Tag Archives: Web 2.0

Where 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 … Continue reading

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Think About This!

In An Open Letter to Educators, Dan Brown challenges educators, as well as our past notions of education. It is bound to spark controversy in some areas. Nevertheless, this should cause each teacher to re-examine the relationship between teacher, student, … Continue reading

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Web 2.0 at CCSAC 2010

I’ve just returned from presenting at the California Charter Schools Conference in Sacramento. With so many topics and such diverse backgrounds it was quite enlightening. The interest in Web 2.0 technologies was intense. It seems to be one of the … Continue reading

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Should Schools Block Social Networking Sites?

Over the past five years, the response of most school administrators to social networking sites– YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, etc.– is simply to restrict access on campus.  In a recent piece in Slate, Nicholas Bramble argues it’s time to open access … Continue reading

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Moodle Versus Other LMS Platforms

Jared Stein from the Utah Education Network compares Moodle with other popular learning management platforms and demonstrates its most important features. Check out Stein’s presentation ( it’s a bit long but a good view).

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