Exploring the School Spying Scandal

There’s been a lot of interest in one of the cases I mentioned last week in which it was discovered that school officials were spying on kids and their families in their own homes by surreptitiously activating webcams on school-provided laptops.

Responsible Data-Driven Journalism

The Guardian’s DataBlog: If there’s a picture of more responsible journalism, I’ve never seen it. Now the only question that remains – where’s the American equivalent?

Fear of New Technology

The trick is to stay familiar with new technologies such that you are aware of what they offer in case you need them while still maintaining a level head when making implementation decisions.

How Prepared Is Too Prepared?

Spending $300 million to buy 3D projectors that no one really needs is not responsible spending. Not in school districts, and definitely not in a business.