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Luehmann, April Lynn, and Jeremiah Frink. "How Can Blogging Help Teachers Realize the Goals of Reform-based Science Instruction? A Study of Nine Classroom Blogs." Journal of Science Education & Technology 18.3 (2009): 275-290. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the concept of using classroom blogs in schools in order to bridge the gap that was created from large class sizes and small class times. It was a research effort focusing on nine highschool and middle school science classrooms that really emphasizes the making of a classroom blog- ie. what's important and what's not. It really takes an in depth look at the effectiveness of using the blogs to help bridge the gap between teaching and students.

Sawmiller, Alison. "Classroom Blogging: What is the Role in Science Learning?." Clearing House 83.2 (2010): 44-48. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article takes a look into how classroom blogging is important in the Science community. It addresses the problems in class that may cause students not to have a "voice" and responds with how blogging can give those with social pressures, a way to ask their questions with no pressure at all. It talks about how classroom blogging is a way to expand the communication beyond the classroom wall and really connect with the students.

Mullen, Rebecca, and Linda Wedwick. "Avoiding the Digital Abyss: Getting Started in the Classroom with YouTube, Digital Stories, and Blogs." Clearing House 82.2 (2008): 66-69. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article is about a Midwestern middle school teacher who incorporates social networking and newer technological media into her teaching routine. The kids regularly use or view YouTube (short clips relevant to what is being taught each day), digital storytelling (using technology to write and create stories), as well as blogs (they regularly write book reviews, homework, or view podcasts all on a moderated blogging website).

Frye, Elizabeth M., Woodrow Trathen, and David A. Koppenhaver. "Internet Workshop and Blog Publishing: Meeting Student (and Teacher) Learning Needs to Achieve Best Practice in the Twenty-First-Century Social Studies Classroom." Social Studies 101.2 (2010): 46-53. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. This article discusses successful ways to go about publishing blogs and using the Internet in a classroom setting. It also discusses all the other options there are when working with blogs and what types of technological things are able to be added to them, such as podcasts, video screencasts, and files in general.

Gray, Prentiss. "Broadband Makes Using Computers Easier for the Elderly." Daily Record. 29 October 2010. Web. 22 November 2010. http://blogs.dailyrecord.com/domestitech/2010/10/29/broadband-makes-using-computers-easier-for-the-elderly/. This article talks about how the new technologies with broadband make computer usage easier for the everyday senior citizen. It talks about how our everyday knew technology can be applied in ways we have never thought of before. New software are faster and better, and give more capabilities than ever before. These capabilities can be more easily taught to the elderly and make the computers a heck of a lot easier to use for them.

Rampell, By Catherine. "Grading College Athletes - NYTimes.com." The Economy and the Economics of Everyday Life - Economix Blog - NYTimes.com. Web. 19 Nov. 2010. . This article discusses the fact that athletes do worse in school than non-athletes. The gap between the grades of recruited athletes and non-athletes continues to grow. The grades of male recruited athletes continue to drop. This raises the question of the effect of athletics on education. Are they getting enough attention or too much?

"A PIONEER OF SOCIAL NETWORKING." District Administration 45.10/11 (2009): 48. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 3 Nov. 2010. This article discusses the current ways that social networking is being used to a positive advantage in schools. Within this article, it discusses the specific teaching methods that are put to use with current technological trends such as blogs, "status updates", and podcasts. The article goes into detail about real life classes that are using these certain technologies.

On this opinion page for The New York Times, Stephan Dubner talks about the effects of having mandatory calorie postings for certain restraunts. He believes that because the calorie content is shown, people bought more food.

Luebbers, Mat. "Many College Athletes Failing Sports Nutrition." About Swimming - for Swimming and for Swimmers, Workouts, Swimming Technique, Swimming Pools, Swimming Exercise, Olympic Swimming, Fitness Swimmers. New York Times Company, 11 Jan. 2008. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. .

A fantastic article! "The most creative act a human can engage in is not repeating an answer, it is forming a good question." Truer words have never been spoken. Think about this as you write your research papers!\n

News Literacy Project. "The News Literacy Project Kicks Off Its Chicago Pilot With An Event Featuring Clarence Page." The News Literacy Project. 2008. Web. 21 Nov. 2010. The News Literacy project was initiated in Chicago to teach students to be literate. They bring professional journalists into the classromm to help teach students. They teach students to distinguish between reliable news and unfiltered news and verified news.