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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Living the Free software lifestyle
First of all thanks to Wonderboy for giving me the idea and inspiration.
In my never ending quest to rid myself of proprietary software and its associated corporate control, I am making some changes. Some of these I had already done, but had not really put into effect like setting up an Identi.ca account. I also added an account at Jabber so that I can use it with Pidgin my free and multi-platform IM client.
I am also getting rid of the Twitter bar in my browser and replacing it with the Identi.ca bar so I can post updates from Firefox.
I am also thinking of switching to Ekiga rather than Skype. Both are free as in price, but only one of them is free as in freedom. You guess which one. There will be other changes to come as well. Watch this space for updates.
In my never ending quest to rid myself of proprietary software and its associated corporate control, I am making some changes. Some of these I had already done, but had not really put into effect like setting up an Identi.ca account. I also added an account at Jabber so that I can use it with Pidgin my free and multi-platform IM client.
I am also getting rid of the Twitter bar in my browser and replacing it with the Identi.ca bar so I can post updates from Firefox.
I am also thinking of switching to Ekiga rather than Skype. Both are free as in price, but only one of them is free as in freedom. You guess which one. There will be other changes to come as well. Watch this space for updates.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Do the Cubans know something we don't
Cuba recently launched its own answer to Windows this week, or, in the bigger picture, what the Cubans are calling “US Hegemony.” Nova, the new open source OS being offered by the Cuban government, is being made to boot out US-based Microsoft products.
Cuba joins the list of countries the have dumped Windows in favor of Linux. What are the reasons, well for one they are worried about US spy agencies exploiting backdoors in the code. A well justified fear, especially when Microsoft may be the biggest spy of all.
But perhaps a better reason is
Do you hate pervasive and corrupt corporations that try to run your life?
Do you use Windows?
Cuba joins the list of countries the have dumped Windows in favor of Linux. What are the reasons, well for one they are worried about US spy agencies exploiting backdoors in the code. A well justified fear, especially when Microsoft may be the biggest spy of all.
But perhaps a better reason is
The free software movement is closer to the ideology of the Cuban people, above all for the independence and sovereignty.
Do you hate pervasive and corrupt corporations that try to run your life?
Do you use Windows?
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Is school boring for you?
Educated, confident, creative people are dangerous to the status quo, dangerous to a centralized economy, dangerous to a centralized system of command and control. Those in power don’t want you educated. They want you schooled.
Truer words were never spoken or written. These were taken from a recent blog post by Dave Pollard. The quote was excerpted from 101 Reasons Why I'm an Unschooler. The post, and I'm sure the book, present some very good reasons why so-called modern schooling is designed to produce drones and wage slaves and not thinkers.
The authors own experience with 'independent study' is illuminating. By removing the shackles of schooling he got a better education than he ever could from even the best teacher. The educational model that we follow, with teachers teaching a standardized curriculum to a mass of students, was begun in the 17th century and has changed little since then. This form of schooling does violence to students as smart students are held back, slow students become frustrated by their lack of ability in 'required subjects' and average students become envious of how easy it is for the smart students to succeed.
The unspoken truth is that modern education was never designed to produce thinkers, it was designed to produce conformity and obedience. Thus the emphasis on management over education. Teachers are taught how to control and instruct and students are taught how to behave and learn correctly. If you go all the way back to schooling's origins in Martin Luther's Prussia and Calvin's Geneva it had the same purpose, social control through access to correct learning.
When I think of the IB's Learner Profile and the skills it suggests, I wonder how many of them will really be learned through the use of a standardized curriculum. How can a student be an independent risk taker when 80% of their grade is going to come from three hours of standardized exams.
What both authors suggest is the basis for a Libertarian approach to education and was the foundation of the home-schooling movement.
It is not up to teachers or school administrators to figure out what you should be or do. It’s not up to the State, it’s not up to your guidance counselors. It’s not up to your parents. What you do with your life ought to be up to you. What you learn ought to be up to you. How you navigate the world and create your place in it ought to be your decision. Your life belongs to you. School does its best to disabuse you of this notion. Unschooling celebrates it. Unschooling puts the responsibility for creating a satisfying life squarely where it belongs: in the hands of the one living it.
A truly revolutionary call. When you make your choices about courses and colleges what criteria are you using? Do you look at the school's ranking or do you focus on how that school can develop you as a person? Which is more important to you? I see social media as helping with this unschooling approach. When I look at the uses of Twitter, online courses, Second Life or others it does help to break students out of the traditional school mold.
Think about these questions when you consider your own plans after high school. After you have your diploma, what will come next?
Truer words were never spoken or written. These were taken from a recent blog post by Dave Pollard. The quote was excerpted from 101 Reasons Why I'm an Unschooler. The post, and I'm sure the book, present some very good reasons why so-called modern schooling is designed to produce drones and wage slaves and not thinkers.
The authors own experience with 'independent study' is illuminating. By removing the shackles of schooling he got a better education than he ever could from even the best teacher. The educational model that we follow, with teachers teaching a standardized curriculum to a mass of students, was begun in the 17th century and has changed little since then. This form of schooling does violence to students as smart students are held back, slow students become frustrated by their lack of ability in 'required subjects' and average students become envious of how easy it is for the smart students to succeed.
The unspoken truth is that modern education was never designed to produce thinkers, it was designed to produce conformity and obedience. Thus the emphasis on management over education. Teachers are taught how to control and instruct and students are taught how to behave and learn correctly. If you go all the way back to schooling's origins in Martin Luther's Prussia and Calvin's Geneva it had the same purpose, social control through access to correct learning.
When I think of the IB's Learner Profile and the skills it suggests, I wonder how many of them will really be learned through the use of a standardized curriculum. How can a student be an independent risk taker when 80% of their grade is going to come from three hours of standardized exams.
What both authors suggest is the basis for a Libertarian approach to education and was the foundation of the home-schooling movement.
It is not up to teachers or school administrators to figure out what you should be or do. It’s not up to the State, it’s not up to your guidance counselors. It’s not up to your parents. What you do with your life ought to be up to you. What you learn ought to be up to you. How you navigate the world and create your place in it ought to be your decision. Your life belongs to you. School does its best to disabuse you of this notion. Unschooling celebrates it. Unschooling puts the responsibility for creating a satisfying life squarely where it belongs: in the hands of the one living it.
A truly revolutionary call. When you make your choices about courses and colleges what criteria are you using? Do you look at the school's ranking or do you focus on how that school can develop you as a person? Which is more important to you? I see social media as helping with this unschooling approach. When I look at the uses of Twitter, online courses, Second Life or others it does help to break students out of the traditional school mold.
Think about these questions when you consider your own plans after high school. After you have your diploma, what will come next?
Friday, April 17, 2009
Download this Movie
Well, the verdict just came in and predictably it was against The Pirate Bay. What a surprise!
As a protest I urge all of you to download the new Xmen movie that has gotten the Hollywood exec millionaires so upset.
You can find it here or here or here.
End Intellectual Property!
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Read this Blog
The New York Times has started a rolling blog and update site called The Choice.The site claims it is 'demistifying college admissions and aid.' Which is a pretty worthy goal if you ask me.
It is focused on admissions in the US, but a lot of the general advice is applicable anywhere. I especially like the articles written by students about their experiences and struggles. Students waiting for acceptance notices are the same all over the world.
You can also get some good advice about the application process in general and how to manipulate the system to your advantage.
It is worth a look even if you don't add it to your favorites.
It is focused on admissions in the US, but a lot of the general advice is applicable anywhere. I especially like the articles written by students about their experiences and struggles. Students waiting for acceptance notices are the same all over the world.
You can also get some good advice about the application process in general and how to manipulate the system to your advantage.
It is worth a look even if you don't add it to your favorites.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Some good advice for the seniors
I put the link on Twitter but I thought you should see this.
The Washington Post has a good article about getting news this month. Whether the news is good or bad there are steps you should take. Read through what is written and see how much of it might apply to you.
It is not always easy to make decisions. Trust your instincts they are probably right.
The Washington Post has a good article about getting news this month. Whether the news is good or bad there are steps you should take. Read through what is written and see how much of it might apply to you.
It is not always easy to make decisions. Trust your instincts they are probably right.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Another Linux Post
Yes I am always writing and talking about Linux.
For those of you who are not convinced yet, you can read this.
For those of you who are not convinced yet, you can read this.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Words of Wisdom
First, The American Spectator is a fairly conservative publication. So keep that in mind as you read the article. There's nothing wrong with being conservative, your IB Coordinator is a pretty conservative guy who used to have a subscription to this magazine, back when there were paper magazines. But you should always try to identify the bias.
That being said, a recent article entitled Not Making the Grade by Ken Blackwell has a lot to say about high school and college admissions. Specifically with the ideas of achievement and entitlement.
Achievement represents things that we have accomplished through our own effort and ability. Achievement cannot be given to you or done for you, otherwise it is not achievement. Achievement is individual, it cannot be shared although it can be combined with others. As the article says
Our lives are filled with measures of achievement.
Entitlement represents things that are given to us through no effort of our own. Entitlement can only be given by others and cannot be obtained by oneself. Entitlement is community oriented because it requires others to give you something you have not earned. Entitlement is not charity, which springs from an inner desire to do good. Entitlement is selfish, demanding special consideration for no other reason except that you want something and should have it easily. My toddler at home feels this way, but he is only 2.
In many ways, very ably pointed out, the measures of achievement are being removed from our lives and replaced with the idea of entitlement. For high school students, who want grades without working for them, the result is students that are unprepared for the more difficult work at university. Does this sound like anyone you know?
George Leef with the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy wrote of this problem at the college level, noting that more college students today expect high grades for simply showing-up in class or completing reading assignments. The New York Times explored the issue as well, quoting college educators bemoaning the fact that too many students are equating effort with quality of work.
So how does this play itself out at the college level? Colleges respond to the students they are getting by making admissions standards focused less on achievement and more on...
well on something else which is not always so clearly defined.
An illustration of this is seen in the relatively small but growing number of colleges that have dropped standardized testing as a requirement for admission in favor of "holistic" admission practices.
Holistic can have a lot of meanings, but one meaning it definitely doesn't have is a focus on grades and scores. By removing the emphasis on tests and grades colleges open themselves up to a shifting field of admission standards that students will find hard to understand.
Presenting students with uncertain and imprecise standards for admission plays into this growing sense of entitlement. It stands to reason that, if the standards for admission to college are subject to holistic whims, so too should be the grades given to students.
Read the whole article and think about your own approach to your work and the expectations you have for your school and your future college. When education is weakened, society suffers in the long run. Expecting rewards without results will not benefit the student, the school or the country you call home.
That being said, a recent article entitled Not Making the Grade by Ken Blackwell has a lot to say about high school and college admissions. Specifically with the ideas of achievement and entitlement.
Achievement represents things that we have accomplished through our own effort and ability. Achievement cannot be given to you or done for you, otherwise it is not achievement. Achievement is individual, it cannot be shared although it can be combined with others. As the article says
Our lives are filled with measures of achievement.
Entitlement represents things that are given to us through no effort of our own. Entitlement can only be given by others and cannot be obtained by oneself. Entitlement is community oriented because it requires others to give you something you have not earned. Entitlement is not charity, which springs from an inner desire to do good. Entitlement is selfish, demanding special consideration for no other reason except that you want something and should have it easily. My toddler at home feels this way, but he is only 2.
In many ways, very ably pointed out, the measures of achievement are being removed from our lives and replaced with the idea of entitlement. For high school students, who want grades without working for them, the result is students that are unprepared for the more difficult work at university. Does this sound like anyone you know?
George Leef with the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy wrote of this problem at the college level, noting that more college students today expect high grades for simply showing-up in class or completing reading assignments. The New York Times explored the issue as well, quoting college educators bemoaning the fact that too many students are equating effort with quality of work.
So how does this play itself out at the college level? Colleges respond to the students they are getting by making admissions standards focused less on achievement and more on...
well on something else which is not always so clearly defined.
An illustration of this is seen in the relatively small but growing number of colleges that have dropped standardized testing as a requirement for admission in favor of "holistic" admission practices.
Holistic can have a lot of meanings, but one meaning it definitely doesn't have is a focus on grades and scores. By removing the emphasis on tests and grades colleges open themselves up to a shifting field of admission standards that students will find hard to understand.
Presenting students with uncertain and imprecise standards for admission plays into this growing sense of entitlement. It stands to reason that, if the standards for admission to college are subject to holistic whims, so too should be the grades given to students.
Read the whole article and think about your own approach to your work and the expectations you have for your school and your future college. When education is weakened, society suffers in the long run. Expecting rewards without results will not benefit the student, the school or the country you call home.
Upcoming Events
There are several events this month that IB students should be aware of.
On the 19th there will be a meeting for all students in 11IB to discuss the Extended Essay. This is part of the core of the IB Diploma and a crucial piece of work. We will go over the requirements of the essay and discuss registrations.
On the 23rd there will be a meeting for students in Grade 10 to introduce the IB Diploma Program. There will be a presentation and materials will be given explaining the program. Students will also have the opportunity to pick up an application if they choose.
On the 24th there will be a second meeting for the students in 11IB to cover the registrations for IBIS. This will be your final chance to make decisions about HL and SL and to choose your essay. After this you will be registered with IBIS and given your Candidate Report with your codes and subjects.
In addition to all of this we also have three university events this month as well as the deadlines for 12IB. It is that time of year.
On the 19th there will be a meeting for all students in 11IB to discuss the Extended Essay. This is part of the core of the IB Diploma and a crucial piece of work. We will go over the requirements of the essay and discuss registrations.
On the 23rd there will be a meeting for students in Grade 10 to introduce the IB Diploma Program. There will be a presentation and materials will be given explaining the program. Students will also have the opportunity to pick up an application if they choose.
On the 24th there will be a second meeting for the students in 11IB to cover the registrations for IBIS. This will be your final chance to make decisions about HL and SL and to choose your essay. After this you will be registered with IBIS and given your Candidate Report with your codes and subjects.
In addition to all of this we also have three university events this month as well as the deadlines for 12IB. It is that time of year.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
What will your college degree be worth?
Making your choices about college majors and potential careers can be tough. The idea that classes you select now in high school will somehow determine the rest of your life seems impossible. Browsing through the news today I came across a great article by a counselor at Solano Community College.
She writes with some real heartfelt wisdom about the choices she has made and how she was led to them. Her focus on career placement tests is very timely. We have been discussing implementing some school wide testing next year which could include a skills and career component.
You never know where you will wind up. When I was in high school I couldn't find Bahrain on a map. Now I have been living here for thirteen years and I am committing myself to a few more.
Read what she has to say, much wisdom there is.
She writes with some real heartfelt wisdom about the choices she has made and how she was led to them. Her focus on career placement tests is very timely. We have been discussing implementing some school wide testing next year which could include a skills and career component.
You never know where you will wind up. When I was in high school I couldn't find Bahrain on a map. Now I have been living here for thirteen years and I am committing myself to a few more.
Read what she has to say, much wisdom there is.
There is no such thing as piracy
There are only companies that charge too much and don't have a clue.
This article at Techdirt shows that the pirates are not the problem, the companies are. If they would change their models of distribution they would end piracy and make more money at the same time.
One good point to note is that
digital content is best viewed as a service, not a product. As a service, you focus on providing continual value -- and people are paying for that future value (which is a scarce good prior to delivery), rather than an infinite good already created. There's value in paying for that future (scarce) service, and it trumps paying for an abundantly available good.
This is true. Digital products cannot be distributed and controlled like physical products. Corporations don't get this. They would rather shut down the entire Internet than make any changes to the way they do business. The article goes on to say that
the reason "piracy" is doing so well is that the "pirates are ahead not just on price, but on service." In fact, he noted that since DRM decreases the service value for customers, it also tends to increase piracy, rather than decrease it.
The data in the article goes on to show that when prices are reduced drastically, by as much as 75%, sales can increase by as much as 3000%! That's not a mistype. People copy digital content because the price is too high. If the price were reasonable, people would pay to get good copies. That has been shown in many studies.
The copyright industry won't acknowledge this because it means some loss of control for them, even though it could mean more money. The copyright industry is about power and control. Marketing music and movies is a means to attain that control. The war against so-called piracy is a war to protect profits, nothing more.
This article at Techdirt shows that the pirates are not the problem, the companies are. If they would change their models of distribution they would end piracy and make more money at the same time.
One good point to note is that
digital content is best viewed as a service, not a product. As a service, you focus on providing continual value -- and people are paying for that future value (which is a scarce good prior to delivery), rather than an infinite good already created. There's value in paying for that future (scarce) service, and it trumps paying for an abundantly available good.
This is true. Digital products cannot be distributed and controlled like physical products. Corporations don't get this. They would rather shut down the entire Internet than make any changes to the way they do business. The article goes on to say that
the reason "piracy" is doing so well is that the "pirates are ahead not just on price, but on service." In fact, he noted that since DRM decreases the service value for customers, it also tends to increase piracy, rather than decrease it.
The data in the article goes on to show that when prices are reduced drastically, by as much as 75%, sales can increase by as much as 3000%! That's not a mistype. People copy digital content because the price is too high. If the price were reasonable, people would pay to get good copies. That has been shown in many studies.
The copyright industry won't acknowledge this because it means some loss of control for them, even though it could mean more money. The copyright industry is about power and control. Marketing music and movies is a means to attain that control. The war against so-called piracy is a war to protect profits, nothing more.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Where is our security?
Since we are on the topic of security in grade 12 I thought that this article would be a good example of what could go wrong. Is it even possible that the same system was hit twice? Someone should be getting fired.
What might be worse is that Visa and Mastercard know who the processor is, but won't name names. I guess everyone is trying to cover themselves. They should have been that cautious about the data.
What might be worse is that Visa and Mastercard know who the processor is, but won't name names. I guess everyone is trying to cover themselves. They should have been that cautious about the data.
Monday, February 16, 2009
You know I had to write about this
As some of you know I am following the PirateBay trial on Twitter (also many thanks to Sofia)and reading about it in the news. I am sure that many of you know about the PirateBay from personal experience and those of you who have been taking ITGS also know about the issues involved here.
This trial is just one in a long string of attempts by corporate media to control the distribution of their product. Under the law, in most countries, they have a right to do that. But this trial is also about how we will be able to access information.
One great quote comes from Christian Engstrom, Vice Chairman of the Swedish Pirate Party
“Should the Internet be a place where everyone can communicate or
should it not? That’s the question of this trial, and no court can
answer that question. Even if The Pirate Bay would be freed all the way
through the court system, the problem isn’t solved. The Copyright Lobby
will demand more restrictions and tougher laws and the only way to
protect social media culture in the long run is to work politically.”
Corporations want to protect their profits and they will do what they have to in order to keep the money flowing. In order for that to happen they have to control both production and distribution. If either of those is lost, the money stops flowing in. For the past century they have had this control, but now they are losing it. People with power always want the same thing, more power. But now that power is being taken away from them, by their own customers.
The people have spoken, and voted, we want our media our way. We want a variety of formats in a variety of easily accessible media. More and more creators of content are dumping the traditional format for creation and delivery and going their own way. Music, especially music, and other entertainment can be produced locally and distributed globally. This has made the old business models obsolete.
I am not saying the process won't be painful for the established companies (gatekeepers) in the entertainment industry. They have had control for a long time and have been able to decide who is worthy and who isn't. They have also been able to have it all their own way. But now the pirates are in the harbor and barbarians are storming the gates, and we have the newest technology on our side.
There is money to be made in digital distribution, MP3Fiesta among others proves that. As long as the media companies use legal force to try and halt the advance of technology they will be fighting a losing battle. It may take awhile, but you cannot resist the technology. The question is how much misery are they willing to cause on their way down?
This trial is just one in a long string of attempts by corporate media to control the distribution of their product. Under the law, in most countries, they have a right to do that. But this trial is also about how we will be able to access information.
One great quote comes from Christian Engstrom, Vice Chairman of the Swedish Pirate Party
“Should the Internet be a place where everyone can communicate or
should it not? That’s the question of this trial, and no court can
answer that question. Even if The Pirate Bay would be freed all the way
through the court system, the problem isn’t solved. The Copyright Lobby
will demand more restrictions and tougher laws and the only way to
protect social media culture in the long run is to work politically.”
Corporations want to protect their profits and they will do what they have to in order to keep the money flowing. In order for that to happen they have to control both production and distribution. If either of those is lost, the money stops flowing in. For the past century they have had this control, but now they are losing it. People with power always want the same thing, more power. But now that power is being taken away from them, by their own customers.
The people have spoken, and voted, we want our media our way. We want a variety of formats in a variety of easily accessible media. More and more creators of content are dumping the traditional format for creation and delivery and going their own way. Music, especially music, and other entertainment can be produced locally and distributed globally. This has made the old business models obsolete.
I am not saying the process won't be painful for the established companies (gatekeepers) in the entertainment industry. They have had control for a long time and have been able to decide who is worthy and who isn't. They have also been able to have it all their own way. But now the pirates are in the harbor and barbarians are storming the gates, and we have the newest technology on our side.
There is money to be made in digital distribution, MP3Fiesta among others proves that. As long as the media companies use legal force to try and halt the advance of technology they will be fighting a losing battle. It may take awhile, but you cannot resist the technology. The question is how much misery are they willing to cause on their way down?
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
What have we been talking about?
I love it when I find something in the media that we have covered in class first. When I saw this article at InformationWeek about microsoft offering bounties on worm writers I had to point it out.
So this is what it has come to, open warfare between the corporations and the hackers. Armies being assembled, monies being paid and combat out in the open. Cyberwarfare on a corporate scale.
What also stuck me was the numbers quoted
Symantec said in the past five days it has seen an average of almost 500,000 infections per day with W32.Downadup.A and more than 1.7 million infections per day with W32.Downadup.B.
Those numbers are per day, that means each day and every day. What is happening? I have heard some people compare the Web to the wild west, but this is far beyond that. It sounds more like a territorial war
According to Symantec, researchers have reverse-engineered the algorithm used to generate a daily list of 250 domains that the worm depends on to download updates. Armed with that knowledge, the coalition is taking control of the domains registered through coalition partners and using them to log and track infected systems. The group also is investigating domains overseen by registrars that aren't part of the coalition, though it's not clear how much leverage can be applied in such cases.
Seizing domains, collecting secrets, gathering intelligence, cutting off supplies and putting pressure on registrars sounds like a lot of military terminology to me. Are we surfing the Net or invading another country?
Watch yourself out there boys and girls. The Web can be a very dangerous place.
So this is what it has come to, open warfare between the corporations and the hackers. Armies being assembled, monies being paid and combat out in the open. Cyberwarfare on a corporate scale.
What also stuck me was the numbers quoted
Symantec said in the past five days it has seen an average of almost 500,000 infections per day with W32.Downadup.A and more than 1.7 million infections per day with W32.Downadup.B.
Those numbers are per day, that means each day and every day. What is happening? I have heard some people compare the Web to the wild west, but this is far beyond that. It sounds more like a territorial war
According to Symantec, researchers have reverse-engineered the algorithm used to generate a daily list of 250 domains that the worm depends on to download updates. Armed with that knowledge, the coalition is taking control of the domains registered through coalition partners and using them to log and track infected systems. The group also is investigating domains overseen by registrars that aren't part of the coalition, though it's not clear how much leverage can be applied in such cases.
Seizing domains, collecting secrets, gathering intelligence, cutting off supplies and putting pressure on registrars sounds like a lot of military terminology to me. Are we surfing the Net or invading another country?
Watch yourself out there boys and girls. The Web can be a very dangerous place.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Business Students Rejoice
I have posted the Business & Management sample papers on the MKSBahrain page at Google Groups. It would not allow me to post a folder, the files had to be listed separately so they are HL_1, HL_2, SL_1 and SL_2. Be sure to get both the papers and the moderator comments.
Also remember that these are very good samples. Not everyone gets a 25 out of 25.
To download follow the link to MKSBahrain on this page.
Also remember that these are very good samples. Not everyone gets a 25 out of 25.
To download follow the link to MKSBahrain on this page.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Senioritis, the real facts
I found a good article at Kansas City dot com. You can see the print version as well.
It gives some good info on commonly held beliefs about the senior year. Especially after you get accepted to the college of your choice. Some good advice within.
It is also up on my Twitter page.
It gives some good info on commonly held beliefs about the senior year. Especially after you get accepted to the college of your choice. Some good advice within.
It is also up on my Twitter page.
For those doing the ITGS HL Portfolio
I thought this article at the BBC Click page was great. Tradition and technology converging.
Finding the right college just got easier
If you are a senior and you are still looking or if you are a junior who has just begun looking you may want to consider using a college matchmaker. This article from a local news channel in Wisconsin gives a lot of details about the new matchmaker services making their way onto the net.
This isn't just about looking at college web pages. On some of these matchmaker sites you can view videos, read blogs and chat with current students. You can find a lot of useful tools at these sites and ge some help from people who know. You might also be able to find a school you have never heard of that fits you just right.
The article also includes a list of some of the more popular services.
This isn't just about looking at college web pages. On some of these matchmaker sites you can view videos, read blogs and chat with current students. You can find a lot of useful tools at these sites and ge some help from people who know. You might also be able to find a school you have never heard of that fits you just right.
The article also includes a list of some of the more popular services.
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