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Computers in Education Should Target Test Scores
Does it help to bring computers into the classroom? So far, there seems to be little evidence that it does.
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Who Needs a Tablet?
Tablets do not solve a mainstream problem, they only serve a niche.
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Who Needs a Netbook?
In only a couple years, improved smartphones and laptops have closed the niche that netbooks lived in. Rather than mourn the loss of netbooks, let's celebrate their...
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Teaching Kids to Feel the Math With Computers
Why are students still calculating when they could be understanding? Now that computers are everywhere, how should math education change?
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Massive Scale Data Mining For Education
With the increased use of computers in education, there will be a big new opportunity for computers to learn to help students learn.
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Old Geeks Never Die, They Just Get Grumpier
With age comes wisdom, or so they say. But when we geeks age, does it make us wiser or just grumpier?
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How Many Computers Will You Own?
How many computing devices will you have in ten years? Two? Six? Just one?
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Has the Spam War Been Won?
A decade ago, e-mail spam was a severe problem. Now, e-mail spam is barely noticeable. After years of battles between spam filters and spammers creating new tricks...
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The Rise of the External Brain
From an entirely unexpected source, we begin to realize the dream of an external brain that supplements our knowledge, wisdom, and memories.
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Is Advertising Inherently Deceptive?
People dislike current advertising because it is often irrelevant and annoying. It would be good to make advertising more helpful, relevant, and useful to people...
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