Harvard videotaped lectures tempt students to skip classes
Harvard's Instructional Computing Group posts videotaped lectures on the university network and a pirate site, sparking ease of skipping classes. Students such as Katnien Naessens and Joseph Forman cite wakeups and late starts, while professors warn attendance falls in some courses. The program aims to aid makeup work and review but also raises concerns over engagement and concentration. Other schools experiment with online materials, yet Harvard remains the Ivy League leader in this approach.
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Katnien Naessens
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Joseph Forman
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California At Berkeley
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Jayne Lytel
Syracuse
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Larry Dismore
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Onondaga-Conland-Madison
Boces Dismores
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Jamesville-DeWitt
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Enforceable Online Contracts and Email Protocols
Readers debate online terms contracts as courts test consent when clicking agree. Netscape's SmartDownload case favored users over arbitration, while SMTP and POP protocols shape email delivery, retrieval, and client software choices across networks.
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Computer access gap narrows in Central New York districts
In Central New York, wealthier districts show broader Internet access in classrooms while poorer areas trail. Schools like Marcellus and Jordan Elbridge still smallly connected last fall, but many districts have expanded dramatically through state aid, BOCES programs, and district initiatives, pushing targets toward full connectivity and classroom integration.
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New York
Jamesville DeWit
Shaneacles
LaFayette
Hannibal
Marcellus
Jordan-Elbridge
Fabius-Pompey
Martin Swenson
East Syracute-Minow
West Genesee Evers
Joe Proscia
Lyncourt
Michael Bragman
Steven Hubbard
Jay Hathaway
Craven Crawford
Liverpool
Hathaway
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Brant Wo
Ste Bird
Allen
Internet misinformation warns researchers and readers
A cautionary essay on sourcing in the Internet age urges verification of facts before publication. It notes repeated misprints in Census statistics, the difficulty of tracing figures to originals, and the role of librarians in helping verify data. It stresses checking original sources and avoiding unverified numbers.
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Jan Dempsey
Technology
Syracuse
Camax
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