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I ran across this video about the connected student, accessing their education through a variety of resources including scholarly research, blog searches, rss feeds, and elements of the open courseware movement. Really great intro to connectivism...

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I have been thinking lately about how our district ensures ubiquitous access to all students and there are definitely bright spots, but for a number of reasons there are serious discrepancies. We have serious geographic complications, as a sizable region of our district has very limited access to high speed Internet. There are also populations with little interest in the Internet as a tool for learning or even as part of their life. Poverty and economically disadvantaged families cannot afford… Continue

A simple to use matrix for students to use for evaluating online resources, quick and easy. Useful for any source.

I haven't read it but plan to peruse shortly. I am posting here in case anyone hasbn't seen the news regarding it. I would be interested in anyone's feedback for this. Perhaps a good precaution in using technology online which I think is a good responsible track to be aware of as we add Web 2.0 technologies responsibly to our schools.

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Based on my reading of the NSBA report, research by Grunwald and Associates LLC shows that social networking rivals television based on time spent on both activities and 96% of students surveyed have used online services such as chatting, social networking, blogging, messaging, etc. Social networking tools are used weekly by 71% of students. Education is a major source of discussion in this medium, with 60% of students using the tools to discuss education, and 50% using it specifically for… Continue

I am trying to gather a list of resources, especially those based on research, which support the use of blogs, wikis, and social networking and it's positive effects on education. I am trying both build a case for the use of these tools, as well as provide a thoughtful and reasoned approach to safety issues, content management, and some effective safeguards and bets practices surrounding their use. Any help would be appreciated.…



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