Wednesday, January 23, 2008

In The News

A couple of news items --

* The National Association of Secondary School Principals has a new Internet policy, which recommends that school leaders stay current on popular uses of the Internet (such as social networking sites and blogs) and better educate staff and students on using the Internet as an educational tool. ["Learn About Pros, Cons of Internet, Principals’ Group Urges Educators" Education Week, 1/22/08]

* Teenagers have mixed reviews on the trend towards parents (and other creepy adults) using texting, IMing, and accessing their Facebook profile or MySpace page to stay in touch. ["Parents Crashing Online Party" CNN/Associated Press, 1/23/08]