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Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities -- THE Journal
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The following are several important steps an instructor should take in order to engage students beyond social networking to the social construction of knowledge.
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Maintain a constant presence
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Fliggo - Create Your Own Video Site
Create a video site in seconds
Build a video blog, the next YouTube or just a private place to share videos.
English Companion Ning - Where English teachers meet to help each other
A ning community for English teachers.
Shocking News: Scientists Say Workplace Social Networking Increases Productivity! - ReadWriteWeb
An Update to the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) « Thumann Resources
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In a joint statement from ISTE’s and CoSN, they said “the Internet contains valuable content, collaboration and communication opportunities that can and do materially contribute to a student’s academic growth and preparation for the workforce”.
Are you educating your students on how to keep themselves safe while online? Are you taking advantage of the valuable content the Internet has to offer? Are you using the collaboration and communication opportunities to aide in your student’s academic growth and prepare them for the workforce?
Children's Internet Protection Act
Schools and libraries must also certify that, as part of their Internet safety policy, they are educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including cyberbullying awareness and response and interacting with other individuals on social networking sites and in chat rooms.
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Schools and libraries subject to CIPA may
not receive the discounts offered by the E-rate program unless
they certify that they have an Internet safety policy and
technology protection measures in place. An Internet safety
policy must include technology protection measures to block or
filter Internet access to pictures that are: (a) are obscene,
(b) child pornography, or (c) harmful to minors (for computers
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Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are
required to adopt and implement a policy addressing: (a) access
by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b) the
safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat
rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications; (c)
unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other
unlawful activities by minors online; (d) unauthorized
disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information
regarding minors; and (e) restricting minors’ access to
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ISTE | ISTE Hails Passage of Internet Safety Education
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September 30 Congress passed, as part of S. 1492, an update to the Children's Internet Protection Act which requires schools participating in the E-Rate program to educate students regarding appropriate behavior on social networking and chat room sites and about cyberbullying.
firestatus - Google Code
FireStatus is a Firefox extension that aims to be a swiss army knife for dealing with various social networks, right from your browser, without visiting any particular website. Facebook, Twitter and FriendFeed are currently supported, but more are in the pipeline. For starters, it allows you to simultaneously update your status to all or some of these services, so that all your friends see it, no matter what they are using.
Footprints in the Digital Age
Very interesting article regarding our need as educators to teach students how to build their own PLNs. Teachers need to lead by example. He gives quick tips in the end on how to establish a PLN.
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It's a consequence of the new Web 2.0 world that these digital footprints—the online portfolios of who we are, what we do, and by association, what we know—are becoming increasingly woven into the fabric of almost every aspect of our lives.
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A recent National School Boards Association survey (2007) announced that upward of 80 percent of young people who are online are networking and that 70 percent of them are regularly discussing education-related topics.
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Directory of Learning Professionals on Twitter
469 entries and counting
This Directory lists in alphabetical order (by Twitter username) learning professionals from both education and corporate training, as well as other related professionals and e-learning products and services on Twitter.
The Power of Educational Technology: Ten Tips for Growing Your Learning Network
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10. Participate, don't just lurk, you have to give to get. Don't be afraid to share your ideas, comments and links. We are all both leaders and followers. Let your voice be heard.
Educational Benefits Of Social Networking Sites Uncovered
The same study found that low-income students are in many ways just as technologically proficient as their counterparts, going against what results from previous studies have suggested.
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