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Tue, 13 May 2008 13:04:27 -0000

Source for finding a social network for teachers.

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A listing of social networks used in educational environments. Please add to this list (alphabetical by category and within categories).

Tags: education ning professional development socialnetworking technology web2.0

Posted by: sarahhanawald

SIMILE | Exhibit 2.0

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:56:00 -0000

Why webpage design is becoming a niche instead of a literacy

Tags: education technology web2.0

Posted by: sarahhanawald

Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing : April 2008 : THE Journal

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:23:41 -0000

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Study: Teens See Disconnect Between Personal and School Writing

by Dave Nagel

Extra Credit
Student Writing and Internet Usage

According to the Pew/National Commission on Writing study, 50 percent of teens write something for school every day. Ninety-four percent use the Internet for research for their school assignments at least occasionally, and 48 percent sad they use the Internet for research at least once per week.

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Study: Writing, Technology and Teens (PDF)

--D. Nagel

Students see a distinction between the writing they do for school and the writing they do in their personal lives. While the vast majority of 12- to 17-year-olds (85 percent) engage in some form of electronic writing--IM, e-mail, blog posts, text messages, etc.--most (60 percent) don't consider this actual writing. That's one of the findings from a study released last week by the Pew Internet & American Life Project and the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools and Colleges.

Tags: english teaching technology web2.0 writing

Posted by: sarahhanawald

WebTools4u2use » Webtools4U2Use

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:47:28 -0000

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The purpose of this website is to provide a place for K-12 school library media specialists to learn a little more about web tools that can be used to improve and enhance school library media programs and services, to see examples of how they can be used, and to share success stories and creative ideas about how to use and integrate them. Hundreds of free and inexpensive web tools are available for school library media specialists to use that can make us more productive, valued, and, perhaps, more competitive.

Tags: library technology web2.0

Posted by: scmorgan