Use of Social Media... by Law Enforcement

Police departments around the US are scrambling to develop rules around the use of social media for officers.  This morning's article in the NYTimes provides good examples of how social media has gotten officers in trouble & on how police departments are trying to balance First Amendment protections with the responsibility of being public officers.

What students say about barriers to use of Technology in Schools

This is a good overview of results of a survey done on almost 300,000 students (along with 43,000 parents, 35,000 teachers, 2000 librarians and 3500 administrators) from over 6500 private and public schools last fall, trying to answer the question, "What are top barriers to the use of technology in US schools today?"