Schools And Tech

Schools_and_Tech_28_The_Education_Project.mp3 Listen on Posterous News of the Week: 1) The Truthy Project  TAT  Truthy is a research project that helps you understand how memes spread online. With our images and statistics, you can help identify misuse of Twitter.2) AP History Students in Virginia High School Forbidden to Research Outside Classroom  TATABC News: Students in one Virginia history course will have to take what they learn in the classroom at face value, as their teachers forbid the use of any outside resources, including conversations with their parents.3) Like a monitor more than a tutor KBHomework helpers are part of a growing a niche industry. But educators wonder if this is another facet of “helicopter parenting.”4) Application Inflation - NYT - CTThe numbers keep rising, the superlatives keep glowing. Each year, selective colleges promote their application totals, along with the virtues of their applicants.For this fall’s freshman class, the stat