Not using technology can be good too

I thought this was cool that there are schools that are not using technology in their classrooms - on purpose. It also seems a little fitting as a bookend to the video we saw in the beginning of the semester with good ol' Nicholas. As one of the students says, "I really enjoy the fact that technology is something you use at home and it is there to support what you're doing in your education but it's not what your education is based on."- I want her in my class!

http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_early_show/video/2173694669/silicon-valley-school-no-computers-in-classrooms

Great article about learning instead of grading

I don't know if anyone will check this anymore, but just in case I wanted to share this article I found about a professor at Duke who has found an alternative approach to grading to be very satisfying.
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/05/03/grading