No rich child left behind...

No Rich Child Left Behind - NYTimes.com:

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• What are your thoughts on this NYTimes article?
• What do you think is the most important message the article relays?
• What does Bibb County's rural socioeconomic status mean in the context of this article?

Elite education for the masses...

Elite education for the masses...

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Brian Caffo of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health teaches an online statistics course. He teaches 15,000 students worldwide through his “massive open online course”, or MOOC, a concept that is catching fire in academia.




Read the Washington Post article "Elite education for the masses" on the revolutionary changes happening right now at colleges and universities across the country. Respond to the following questions as a comment to this post:

1. What is an MOOC?
2. What are some of the subjects currently offered via MOOC's?
3. Which institutions are currently offering these types of courses? 
4. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of MOOC's? 
5. Will this change the way you go to college? Explain. 

This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

This Isn't the Petition Response You're Looking For | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government:

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The White House has a relatively new addition to its website:     https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions is a page where anyone can start a petition and, with enough signatures, receive an official response to their petition from the White House.   Responses to this new resource have been positive, and the page has made the news several times for interesting petitions.  One of the most humourous was the petition for a "Death Star," which was denied (see link in the title.)

Here is the link to the open petitions page:
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions

In a comment below, 

1.  Share your favorite open petition, and tell me why you like it.

2.  Briefly explain how the internet has changed the way we communicate, and how this has impacted the world.  Use the article above as an example in your explanation.

Tell President Obama: Protect My Privacy, Veto CISPA | American Civil Liberties Union

Tell President Obama: Protect My Privacy, Veto CISPA | American Civil Liberties Union:

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Post your thoughts on the petition in the comments below.

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 | The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 | The Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:

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This is the official link to the CISPA 2013 bill, which is "a proposed law that would give companies unprecedented power to hand your personal information from the internet, including from private communications, over to government agencies without a warrant."

More is available on the Wikipedia page.  The ACLU is calling for a veto if it passes; you can help by signing the petition..

Comment below with your thoughts on CISPA.
Do you think it is unconstitutional?  Why or why not?

Harvard lets human minds control rats, private rodent armies remain distant (video)

Harvard lets human minds control rats, private rodent armies remain distant (video):

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Can you see any other applications for this kind of technology?  Does this research have the potential for any...'disturbing' outcomes or scenarios?  Share your thoughts in a comment below.

Facebook Home hands-on (video)

Facebook Home hands-on (video):

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So what do you think of the new Facebook phone?  Would you buy it, or not?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rs3Euxsq3USHjNdN2elujKJZ0noIn1wjhfAP6bUGyOI/viewform

Yahoo Buys A Mobile News Startup Founded By A 15-Year-Old For $30 Million

Yahoo Buys A Mobile News Startup Founded By A 15-Year-Old For $30 Million

Yahoo announced today that it has acquired Summly, a mobile news aggregation app from British entrepreneur Nick D'Aloisio.

D'Aloisio is only 17-years-old. When he started Summly, he was only 15.

Summly Launch from Summly on Vimeo.

So...what are your thoughts about this story?   

If you were to create your own app, what would you want it to do?  What would you call it?  

U.S. News's Best Jobs of 2013

The 100 Best Jobs

"All jobs aren't created equal. In fact, some are simply better than the rest. U.S. News 100 Best Jobs of 2013 are the occupations that offer a mosaic of employment opportunity, good salary, manageable work-life balance, and job security. Some careers offer just the right mix of these components—for instance, our top tier is filled with tech and healthcare jobs—but the list also includes strong showings from occupations in the social services and business sectors. Even construction jobs enter the fray this year"

How many of the top 100 were in the field of technology?  How many are in medicine?  Is your future career in the top 100?