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File sharing services are not as popular today as they were four years ago. It's not that people are sharing any less. Rather, ...

If you're the sort who worries about how much visitation your blog is getting, aside from the very good advice to make sure you post regularly and make your content interesting and unique, you might find that a good network...

The Archivist, the Twitter data-mining application we covered earlier here, lets you archive and search Twitter updates for any given keyword search or hashtag. This is an especially helpful app…

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As texting has gone mainstream among the over-20 set, the acronyms have only grown longer and more confusing, giving rise to the necessity of online lexicons for parents and CEOs alike. " />

Working hard to earn your teaching degree, you are likely ready to jump right into your own classroom already. Before you do so, check out these blogs to help you prepare for the real thing.

Jason linked to this op-ed on the "endangered joy of serendipity": Serendipity is defined as the ability to make fortunate discoveries accidentally. There's so much of modern life that makes it preferable to the vaunted good old days - better...

Reading blogs and tutorials is pretty good, in fact it's great! You can learn a lot by doing this, but actually seeing and hearing (video and/or audio format), is a whole different world. I've gathered some resources and sites that produce audio and video content. Of course, most of them offer RSS and also iTunes subscription options. I personally like to download the podcasts and screencasts and play them on my iPod Touch (if download is made available). The sites are listed in no particular order.

You've probably seen ads saying one in five children is sexually solicited online. Well, the ad campaign is lying about its statistics. We get serious and ta...

Looking for suggestions to share with new teachers...Which Web 2.0 tools do you typically introduce to students during the first weeks of school? Any new ones planned for this year? Please share both the tool and the instructional purpose you hope to achieve with it. Thanks for your ideas!

Englishraven's view of Twitter from the Tweetdeck! I'm sure readers of this blog already know about the Twitter phenomenon, and many may already be proficient and copious twitterers. However, if you are a teacher and haven't joined in the tweet-fest...