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Posts tagged as “technology”

Brookings Schools Consider Strict Social Network Rules

The Brookings School District is considering strict rules on teacher-student fraternization. It's easy to portray such rules as essential for protecting students, given the seamy accusations of sexy texting and worse against former Sioux Falls teacher Nicholas Jastorff (who did…

Thad Wasson, My Hero! (Any Chance Thad Can Fix Slow Blogs, Too?)

In an alternative universe, we are preparing to swear in Thad Wasson as our next Congressman. Alas, he cut his campaign short, leaving us always to wonder whether he could have provided more blog fodder than Kristi Noem. But in…

Rolling Homework: Web Buses!

I don't know if this project is a money-saver or not. But for all those kids around South Dakota with long rides to and from school, maybe we can maximize our educational impact by transforming all of our buses into…

Madville Times Tech Changes — Suggestions?

In the coming weeks, I plan some significant technological changes on the Madville Times. I'd like your input. I may be liberal in politics, but I can be darned conservative when it comes to information technology. I'm still using Windows…

Bloggers Killing Trees? Dutch Study Says Wi-Fi Harms Plants

Here's something to drive a stake through a green blogger's heart: researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands have found that wireless Internet signals may harm plants: The study exposed 20 ash trees to various radiation sources for a period…