JACOB'S COOL COMPUTER PROGRAM

WHO WOULD THINK A LITTLE 5YEAR OLD WOULD BE WRITING COMPUTER PROGRAMS. HA HA HA WHAT KIND OF KID WOULD DO THAT. THATS FUNNY...NO I'M KIDDING. WHEN HE WAS 8 HE STARTED TAKING THE COMPUTERS APART. NOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE FUN BUT GET THIS...HE EVEN PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER. THATS LIKE FIXING WHAT YOU BROKE...HUMM. 6 YEARS AGO HE HEARD HIS SISTERS SCHOOLS WERE THROWING AWAY 30 COMPUTERS. JACOB HAD THIS THOUGH THAT IF HE COULD FIX THESE COMPUTERS... HE COULD GIVE THEM TO PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE ANY. WHAT A NICE BOY HUH? HE THINKS THAT PEOPLE WITH OUT COMPUTERS ARE AT A HUGE DISADVANTAGE. I WOULD THINK SO TOO, SHOOT NO MYSPACE? WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO...HA HA HA JUST KIDDING. THIS IS A NICE THING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY. HE LIKE THE EXPRESSION PEOPLE GIVE HIM WHEN HE SHOWS THEM GOOGLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I COULD JUST SEE MY DADDY'S FACE WHEN HE FIRST SAW THE INTERNET. HE LOOK CONFUSED.

WEB-SEARCH WOES

STUDENTS ALL OVER THE US IS SURROUNDED BY THE INTERNET, TECHNOLOGY. ETS (EDUCATION TESTING SERVICE) ASKED 6,300 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO EVALUATE A SET OF 5 WEB SITES FOR OBJECTIVITY, AUTHORITY, AND TIMELINESS. FEWER OF THEM IDENTIFIED THE WEB SITE TAT MET ALL CRITERIA. HUMM THATS INTERESTING I WOULD OF HAD GUESSED THAT WOULD BE THE MOST SAID ANSWER, WOULDN'T YOU? I THINK ALL STUDENTS SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR APPARENT GAP IN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS.