While this may be old news for many, you might be interested to learn more about the White House’s latest proposal to support ConnectED, the digital transition taking place in classrooms across the country. Through this initiative, President Obama sets a country-wide goal of connecting 99% of classrooms with broadband and high-speed Internet access over
Making the Web Accessible to All
This week I wanted to highlight some tools that can make the web a more friendly place for students of all levels and abilities. I’ve highlighted tools that can make the web safer, easier to read, and less distracting. I’ve also included links to TeacherFirst reviews for some of the tools. If you have additional
20 Things I learned about Browsers and the Web
20 Things I Learned about Browsers and the Web is a online “book” from Google that describes 20 different things about the internet, web browsers, and online applications. The book is well written, easy to understand, and nicely designed. Some of the “things” are: the internet, cloud computing, web apps, html/javascript/css, HTML5, 3D in the