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In an attempt to compete with more open social networking platforms like Twitter, Facebook’s management made an important and very controversial decision in December to change the privacy settings for the popular social networking site. In a recent piece in ReadWriteWeb, Sarah Perez makes a few helpful recommendations users should take to protect their privacy [...]

Facebook has become an essential tool for young adults to stay in contact with friends and family and to create a sense of community with their peers. For school administrators, then, utilizing Facebook to improve communication and to create an interactive experience for their school community only makes sense.
While many secondary schools continue to utilize [...]

Discussion Draft NAEP Technology Literacy Framework Project
Start-up helps teachers learn their lesson– Dara Kerr, cnet
Sony Plans to Adopt Common Format for E-Book– Brad Stone, NY Times
“Social Learning” Buzz Masks Deeper Dimensions– Frank Ganis, Gilfus Education Group
Good Teaching Can be Enhanced with Technology– Miguel Guhlin, Around the Corner

Perhaps the most difficult problems facing educators is the staggering number of students who cheat in school. With the emergence of all sorts of exciting technologies– mobile technologies, social media technologies, etc. — teachers and administrators are finding it virtually impossible to effectively combat cheating.
In the “good old days,” dealing with cheating seemed much easier, [...]

With the emergence of social media technology in the classroom, teachers are finding innovative ways to promote student learning. As educators become more sophisticated in terms of utilizing Internet and mobile-based technologies to share information, they are taking advantage of new and exciting opportunities to improve their teaching practice. One particular area of interest to [...]