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NABT BioBlog Teaching and Learning with Wikipedia
From the National Association of Biology Teachers Blog: An argument for the use of Wikipedia with some comments about other technology use.
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Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscientist - Bad Science
A good commentary about all those warnings about the dangers of technology. Chilling warning to parents from top neuroscientist - Bad Science
Applied Math and Science Education Repository - Home
"AMSER is a portal of educational resources and services built specifically for use by those in Community and Technical Colleges but free for anyone to use." Has much more than math and science. Try the search feature Applied Math and Science
Online video and audio: programmes and multimedia | The Economist
Many videos on various topics - free. Use the search feature and you may find something that will be useful in a classroom. Online video and audio: programmes and multimedia | The Economist
Research - Colleges scan Facebook during admissions
The title says it but there is also discussion on how institutions are using their own blogs and not allowing conversations. 55f8a5081af0e3366f0970af6007f1cf
Video Warning of Pitfalls of Consumption Is a Hit in Schools - NYTimes.com
Apparently too "anti-capitalistic" Surprised that a complaint like that would get so much traction right now considering the state of capitalism. 9d03c9596a915f51ded0ecd644d474b4
globeandmail.com: Facebook foils Canadian lawsuits
Facebook and other social networking tools may come back to haunt you - especially in court. They can be used as evidence of your activities. You wonder how stupid some people can be. TGAM.20090510.wfacebooktrial0510
Facebook and grades: The debate continues - USATODAY.com
Duh.. All of these studies seem to use correlation as cause and effect. This, of course, will be misinterpreted by the press. Facebook and grades: The debate continues - USATODAY.com
Social media for the masses | rabble.ca
A good summary with some interesting insights. Social media for the masses | rabble.ca
Diffen - Compare Anything. Diffen. Discern. Decide.
From Pete Mackay's Teacher List: Interesting start but some of my attempts (goat vs sheep) suggested that I create the table. Probably needs input from those using the service but with potential. Diffen - Compare Anything. Diffen. Discern. Decide.
PHY-6 Physics for Humanists, Spring 2006 - OpenCourseWare - Tufts University
Physics for those that want to learn about the complex topic but may not have the mathematical or science skills to do so. PHY-6 Physics for Humanists, Spring 2006 - OpenCourseWare - Tufts University
Academic Service
"Specializes in web-casting academic conferences, symposia, public lectures,
workshops, and seminars in order to further the dissemination of academic
research." Academic Service
Online classes just got funkier - Education - Kentucky.com
Second Life is still being experimented with for education. The comments are interesting. Online classes just got funkier - Education - Kentucky.com
ParentCentral.ca - ParentCentral - Tech-savvy teens 'adopt' teachers , Students help instructors navigate computer techniques, blogging, multimedia
Interesting switch of the student-teacher relationship. Teachers can always learn from their students. Unfortunately the assumption seems to be that this applies to all teaches when it comes to the use of technology. ParentCentral.ca - ParentCentral - Te
Amazon to Launch Kindle for Textbooks - WSJ.com
Interesting development in textbooks. How likely would it be for groups of teachers to create their own textbooks for classroom use? c776a714f6f3a1960924dc85576ad232
University of Florida News - UF biologists join world experts in experiment to explore flu origins
Interesting use of a wiki. This is an unusual approach to scientific collaboration University of Florida News - UF biologists join world experts in experiment to explore flu origins
Safe sexting? No such thing, teens warned | U.S. | Reuters
Much of this seems obvious but education is obviously needed. Safe sexting? No such thing, teens warned | U.S. | Reuters
DAILY NATION- Young writers mind their language
"Since 1993, the teachers have been meeting to share their experiences, often encouraging one another in ways that eventually trickle down to students." Use of a community to learn about teaching methods and each other. DAILY NATION- Young writ
Scientists warn of Twitter dangers - CNN.com
Of course if you you Twitter, you won't care about this article. Note that the headline does not necessarily agree with the article - TV is more of a concern. 9871e4934d4cfacdb3489b514ab9dc35
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