[LM_NET] June Issue of FNO

[Editor <fromnowon@EARTHLINK.NET>]

Vol 15|No 5|June|2006


There are four articles in this month's issue of FNO
which can be found free online at http://fno.org.


1. The Java Blockade
By Jamie McKenzie

Are your school networking folks blocking all Java sites
for no good reason?
http://fno.org/jun06/javablock.html

2. One Liners
Bloggery
and Tomfoolery
By Jamie McKenzie
http://fno.org/jun06/bloggery.html

Are new technologies reducing much of our communication to
one liners and brief text mesages? If so, so what?

3. The Online Professor
Takes an Online Course
By Cindy Emmans
http://(fno.org/jun06/online.html)

What strategies make for success with an online course in contrast to  
traditional classes? Cindy Emmans identifies some of the perils  
associated with online courses and suggests ways to overcome them.

4. The Technology Treadmill
By Jamie McKenzie
http://fno.org/jun06/treadmill.html

Despite the fanfare, the marketing promises and the hype, new  
technologies do not always add to the quality of life or schooling.

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