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Ferris Bueller & After School – Funny Anonymous School News for Confessions & Compliments.
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In the 1986 comedy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, popular high school senior Ferris Bueller skips school by convincing his parents that he is ill. He later…

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Privacy: The Life & Times of Dinosaurs, Crocodiles and Ricky Ricardo
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Last week I was speaking with my wife Mary Beth about her 30 years in the field of education. She joked and laughed about being a…

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The Cobra Effect: Technology & Sextortion
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I’ve always found the Law of Unintended Consequences fascinating. In fact, I wrote extensively on this issue on my May, 2013 blog. The best example of this…

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Meerkat, YouNow, Periscope & The Kardashians
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On April 30, 1939, the first regularly scheduled US television broadcast began from the New York World’s Fair. The grainy, black and white image from NBC…

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Frozen & Spiderman Meet Burnbook & Burn Note
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In 2013, the movie Frozen was released to the joy of children and perhaps the chagrin of many adults. While I’m the first to applaud the…

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Simon Says: Take 10 Steps Forward
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Remember the playground game Simon Says? Back in the day, I use to think of myself as the LeBron James of that game — capable of…

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Clones, Drones & Phones: The Internet of Things
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The biggest battle of 1980 was perhaps the consumer decision of whether to buy VHS or Betamax. It was akin to the smartphone battle of i-Phone…

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Facebook’s New “Rooms” and Frampton Comes Alive
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One of my favorite albums when I was in college was Frampton Comes Alive. Over the years I went on to purchase at least another 40…

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What Your Teen Is Doing On Social Media: A Parent’s Guide
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The accompanying file is another tool parents can use in their portfolio to better understand how teens are using social media. Although this guide does not…

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