A Web site in France that allowed students to anonymously rate and name their teachers has been ordered by a court to no longer allow the practice.Teachers unions with the backing of the education ministry took the site to court, saying the personal comments were a breach of privacy and an "incitement to public disorder." The site note2be.com was created in January by French entrepreneurs, allowed students to rate and discuss their teacher’s abilities.
Google Earth Introduced To Teachers
Celebrities and star athletes endorse products; why not teachers? Granted, young boys may not be in a rush to imitate Mr. Oldman’s turkey neck or Mad Hatter hair, but he still spends a lot of time with the lads. Hence (we believe) Google’s new move to introduce educators to Google Earth.
Yahoo Teachers Shaping Up Nicely
I’ve become convinced that there’s a social network targeted at every race, class, age, and occupation imaginable; for this reason, I’ve also become suspicious of new launches. But Yahoo’s creating a social network for teachers, and the site really appears quite promising.
Take A Computer Class, Teachers Urge Students
At a meeting of the National Education Association, teachers said they want to stem the falling number of college computer students.