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"Here is a list of fifty or so Chrome extensions that I feel are helpful for teachers and students. You can make a copy of this document to add your own extensions or remove ones that you don't feel are as valuable by clicking here and selecting File > Make a Copy. The document is also published as a website here. Just click the photo below to check out the Google Document."

Danah Boyd Twitter-a microblogging service that enables users to post messages ("tweets") of up to 140 characters-supports a variety of communicative practices; participants use Twitter to converse with individuals, groups, and the public at large, so when conversations emerge, they are often experienced by broader audiences than just the interlocutors. This paper examines the practice of retweeting as a way by which participants can be "in a conversation." While retweeting has become a convention inside Twitter, participants retweet using different styles and for diverse reasons. We highlight how authorship, attribution, and communicative fidelity are negotiated in diverse ways. Using a series of case studies and empirical data, this paper maps out retweeting as a conversational practice. 1.

Celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Linux with us. Watch the Story of Linux to remember - or learn for the first time - how Linux disrupted a market and has begun to change the world. Do you see yourself in its story?

Busy teachers may feel that taking the time to learn how to use Twitter isn't worth the return for the students benefit, so that's why this list of 100 tips, apps, and resources is worth browsing.

Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. Maps and extra information will be added during 2006. Use the menu above or click on a thumbnail image below to view a map.

incroyable = comment se faire son programme tv à partir de flux rss bookmarkés dans delicious

incroyable = comment se faire son programme tv à partir de flux rss bookmarkés dans delicious. Proposé comme support de cours aux étudiants pour aller plus loin en allant voir les vidéos sur l'Internet des différents pts de cours

27 ways to flip the classroom

not sure teaching formula resolution is the best/only way to teach math (meaningfully), but the game its based on was a huge success.

"PDF documents are now being used almost everywhere. Long ago, when they have just been introduced, it was difficult for us to use these documents as there were no options for any kind of change. All we could do was just read or view the documents. There were no PDF tools for teachers, admins, and students. However, with the introduction of other tools, we were able to do different things with PDFs which made it easy for us to use them for various purposes."

"Technology resources for the World Language Classroom"

Technology resources for the World Language Classroom

le weight watchers du web 2.0 : Avancer par défis et partager ses avancées sur twitter !

An interesting post for all those that try to facilitate the adoption of ICTs, Web2.0 and the social media.

A site that brings together thousands of educators all over the world. Swap teaching materials, post a classified, share your best lesson plans, or obtain peer support in the forums.

European Schoolnet is undertaking a major study sponsored by the Interactive Software Federation of Europe on the use of games in schools in Europe: video games, computer games, online games that run on consoles, computers, handhelds or mobile phones.

The following tips, tools, and resources can assist any teacher with the basics about social media and ways to share that information with students.

It's easy to forget these days that the internet started out as a place for academics and researchers to trade data and knowledge. Recapture the web's brain-expanding potential with these free resources for educating yourself online.

A look at the state of the open source CMS market

Pan American Art Projects specializes in art of the Americas with the mission to build a bridge between North and South American cultures by presenting and exhibiting artists from both regions. We deal with emerging to established artists, as well as secondary market paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.