Wanted: Good Times With Google Docs

On the surface, there are certainly plenty of reasons to like Google Docs, but many schools are having trouble implementing the platform. Don't let these challenges trip you up.

An increasing number of school districts are embracing Google Docs as the platform of choice for creating and sharing classroom assignments. The platform includes collaboration tools for students; peer editing features; revision histories that track all contributors and contributions; and real-time teacher feedback on assignments in progress. Some school districts are using Google Docs as an alternative email system as well.

(Read my complete blog on the topic at EducationalIT.com)

The Eurozone Debt Crisis: "In Case of Emergency"

"Treasury and financial professionals prepare for the breakup of the euro"

In the wake of recent events in Greece and Spain, world banking officials and goverment leaders are still wrestling with how to stop financial hemorrhaging in European Union economics. As a result, a growing number of global companies are taking aggressive steps to assess, monitor, and protect their European assets in what appears to be a future beyond anyone's ability to predict or control."

Read my full article in the July issue of Exchange magazine, published by the Association of Financial Professionals
http://www.afponline.org/exchange/

How to Find Out What Parents Think About Educational Technology: Ask Them

An online survey is a great tool for finding out what parents know about how technology is being used in schools and how districts might improve.

Read my entire blog on the topic on EducationalIT.com
http://www.educationalit.com/author.asp?section_id=2180&doc_id=248141&

WAN Managers See New Opportunities in ‘Hybrid IT’

WAN managers already have many of the skills to enable them to succeed in a field that might seem very different at first: social media marketing.

See my complete blog on the topic on IntelligentWAN.com
http://www.intelligentwan.com/author.asp?section_id=2240&doc_id=247821&

Demand, Salaries Rising for Networking Pros

Despite continued lackluster labor reports from the federal government, nearly all job forecasts still expect increased hiring demand for networking professionals over the next decade. That comes as great news for those in the ranks now, as salaries will also increase with that rising tide.

Read my complete blog on the topic on IntelligentWAN.com
http://www.intelligentwan.com/author.asp?section_id=2240&doc_id=247398&

How Network Managers Can Make Themselves Less Scary

I read with some amusement recently that the most feared person in the IT ranks is the network administrator.

See my complete blog on the topic at IntelligentWAN.com
http://www.intelligentwan.com/author.asp?section_id=2240&doc_id=246218

White House Budget for Educational Technology Flounders

With the recent crushing defeat of President Obama's 2013 budget proposals, it remains to be seen how much will survive of initiatives to increase spending on educational technology for the coming fiscal year.

See my complete blog on EducationalIT.com
http://www.educationalit.com/author.asp?section_id=2180&doc_id=245503