Teaching for the Future: TftF 75: Wiki for the Future!

NEWS:
Honk for peace' case tests limits on free speech from the San Francisco Chronicle: Deboarrah Mayer is a former elementary school teacher who was fired for expressing her views about the war in Iraq in the classroom. It turns out that teachers are not protected by the first amendment in the classroom, and this article also gives other examples of teachers who have been fired.

Trashed: Much left behind at colleges from Boston.com: College students are leaving more stuff behind at school than ever before as they graduate or move back home. I'm going to have to go to my local college and see what I can find.

iTunes U is a Glimpse into the Future of Higher Ed from the Financial Aid Podcast: Chris Penn pointed out the new iTunes U. A lot of great higher education content available free on iTunes.

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