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Tools for the Digital Age

February 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off

Check out the techLEARNING blog for cutting edge information about technology and teaching. The article titled “Laptops are 21st Century Pencils” has some interesting insights into different methods being used to integrate laptops into schools as a learning tool.
There is one site referenced in that article that I would like to point you toward. It [...]

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Tags: blogs · education · education tools · learning modes · social software · technology

We’re all connected…

February 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off

I am amazed at the popularity of websites like myspace.com among high school students. Many of my students have a myspace and regularly update it with pictures, comments, and intimate details of their lives. I truly do not believe they realize that absolutely anyone can access their site and take advantage of the information they [...]

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Tags: criticism · education · social software · technology