Faces down, thumbs tapping, simultaneously relating to and isolating from, communicating and ignoring, exchanging information and yet limiting responses, without the challenge of face to face or even the duel of voice to voice, we text.
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2/23/18
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When you went to your grandson’s Christmas pageant two weeks ago, did you actually see his performance, or were you too busy recording it for posterity on your iPhone?
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1/8/15
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Oceanside Middle School educators recently made a presentation at the Association for Middle Level Educators national conference that highlighted the school’s implementation of iPads.
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By Tom Jordan
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11/12/14
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Oceanside Superintendent Phyllis Harrington is a woman with a mission: to garner the support of her community for a $30 million bond that was proposed on Nov. 19 and will come before the school board …
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By Howard Schwach
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12/3/13
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Second in a series examining the use of technology in local schools. At Oceanside Middle School, the excuse of choice is no longer “the dog ate my homework,” but “the iPad app …
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By Howard Schwach
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11/12/13
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First in a series examining the use of technology in local schools.
The question of how many children is too many for one teacher to handle has always been a contentious one. Some experts …
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By Howard Schwach
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11/5/13
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Oceanside Community Service's Saint Patrick’s-themed fundraiser raises ‘the green’ for those in need
Oceanside Community Service’s “Luck o’the iPad” raffle/fundraiser concluded on March 17 at J Paul’s Terrace Café when Danielle Napolitano reached into the iPad2 raffle bucket at 11 p.m. …
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3/21/12
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Next year, a team of seventh-graders at Ocean-side Middle School will have the chance to try out a new technology program, supplementing their textbooks and binders with district-supplied iPads.
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Alex Costello
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2/1/12
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Two wounded veterans of the war in Afghanistan will receive iPads to help them with their rehabilitation at a U.S. Veterans hospital, thanks to the efforts of students and staff at Oceanside Middle …
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1/25/12
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Nassau County residents can now access the government at the tip of their fingers.County Executive Ed Mangano recently introduced “Nassau Now,” a free phone application, or app, …
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David Weingrad
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1/25/12
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