Social Learning Tools
Jane Hart (Center for Learning and Performance Technologies) put together a very useful chart comparing the three different ways of building a social learning environment. Here are three related articles from Inside Learning Technologies magazine: Using Free Public Social Media Tools, October 2009 Using Google Tools, November 2009 Using Free, Public Social Media Tools, Elgg, January 2010 Follow me on...
Read MoreTen Ways Social Media Will Change in 2010
Considering the growing role social media technology is playing in K-12 education, I found Ravit Lichtenberg’s blog 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2010 to be insightful. Most edtechies realize 2009 was a pivotal year for social media technology and see its expanded use by everyday educators as a transformative development in K-12 education. Lichtenberg believes social media technology is certainly here to stay. Not only is it connecting millions of people in a very unique way, but social media technology is being woven into the very fabric of our online experiences. In fact,...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: December 28 – January 3
An End of Year Prediction: Classroom Technologies in 2020– Larry Cuban How to Run a Meeting Like Google– Carmine Gallo, Business Week Digital Textbooks Open a New Chapter in the History of US Education– eSchool News Twitter for Teachers: A Collaborative Effort to Teach Teachers about Twitter– Twitter for Teachers R2D2, Where Are You?– Shawn, edbuzz Start the New Year Off Right with the Essential Tools for Educators– Steven Anderson, Blogging about the Web 2.0 Classroom 8 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2010– Sarah Perez, Read Write Web Student Learns...
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