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This article discusses technology improving communication within the education realm, among all levels. Examples are drawn from multiple schools but specifically Lewis Elementary School in Portland, Oregon where they are using technology to increase the improve staff communication and professional development. The main focus is around blogs as a means to improve staff communication and collaboration. The blogs are used with the school system as well as connecting parents and the larger community. The use of wikis and blackboard are also discussed.

This blog focuses on the art of using Wiki pages to teach. On this blog teachers can ask questions and share experiences that surround using Wikis within classroom settings.

e-book designed to help people who think in pictures-a segment of learners that by some estimates includes almost 30 percent of the population-gain skills and confidence in their writing abilities. this beautifully designed e-book takes full advantage of its rich media format with a wealth of images and links to articles, books, websites, blogs, wikis, video, and audio podcasts.Both experimental and pragmatic, Marks's methods will result in stronger, more verbally confident artists and designers

Aaron Likens is a Community Education Specialist for Touch Point Autism Services and also the author of Finding Kansas: Decoding the Enigma of Asperger's Syndrome. He has a passion for creating awareness.

While this article is a bit dated, the concept of virtual volunteering intrigued me. I am interested in exploring this notion a bit more to determine if some of the same benefits can be achieved. It is a nice link between my work in this class and what I focused on in the 692 course.

I thought this article highlights some of the ideas from Action Research about improving practice.

This is a great article and reminds us the importance of a surgical checklist. These policies are in place to protect both the patient and the medical staff. There was an article in The Boston Globe last week.

This reminded me of discussions we had in the Research Practices class about how to use notebooks to capture ideas, and I thought it might be useful to folks. "Why I Keep an Idea Notebook October 26, 2010, 8:00 am By Natalie Houston The simple practice of keeping an idea notebook has been absolutely essential to my research and writing over the years, and it's something I often recommend to thesis students and others who are starting a large complex project. I designate a small spiral notebook as my idea catcher. It's not for writing notes from texts or critical sources that I'm using, or for writing formal drafts. Instead, it's for capturing my own ideas, which sometimes can seem elusive at certain stages of the writing process. I teach students several forms for distinguishing their own ideas from those of others in the note-taking process (such as writing a precis or using Cornell-style notes), and I use similar strategies myself. But the idea notebook is for those ideas that occur to you at odd moments of the day - usually when you're not at your desk. Of course, your cell phone, smartphone, netbook, tablet, or other mobile device undoubtedly has one or more notepad or notetaking functions. You could also use Evernote to create an always-with-you "notebook." But personally, I find that that the analog notebook works better for me for this purpose, both for quickly capturing my thoughts (I can scribble faster than I can Swype) and for skimming through old entries. Some specific ways I use my idea notebook include: * Jotting down questions, thoughts, and ideas that relate to my current research or possible future projects. I typically get better ideas while I'm cooking or exercising than I do when I sit down at my desk to think about something. * Noting problems, questions, and doubts I have during the research process. Often I find my way to a solution while writing about the problem in just a few minutes. It's also helpful

This is an article from the New York Times that caught my attention. It describes a conflict between a nurse and MD. This is why I am committed to conflict management.

Great quick read for resolving conflicts in all aspects of one's life using 7 easy steps. Give it a try!

This is an awesome visual representation (that I fully intend on showing my boss) that shows the difference between collaborating through Wikis vs. collaborating through email. I feel as though this visual representation shows my entire point I am trying to make with my project, and will be a simple and concise way to show my idea to my boss, who seems to prefer visuals to discussion.

This article peeked my curiosity because I was unsure of how the Wiki worked in the beginning of this course. Now I really like using it. It is also a nice way to communicate important information.

We have used wiki collaboration for some projects at work, and the people that understand how to use it love it, whereas the people less familiar with it find it more confusing and prefer traditional ways like email collaboration. I think people just need to develop a comfort level with it, and then they can see that it is a very useful way of communicating ideas.

This editorial comments on some innovations in creating change to address the issue of bullying, including an effort called Roots of Empathy. The approach described here is interesting because rather than addressing a problem directly by creating a structure around it, enforcing reward and punishment, and convincing others about right and wrong, the approach is indirect -- it involves setting up a certain environment and tapping into people's innate abilities to behave in positive and productive ways.