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editor’s desk TALK IT UP One of the great things about covering the education and technology beat is that our readers love to share. Whether it be a successful instructional technique, a telling anecdote about a particular student, or a resource found on the Web, you’re always ready to let a colleague in on the secret-which makes our job that much easier. Just this month, a few of you shared with us the reality of our suggestion that teachers set up their own Facebook page: “I am online all the time with student assignments and rewriting curriculum,” writes Carol Keith from Fulton County School District in GA. “However, sites like Facebook are blocked in my school system. Plus, I’m not sure the social aspect of using those sites would be appreciated by my students with their teacher.” Educator Gregory Unrau concurs: “Students have told me they don’t like crossing the line between a social and academic environment, they don’t like school-run chat rooms, they want their social privacy and freedom.” Mike Donlin from the Seattle Schools went one step further and actually sent us curriculum and professional development materials their schools have created in response to a cyberbullying story posted on techlearning.com this summer. He’s looking to both offer them up for your use as well as receive feedback from fellow educators. You can find these and other conversations and materials at T&L’s online discussion forums (http://forums.techlearning.com/). I invite you to share your ideas and opinions about what you’re reading both here in print and online. Need added incentive? Register and log onto the forums this month and find the discussion thread called “If I had the Power.” Post a 50- to 100-word description of your most innovative ideas for using the HPxw4550 pictured on the cover and you could win it. Good luck! Thanks for reading. SEPTEMBER 2008 | VOL. 29 NO. 2 EDITORIAL Editorial Director: Kevin Hogan khogan@nbmedia.com Managing Editor: Christine Weiser cweiser@nbmedia.com Senior Art Director: Nicole Cobban ncobban@nbmedia.com Art Director: Annmarie LaScala Graphic Artists: Michelle Henning, Adrianne Knapp, Neel Patil Consulting Editor: Judy Salpeter Contributing Editors: Jeffrey Branzburg, David Jakes, Scott McLeod, Gwen Solomon ADVISORY BOARD Larry Buchanan, Sheila Offman Gersh, Doug Martin, Lane Mills, Alan November, Jason Ohler, Cathleen Richardson, Kathy Schrock, Ellen Towers, David Warlick TECHLEARNING.COM Director: Gwen Solomon gwensol@earthlink.net Web Production: Minnick Web Services; Mike Lemmerling mlemmerling@nbmedia.com ADVERTISING SALES Associate Publisher: Allison Knapp aknapp@nbmedia.com; (510) 868-5074; Fax: (650) 238-0263 East Coast Sales Manager: Caliann Mitoulis cmitoulis@nbmedia.com; (215) 370-5813 Account Manager: Bryan Bogart bbogart@nbmedia.com; (650) 238-0329 MARKETING Marketing Manager: Jared Stearns jstearns@nbmedia.com Production Manager: Fred Vega fvega@nbmedia.com Production Manager: Ariel Steinberg asteinberg@nbmedia.com CIRCULATION Group Circulation Director: Denise Robbins drobbins@nbmedia.com Circulation Director: Cheri McElroy cmcelroy@nbmedia.com REPRINTS AND PERMISSIONS Wright’s Reprints: (877) 652-5295 EDITORIAL AND ADVERTISING OFFICES 810 Seventh Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 378-0400; Fax: (650) 238-0263 For general editorial correspondence: techlearning_editors@nbmedia.com NEWBAY MEDIA LLC—CORPORATE President & CEO: Steve Palm Chief Financial Officer: Paul Mastronardi NEWBAY MEDIA LLC—MARKET GROUPS Vice President, Group Publishing Director, Pro Audio & Systems Division: Adam Goldstein Vice President, Group Publishing Director, Music Player Network: John Pledger SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION $29.95 per year in the U.S. $59.90 for two years. $39.95 in Canada and Mexico. $69.95 in all other countries. To subscribe: (888) 266-5828 or www.techlearning.com POSTMASTER: send address changes to Technology & Learning, PO Box 8746, Lowell, MA 01853 Technology & Learning (ISSN-1053-6728) (USPS 695-590) is published monthly by NewBay Media, LLC 810 Seventh Ave., 27th Floor, New York, NY 10019 Periodicals Postage Paid at San Bruno, CA, and additional mailing offices. Copyright © 2008 NewBay Media, LLC All Rights Reserved. www.techlearning.com Kevin Hogan Editorial Director khogan@nbmedia.com N THE WEB www.techlearning.com 8 | TECH & LEARNING http://www.TECHLEARNING.COM http://www.techlearning.com http://forums.techlearning.com/ http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com http://www.techlearning.com

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