Posts Tagged with ‘school’

Yahoo! Teachers: A Slow But Steady Work In Progress

Paul Glazowski

I’ve been known to rag on Yahoo! here at Profy far more often than praise or glorify the company. But hey, as the saying goes, you gotta call ‘em as you see ‘em, right?
And the media on the whole has rightly pilloried the Web giant for a number of its controversial actions and statements; some more egregious than others, of course. I mean, come on. Divulging sensitive information to Chinese authorities about dissident voices? Despite the threat of [...]

Schools Move To Ban Wikipedia As Unverified Reference

Paul Glazowski

If you?ve been following developments inside the Pennsylvania state legislature in the past, say, 5 years or so, you?ll know that quite a few lawmakers tend to go against the grain of conventional wisdom.
If you recall the absurdity that resulted in the Intelligent Design debacle, in which some in the state seriously contemplated a shift in elementary school curriculum to allow for some measure of non-scientific ?study? in science classes, you?ll know that at least a few higher-ups in the [...]

Classmates.com To Be First Social Network To File IPO

Paul Glazowski

What is the name of the social network slated to be put first to the open markets?
That question has been dogging pundits and investors alike for quite some time. And now we’ve got an answer: Classmates.com.
Yes, Classmates.com. One of the few social networks so fortunate to be born of the Friendster era. The place marketed as the salvage yard for connections lost (and connections never had) among alumni of both elementary schools and collegiate environs. The website that [...]