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A Technological Approach to Education

There are traditionalists and then there are people who want change. In the educational system, we have administrators, teachers and parents who do not like the idea of laptops, cell phones or iPods being used in class. On the other hand, some teachers and parents feel like this is a new era and that technology should be used. I define technology as any electronic device that has Internet capabilities.

Social media is buzzing with a recent blog post from Marie Claire blogger Maura Kelly. This blog post puts the impact of social media in perspective and demonstrates how a short online article can generate a PR disaster.