Tips by Tony

It’s been a while since I’ve done a roundup – too many other things going on, and really, Twitter has almost made these posts unnecessary or redundant. But, as Twitter doesn’t afford the same opportunities for commentary, I’ll still do an occasional roundup. This one has some great articles, old and new, about student use of Wikipedia, allowing full Internet access during exams, and why we’re (generally) teaching math incorrectly.

As an IT guy, I get a lot of questions from frustrated computer users: co-workers, friends, family, even complete strangers. Sometimes I know the answer off the top of my head, but more often I do a quick Google search to find the answer. I can usually find the answer in less than five minutes.

Here are just a few of the articles I found interesting over the past several weeks.