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Blogger Terry Freedman asks: is it possible to be a public person and still retain one’s privacy? Recommendations for tech & special needs Sites we like: ClassScene, PBS KIDS Island, and FTC’s Money Management Site Blogger Cheryl Oakes suggests: try something new with your personal learning network Review of the Week T&L compares Adobe Creative Suite 4: Web Premium to Microsoft Expression Studio 2 Question of the Week Without a wire. WiFi and other wireless technologies are touted as a cost-effective and efficient systems for schools looking to provide always-on Internet access to campuses. But anyone who has waved a laptop around an airport lounge can attest, wireless networks can also be fickle. Do you have it? How does it work? Vote Now Last Week’s Answers Last week we asked if you permit the use of laptops, netbooks and various other devices in your classroom. 32.1% responded that they use them all of the time but keep them directed at schoolwork; 39.3% said they use them during designated computer time; and 28.6% responded that they do not use them at all and view them as a distraction from the work they’re trying to accomplish. Read more in the Question of the Week Archive. More Features Webinar: One-to-One Computing: Data, Metrics and Results TODAY! Tuesday, November 18, 2008 | 1 pm PST/4 pm EST What are we learning from the schools and districts all over this country that have invested in one-to-one computing programs? Who else is planning to join them and what results are they hoping to see? How does one track the effectiveness of a technology-rich program and build in metrics that allow school leaders to modify and improve upon it? These are the sorts of questions that will be addressed in this practical and important webinar. Register for this FREE webinar Fundamentals of K-12 Technology Programs Educational technology topics that matter most to the profession’s leaders, practitioners, and innovators as they plan and implement effective instructional technology integration programs. Sponsored by HP. eBook: Education for the 21st Century: The Basics (a 21st Century Connections eBook) Designed to detail some of the aspects needed for students to learn new things in new ways so they can live and work in a changing world. Download now