Eighth graders of St. Philip & James of Long Island perform at Jeff Pulver's #140conf in NYC in April. These students are implementing Twitter in their classroom through learning and studying George Orwell's "Animal Farm." Education is moving in a new direction through the use of tools like this under the direction of educators like George Haines, technology teacher at Saints Philip and James. (NNL Video by Frankie DaPonte)

ST.JAMES - George Haines (@oline73), a technology teacher at St. Philip & James Catholic School of Long Island, and his eighth grade class presented at Jeff Pulver’s 140 Conference April 21 in New York City, and drew a standing ovation with a performance and presentation of their learning process with the social-media tool, Twitter.

Gov. Paterson proposed new legislation Tuesday that would strengthen the penalties for driving while intoxicated in New York.

The legislation would increase the mandatory sentence for a person convicted of a second D.W.I. within 10 years of their first incident from five days imprisonment to 30 days. Paterson’s proposed legislation also would extend the penalty for an individual convicted of three or more D.W.I. offenses within a 10-year period from 10 days incarceration to 90 days.