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Attendees at BYU Education Week were told that technology can and should be used for good. Ron Schwendiman, of the Church Internet Coordination Group, reviewed the wonders of the information age and cautioned that it must be harnessed for good. Some key points:

• With all the information that is available, which information is true and right?
• What information is of the most value?
• How do we prioritize our time in conjunction with technology?
• How do we take advantage of all these great discoveries?

Read more in the Deseret Morning News.

According to the PEW Internet and American Life Project: “A growing number of Americans rely solely on a cell phone for their telephone service, and many more are considering giving up their landline phones.”

In my post of June 14th, I reported that 11% of US adults now use only a mobile phone to place phone calls. But it’s even greater than I thought.

Government statistics as of December 2006 showed that at least 12.8% of US households have only a cell phone and no landline telephone. Given the growth rate from the previous periods, that number today is probably around 15%.