EDBuzz Goes Mobile
Over the last year we have noticed the significant increase in mobile web use. According to Techcrunch mobile consumption of the Internet has increased by 110% in the U.S. and 148% worldwide. With the growing number of mobile users and our desire to meet viewers where it is most convenient, we were unhappy with the browsing experience our site offered on mobile devices. We are happy to announce that EDBuzz has gone Mobile! Today we finished optimizing our site for use on most popular mobile devices. While traditional browser users will not notice a difference, mobile users will receive a...
Read MoreWhere Have You Been?
This is a question we have been receiving quite a bit lately. Many people have noticed that over the past months, Shawn and I have taken a hiatus from actively posting on the EDBuzz blog. This was at times unintended and at others need break. Our work commitments, personal projects, and a need for personal reflection all played a role in this break. We’re glad to announce that it has come to an end! This is the perfect time to look back at 2010. Several events stand-out in 2010. Here’s a quick walk down memory lane. Shawn’s post Using Facebook to Improve School...
Read MoreProtecting Your Privacy on Facebook
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 on Facebook. 1. Who can see the things you share (status updates, photos, videos, etc.)? “Probably the most critical of the “privacy” changes (yes, we mean those quotes sarcastically) was the change made to...
Read MoreUsing Facebook to Improve School Communication
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 basic Web 1.0 website technology to communicate with parents, students, and the broader community, most of the people schools are trying to reach, particularly the students and parents, rely on Web 2.0 technology like Facebook to share...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: August 10- August 16
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 The rise of the $299 Wal-Mart laptop– Brook Crothers, cnet Facebook buys Friend Feed: Is this a big deal?– Caroline McCarthy, cnet Twitter Study Reveals Reveals Interesting Results about Usage–...
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