Hi-Tech Tactics in Higher Ed.
A couple interesting ed-tech notes from Campus Technology this week: Twitter as a student recruiting tool and iPads for global health research. Read Full Post >
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July 16, 2010
July 02, 2010
Making Sense of Digital Literacy Education
Common Sense Media, which recently unveiled a digital citizenship curriculum, says issues of digital responsibility transcend social and economic classes. Read Full Post >
June 29, 2010
ISTE Opens Social Media Site
ISTE announced Tuesday the creation of ISTE Learning, a website the society hopes will serve as an online meeting place for teachers wishing to improve their digital capabilities. Read Full Post >
June 04, 2010
What Happened to All the Teacher Bloggers?
Epiphany in Baltimore has become so frustrated with his school that he's having a hard time blogging about it anymore: I'm at a point now where I'm increasingly feeling like I can't write about the issues facing an urban high school teacher in Baltimore City, where it seems more and more like "get... Read Full Post >
May 20, 2010
Bringing Kids to Togetherville
A new social network called "Togetherville" aims to be the web-safe version of Facebook for students ages 10 and under. Read Full Post >
May 17, 2010
Teacher Blogs Get Some Love
Congratulations to Teacher blogger Tamara Fisher! Her blog, Unwrapping the Gifted, made the "Top 50 Blogs for Teachers" list compiled by Rasmussen College. Teacher's Blogboard—although now defunct—also made the list. (It's been replaced by Teaching Now, the blog you are currently re... Read Full Post >
May 14, 2010
Social Media Revolution - Must Share Video
There is no question that social media has changed the way we communicate - both as organizations and as individuals. Social media tools and platforms give us the opportunity to engage in ongoing "conversations" and extend our community far beyond anything we could have ever imagi... Read Full Post >
May 04, 2010
Free the Nings!
The social networking service Ning—which hosts many thriving teacher groups—created a great deal of angst last month when it announced that is moving to a subscriptions-only model. The details on the pricing scheme are still being worked out, but the New York Times' Bits blog is now report... Read Full Post >
February 17, 2010
Protecting Speech on Social Networks
A recent ruling by a federal magistrate in Florida says school officials should be limited in their power to punish students for what they write on social-networking sites. Read Full Post >
December 17, 2009
Modeling the Use of Social Networking Tools: Where do you stand?
Cross posted on Creative Tension I would love to hear more about how school leaders are using today's tools as modelers in a digital-age learning culture. As a school leader, where do you stand on the following? On Blogging Are you blogging on your school's website? If so, who is your audien... Read Full Post >
