The Weekly Update: November 30 – December 6
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 K-12 Online Conference 2009 Horizon Report–...
Read MoreThe Weekly Update: November 23 – November 29
‘My Access’ Helps Students Write– Trent Toone, Standard Net Teacher’s Worries Blossom into District’s Online Program– Eva-Marie Ayala, Star-Telegram Competition Seeks Ways to Transform Learning– eSchool News 10.5M Pre K-12 Students to Take Online Course by 2014– Michael Horn, Disrupting Class ELearning Conferences– Tony Karrer, eLearning Technology Mobile Learning Jam Reflections– Judy Brown, mLearnopedia How Technology Can Help Improve Education– David Andrade, Tech and Learning Educational Networking: The Important Role Web...
Read MoreIs Technology Creating “The Dumbest Generation?”
I enjoyed Clive Thompson’s recent piece on the potential effect technology may have on student literacy. Like many campuses across the country, mine is embroiled in an interesting debate about whether or not today’s technology is making kids… well stupid. Enter stage right The Dumbest Generation. According to the author, Mark Bauerlein, Web 2.0 technology is distracting our kids and drawing them into an intellectual state of mindless confusion and half-witted thinking. But, is Bauerlein’s thesis correct? Is today’s technology– Facebook, blogging, Twitter,...
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