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Digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form.

Freely accessible eBooks - AND even better, endorsed by BU libraries.

Tips on creating screencasts for learning - focus on teaching library users, but tips are applicable to other uses

I disagree with this article - first, there isn't sufficient data, and I think it all depends in how Twitter is used. I tend to think of Twitter as more of a collection space of ideas and links. What I think is flawed in the research is that Twitter doesn't provide context (source of previous knowledge) or sufficient data for the brain to chunk or organize. I think the author is comparing the effectiveness of a wrench and a hammer while viewing a nail.

I disagree with this article - first, there isn't sufficient data, and I think it all depends in how Twitter is used. I tend to think of Twitter as more of a collection space of ideas and links. What I think is flawed in the research is that Twitter doesn't provide context (source of previous knowledge) or sufficient data for the brain to chunk or organize. I think the author is comparing the effectiveness of a wrench and a hammer while viewing a nail.

Basic videos to introduce common Web2.0 tools

Three "best educational wikis" of 2009 from Wikispaces. Although these are all K-12 examples, they are still models of the use of wikis in education.

Short essay from a Prof who used Twitter in the classroom this semester.

Educause monthly newsletter - i finally found the web link for it - they hide it well! Big news - Richard Katz (has LAS ties to BU via Paul Hanson) is leaving Educause

innovation grants

OneNote is available for iPhones now

Article describes a classroom broken down into stations, each one designed to teach specific skills in different ways. A kid who needs to learn how to calculate the area of a circle could be taught in a group with a teacher, with a virtual tutor, or with a computer program.

Good, concise thoughts about a professional portfolio