Friday, August 17, 2007

The Sky's the Limit

DDN Articles - The Sky's the Limit
A comprehensive article about the possibilities for technology use in the classroom. Most children and teens in school today have grown up with technology. School is almost a prehistoric place for them now, with the lag in tech adoptation in most educational institutions.
Here are some ways to start using everyday technology in the classroom.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

New NSBA Report on Social Networking

New NSBA Report on Social Networking

Andy Carvin's blog at PBS on the new NSBA (US National School Boards Association) study on Social Networking and student use. Some interesting notes are the improvement in the children's sense of safety online (m0re private sites, not as much personal info, less interaction with shady characters)
But also - a not so good item is that teachers are less comfortable than parents.

Andy did a really nice article on it. Well worth a read.

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