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Comment Policy: ATTENTION STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS

NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH ALL ST. PETERSBURG TIMES BLOGS. SOME MAY INCLUDE COMMENTS FROM BLOGGERS THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS.
HOW DO I POST A COMMENT?
First, read the posts that interest you on this blog. To see what other students think about this subject, click on the word COMMENTS below the post and a new page will appear.
Look for where it says: POST A COMMENT. Go down to the name box and type in your name, grade and school like this: Billy B., 9th grade, Washington High School.
Type in your email address if you have one (it will not be posted) and leave the URL box blank.
Click your mouse inside the COMMENTS box and type your response to the post.
Then, select the PREVIEW button to proof your comments.
When you sure you have everything written they way you want it, click the button, POST.
You are now officially a blogger and everyone in Tampa Bay – and the world – will soon be able to read your opinion!

September 18, 2008

Digital technology

Digitial technology is every where. You can watch the presidential candidates debate on You Tube, watch a video on your iPod or download a book on your Kindle. You even can read the entire St. Petersburg Times from the comfort of your own PC or laptop.

College campuses around the nation are making textbooks available electronically for students. Are high schools students next to be reading about history, mathematics and grammar on a laptop instead of in a traditional textbook? How do you feel about this new technology? Do you think schools should replace textbooks with laptops for each student? If so, why? If not, why not? Look for an article in the St. Petersburg Times electronic edition that helps support your perspective. Share your thoughts by clicking on the link below.

September 18, 2008 in 2008-2009 Fox Chapel Middle School | Permalink | Comments (0)

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