John Olinda Got asked to do a technology presentation for a teachers' conference. Not sure if I should just spend the entire time ranting about terrible passwords or debunking the notion that kids are good with computers.

Martijn How about telling them to stop asking students to use Times New Roman at 12pt?

Eric And teachers; Comic Sans.

Martijn Yeah, that's what comicneue.com is for, right? Teachers.

Eric Neat link! I should say I don't mind Comic Sans, I just got tired of it being used for my History work. I still got stacks of Comic Sans typed docs on the very serious nature of Puritanism in 16th Century England.

John Olinda Well, unfortunately it is just a natural extension of the "silly" design so prevalent in educational software and settings. It's possibly entertaining to younger kids, but it never seems to stop. It's so hard to find educational resources that are well-designed and also educationally sound.