Social Networking Technologies in Education

Dallas McPheeters shares his unique and very important perspective on this topic.

The struggle within modern society regarding the adoption of new technologies has been framed as a dichotomy between those who oppose its tendency to redefine culture and those who embrace it. However a new paradigm has emerged among the young generation that sees beyond the bipartisan debate, rendering the debate itself irrelevant. This sense of irrelevancy among a whole new generation is mistakenly viewed as disinterest by the two sides of debaters.

Read more: March 8th, Tech & Learning Magazine

Scott Le Duc’s Delicious Bookmarks Wordle

Wordle: Delicious Social Bookmarks

This is a Wordle.net image of my social bookmarks at Delicious.com as of today.  It’s fun to see what is emphasized in my bookmarking. I have found Wordle.net to be one of the best text visualization tools available.  Whether it be a student paper or resume, one can see the frequency of word use. Oh and it’s simple and interactive.  Too much fun!

School AUP 2.0

Wiki dedicated to AUP developmentI was looking at David Warlick’s 2 ¢ blog today and came across School AUP 2.0.  It’s a wiki dedicated to creating a discussion and resources for student acceptable use of  online resources.  It’s incredible.  A must see.  Two thumbs way up!  Our school district is grappling with the idea of how to keep kids safe, yet have them publish in the real world.  Students take their work and themsleves more seriously if they have a real audience, it seems.  The balancing act continues, but now the discussion has been elevated thanks to this wiki.  We live in exciting times!