I received a link to this post about a survey of technology and teens.  It refutes many common assumptions, and it absolutely fascinating. Several surprises from the report: ''the report indicates that younger users have real difficulty choosing good search terms. The report also revealed the weaknesses created by the desire for ...

Teaching online is a very popular concept. I use it to teach English as a Second Language. Skype or any Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) program is essential. Most instant messenging programs (YahooIM, MSN Messenger, etc.) offer this functionality. There are other Internet technologies that are also useful. User groups or message ...

U.S. Schools Lag Behind in Use of Technology: I found this quote very helpfu, ''Virtually all U.S. schools are connected to the Internet, with about one computer for every five students''. I have been wondering throughout this course, on average, what is the student to computer ratio all over the U.S. I figured it was around 1:5, but wasn't ...