Valerie Strauss in the Washington Post opens her blog to excerpt Thomas Armstrong’s new book on “brain-hostile education”; Faculty at Kent State have developed a special ed site that collates more than 500 apps; New acronym alert—FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) is the latest and greatest excuse for zoning out in class; Lab on wheels offers computer instruction for girls in India; The Open Source Initiative likewise opens up learning opportunities for students here in the States. —Kevin Hogan, Content Director
