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MyRichUncle
DEBT   |  Comment

MyRichUncle is Out of Cash

MyRichUncle was an intriguing startup student loan company with an innovative, white-knight approach when I wrote about them in the 2006 Fast Company 50. When I talked to them, the two 20-something founders seemed cocky, but sincere. ...READ»

virtual pc
BRAZIL   |  Comment

Brazil Greens-up Educational PC Project by Virtualizing

Brazil's government is about to create the world's largest desktop virtualization project, in schools across the entire country. And it's not just a move to advance educational computing for the country's kids while saving cash--it's ...READ»

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Net neutrality

Today in my journalism ethics class, I talked with the students about net neutrality.  Most of them hadn't heard of it, so I showed them a couple of YouTube videos, including one produced by SavetheInternet.com.  In the discussion ...READ»

EDUCATION   |  Comment

It's time for a mindset change for educators

Not too long ago, educators are expected to teach students about what they know. Students, on the other hand, are expected to listen, absorb the information and transform them into knowledge. This style of teaching or rather, ...READ»

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