I’m a Teacher and a Parent, But This System Isn’t Designed to Support Me in Being Both
It’s the start of the second week of the school year and my son’s virtual first grade orientation is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. It’s 10:05 a.m. and I’m in a…
‘Press Play’ Isn’t a Teaching Strategy: Why Educators Need New Methods for Video
My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. As a teacher or a…
Disney Plus with ads isn’t a very good deal
Disney Plus’ new ad-supported tier, Disney Plus Basic, is now available, which means I’m back for another blog about what ads look like in your streaming services. The tier itself…
The EU-Canada Trade Agreement CETA Still Isn’t Done, And May Be Partially Undone Because Of Its Corporate Sovereignty Provisions
from the well,-we-did-warn-you dept The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is one of several long-running trade deal sagas covered by Techdirt. It seemed to be almost over in…
Pressured by fossil fuel interests, Vanguard decides maybe climate change isn’t a problem after all • TechCrunch
Vanguard announced earlier this week that it was leaving the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative, a nascent attempt by the industry to self-regulate its carbon emissions. Its departure reinforces the…