Recently, there has been a fascinating discussion concerning free speech and learning going on online that I wanted to explore and comment on. Last week, David Drury wrote an article in the Hartford Courant about teens facing fines for swearing at
Orient Lodge
Orient Lodge
Home of the digital aborigines
An eclectic collection of technology, social media, psychology, politics, family life, and everything else.
Woodbridge, CT United States
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2/07 13:53
Holden Caulfield and the Phonies of #PCWM
Yesterday, I drove up to Westfield State College for PodCampWesternMass2. Podcamps are open space unconferences where people interested in podcasting and often related topics like other social media, gather to talk about their interests. At PCWM,...
2/05 13:44
Bloomers and Lingerie
Every day, I try to visit a wide variety of blogs to get a sense of what people beyond my own geographic, political, socio-economic cohort are thinking. Sometimes, it is fairly clear what people are thinking, other times, you just have to ask...
2/06 12:10
Dr. Horribles High School Musical at Amity
Can a bunch of high school students take the horribly successful Dr. Horribles Sing-Along Blog and produce it as a high school musical? If any group could pull it off, it would be the students at Amity High School. After their great production of
2/04 13:43
The Crowd Sourcing Winter Vacation Contest
Fionas week long school vacation starts a week from tomorrow. It will include Valentines day, Presidents day, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, and probably some other important days I am not aware of. In other years, we havent really done anything...
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Aldon is an extremely passionate and honest blogger who writes from the heart! A great read for everyone:)
If your looking for fancy with lots of bells and whistles, you won't find it here. Although Aldon has forgotten more about coding then I will ever know, so he could add all the flash if he chose to, easily. But his blog is what blogging is all about. One persons thoughts, good, bad, technical, political and most importantly his family. I try and make it a daily stop and never disappointed, unless he gets a bit nerdy on me and then it's over my head :-). He has a huge following, that grows each day.
