School districts in Florida and Alaska have been the latest to initiate Twitter accounts to keep students, parents, and the public updated with news and information about their schools. Broward County Public Schools in Ft. Lauderdale and Anchorage School District have both joined the social networking and messaging site to post updates, called "tweets," on their Twitter home pages. Subscribers can be informed about new tweets through text messages, RSS feeds, and third-party applications.
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Building an Online Presence More Important Than Ever - 5 views
Educational Leadership:Literacy 2.0 - 0 views
The K-12 Web 2.0 Debate: Learning To Communicate : March 2009 : THE Journal - 0 views
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reference has been made in current writing to such skills as collaboration, networking, and critical thinking as direct benefits for students; however, teaching practitioners are becoming more sophisticated in recognizing levels of learning within those skill development areas.
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What is not so obvious but is becoming apparent is that within the general concept of communication, students can develop these skills differently and for different purposes with increased use of Web 2.0 tools. So, while we explore how Web 2.0 tools can assist in direct connection between individuals in the learning process, we must also explore how those connections build and expand students' ability to communicate effectively in various contexts and for various purposes.
MB Teacher March 2009 - 0 views
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Article on Cellphones on pages 6 + 7
Changing the Grade - 4 views
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Adams County School District 50 in Colorado throws out grade levels and groups students by mastery levels.
The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely on Wikipedia - 7 views
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The Top 10 Reasons Students Cannot Cite or Rely on Wikipedia
101 Great Sites for Social Studies Class - 13 views
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101 Great Sites for Social Studies Class
t/h/e JOURNAL - March 2010 - (34) - 6 views
YouTube - Sir Ken Robinson, March 2011, Learning Without Frontiers - 1 views
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Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative
Learning and Leading - March/April 2009 - 0 views
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Grow Your Personal Learning Network - David Warlick
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