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Blackboard, Desire2Learn End Dispute– David Nagel, THE Journal
Blogging Improves Young People’s Confidence in Their Writing and Reading– Ewan McIntosh
The State of E-Learning 2009– Tony Bates, E-Learning and Distance Education
Engaging Students with Engaging Tools– Ed Webb, EQ
Using Technology to Improve Collaboration– James Manyika, Kara Sprague, & Lareina Yee, What Matters
25 Sites for Free Educational Videos– refseek

Classroom Wikis Are Collaborative Tools for Young Writers– Michele Morgan Bolton, Boston Globe
Looking for My Personal Library– David Warlick, 2 Cents Worth
The Top Ten Ways to Think about Lists– Ewan McIntosh, Edublogs
e-Learning Templates– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology

A recent study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education found that students involved in blended learning programs generally performed better than students who participated in face-to-face instruction. According to the study, “The difference between student outcomes for online and face-to-face classes was larger in those studies contrasting conditions that blended elements of online and [...]

Twitter has brought the concept of micro-blogging to the attention of much of the world. The recent Iranian election drama that played out on a world stage, certainly would not have been possible without Twitter. Facebook and Friendfeed have also jumped into the instant update arena to keep up and provide interesting options themselves. In [...]

Using laptops in the classroom is not a new idea. It has been discussed and implemented in many situations. The barrier for many classrooms, in implementing this technology, is the price of the average laptop, which has remained between $600 – $1,0000 until very recently. Over the past six months, the number of inexpensive netbook [...]