May 25th, 2008
War on English
A tweet yesterday alerted me to what I should have been aware of already–that there’s a fight brewing at the state level regarding English teachers and teaching of English. The tweet read…they slide the new curr under board members doors 1hr before vote (Source: technolibrary). Surely, a lack of transparency abounds in Texas decision-making. The [...]
LocatePC – A CompuTrace No Cost Alternative
Ok, maybe this is going to far to say that it’s CompuTrace for free, but check out this utility for Windows computers… LocatePC sends you a secret email message from your computer containing vital information that can help you and law enforcement track a stolen computer, and eventually return it to you. LocatePC is free [...]
Some PDF to Word Converter
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A Little Less Sad
I wonder if the call for change and reform is all that effective. If it’s our task to bring about change with legislators, to be honest and blunt, I see those changes as happening so slowly they never will in my lifetime as an educator. That is, I’ll be retired before changes come about that [...]