell under the spell of the Apple marketers or is the author just a disgruntled PC user? Read the article and discuss among yourselves.

The European Court of Justice forces Google to remove links to some personal information. From The Economist, May 17, 2014.

Google Apps for Education, Behind the Screens by Sue Scheff of the Huffington Post

Digital divide, lack of certified librarians ‘a national crisis’. by Jake New, Editor eSchool News