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  • Cyberbullying on the rise in Canada

    There are few ‘net related studies for Canada, so when they come out it is usually a good thing. Not to say that this is bad, but the news certainly is. Microsoft and Youthography have released a survey that suggest that cyberbullying is on the rise in Canada. Along with the bullying stats, they found:…

  • ‘net brains are for babies

    The subject line is a play on a meme that is going around my neck of the woods these days, it seems to mean all manner of things, all depending on who you you ask. This meme has been joined by another overnight. No, not a baby… but the idea that the ‘net is infantilizing…

  • Da GBU on Txting

    After I spotted the new paper on texting last night, I noticed this morning that another one of the blogs that I read had picked up the same story, and had added a nice collection of pro/con articles: Positive studies on the effect of text messaging on student’s writing skills: Texts ‘do not hinder literacy’…

  • More on mHealth

    You can’t say anymore that mobile devices are not going to change the world – m<whatever> is here, and it starts with health. The UN has released a report – mHealth for Development: The Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Healthcare in the Developing World. The NYT has a nice writeup, but the kicker is: The…

  • Teens/Twenty Somethings, Sex and Tech

    While this is not as relevant to the instructors that I work with, it is certainly something that impact students from Jr. High to the end of their undergraduate degree. “This” of course is sex. Many parents/teachers/admins are terrified of technology, not because of how it might be used to cheat on exams, but rather,…