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Parent Advice - Tech Talk: Beyond Internet Safety - Common Sense Media
Parent advice and tips on Tech Talk: Beyond Internet Safety Common Sense Media seeks to help parents choose what's best for their kids
The History of the Internet in a Nutshell
A brief history of the Internet, including important dates, people, projects, sites, and other information that should give you at least a partial picture of what this thing we call the Internet really is, and where it came from. While the complete history of the Internet could easily fill a few books, this article should familiarize you with key milestones and events related to the growth and evolution of the Internet between 1969 to 2009
Next: An Internet Revolution in Higher Education - BusinessWeek
Article: Web technology is poised to shake universities, the way it rocked newspapers and the music industry—with convenient, cheaper alternatives
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Web technology is poised to shake universities, the way it rocked newspapers and
the music industry—with convenient, cheaper alternatives
Cyber Safety Solutions - Common Internet Acronyms
Not an exhaustive list but a start for most parents and teachers!
cyber[smart] - Libraries
A digital citizenship development website that’s been developed by the Australian Media and Communications Authority with the assistance of Education.au. It’s well categorised and accessible, providing ‘activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world’. There are specific resources are also available for libraries and schools as well as materials that parents can discuss with their children.
What is Web 3.0? Semantic Web & other Web 3.0 Concepts Explained in Plain English
A series of presentations that sum up main differences between Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0.
Internet Detective | Home
An interactive online tutorial that can be downloaded for use offline.
indispensibletools / FrontPage
A list of ICT tools was crowd sourced from individual educationalists and not companies when the question 'What Indispensible ICT tools do you use in education' was asked and is not meant to be exhaustive in any way.
10 internet technologies that educators should be informed about (via TweetALink.com)
There are many different tools and technologies available on the internet today, with many associated terms and concepts.This post examines what are the most important internet technologies for educators to be aware of, and informed about.There would be many different lists. This one is based on observations and experiences, and feedback from faculty at the author's institution.
Fake internet resources - 180 Technology Tips #124
Post that offers technology tips as a reminder that not everything you see on the internet is real
Dropbox - Home - Secure backup, sync and sharing made easy.
intuitive approach to online storage. The program creates a user folder that acts just like a folder on your hard drive. You can drag, drop, copy, and even save up to 2GB worth of files to the cloud ($100/year for 50GB), while the service works its magic and syncs up your documents in the background. The online interface lets you track your file transfer history and download any file remotely, as well as restore any files that may have been accidentally deleted. You can even create shared or public folders to pass files along to your friends and family. And you don't even have ot bear any online ads. Of course we're smitten.
Student's Wikipedia Hoax Fools Newspapers - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com
Article about a quotation that was invented by an Irish student who posted it on the Wikipedia website in a hoax designed to show the dangers of relying too heavily on the Internet for information.
The Hyperwords Company
With Hyperwords for Firefox you can select any word on any web page and do useful things. (via Stephen Fry)This is a useful extension for Firefox and it even twitters!
100 Powerful Web Tools to Organize Your Thoughts and Ideas | Online College Blog and School Reviews
Tools to help you with tasks from note-taking, bookmarking, text highlighting, mind maps, time tracking, calendars, collaboration, project management, etc.
Internet Safety Technical Task Force | Berkman Center
Interesting videos and notes from Harvard Berman Centre. The premiss was to dentify effective tools and technologies to create a safer environment on the Internet for youth.
Monty Python's free web video increased DVD sales by 23,000 percent - Boing Boing
"Free" can make sense as a business model? This case is about how, by making things available for free, has increased sales in Monty Python's videos. Could similar (albeit less "pop culture" oriented) initiatives be tried in the Museum world?
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