EdTechWeekly+175

** EdTechWeekly #175 **
//November 28, 2010//

**Regular hosts:** Dave, John **Guest hosts:** [|Zac Chase], English Teacher, Science Leadership Academy

**This Week's Menu:**

 * Dave's Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-wikileaks wikileaks. What does it mean for our classrooms? With australia banning links to the site... http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/australian-government-adds-wikileaks-to-banned-website-list-585894 where does this lead? Do textbooks of 'controlled content' become more important? Should we be teaching this in courses? Do we have a patriotic duty not to touch this information?


 * John's Link: [|Project Red: Do 1:1 right or don't do it at all]. We're far enough along now that the novelty of 1:1 programs has worn off, and it's time to look at what effect they really have on a school. With many more schools now looking at 1:1 programs, it's important to look at best practices. For those thinking about 1:1 programs, the CDW 1:1 Readiness Survey ( []) is a great place to start.


 * Zac Chase:
 * A platform for researching, optimizing and sharing supply chains: []
 * Building History
 * Bringing Internet access to the people who need it: []
 * Preserve the National Writing Project. []

Next week: [|Elizabeth Helfant]