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6:55:26 PM    

When overhead exceeds cost -- give it away.

Miss Mom? A Hometown Honey? Calls Are On the House. Anyone on the Dartmouth College campus who picks up a phone and makes a long-distance call anywhere within the United States will find that the call is on the house. On July 1, the school stopped charging for all long-distance calls. By Katie Hafner. [New York Times: Technology]

6:24:31 AM    

Got I2?

With the struggles to promote on-line learning, I2 may be just a pipe dream.  Still, dreaming about I2, unlimited bandwidth, student blogging, web writing... wow.

As Belated Converts, Schools Keep Vigil for Internet2. Some educators are looking for ways to take advantage of the speedier data transfers promised by Internet2, the next-generation Internet. By Jeffrey Selingo. [New York Times: Education]

"Can Johnny Blog?" [Daypop Top 40]

A Young Writers' Roundtable, via the Web. Many young students struggle with writing. But online technology is helping students improve skills by offering them an audience for their work. By Lisa Guernsey.

6:19:48 AM