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This is terrific, Marlene. I intend to look into this Blog for my Action Research project for the IBSC (International Boys' Schools Coalition) I am part of. I am supposed to work all year long on my action and report on my findings next summer at the annual gathering in London (We are a team of 16 language teachers from all over). Your summer institute has been a wake up call for me in so many senses!! Also, thanks for inviting me to join this group!

From Richard Byrne's blog: "Own Your Space is a free, sixteen chapter ebook designed to educate tweens and teens about protecting themselves and their stuff online. This ebook isn't a fluffy, general overview book. Each chapter goes into great detail explaining the technical threats that students' computers face online as well as the personal threats to data that students can face online." It's free, downloadable, and it looks to me like it should be read by any student with internet access - and their parents and teachers!!!

Some recorded presentations from the LARC 2010 summer seminar. Topics include social media tools (PrimaryPad, VoiceThread), PhotoStory 3, blogs, Skype, Twitter, and more!

I don't know much about this, but Pablo was looking for somewhere you could post a video and then have students do audio replies to the video. This does that in a sort of blog-like format. YouTube can do video replies.

a language teacher talks about using Vokis with his class

"Web 2.0 How-To for Educators explores the very best online collaborative tools available today (including blogs, wikis, and social networking) and Web 2.0 applications (Skype, Google Earth, Wordle, and more) that make a difference in education. Using a simple formula for each concept, the book describes what the tool is, when teachers should use it, why it is useful, who is using it, how you can use the tool, and where you can find additional resources. Practical examples from educators around the world offer an abundance of ideas, and the recommendations for further information and comprehensive lists of Web 2.0 tools and applications will be valuable resources as you integrate Web 2.0 technology in your classroom. "

This blog post is about the preparation for a presentation, but there are links to the presentation, and another one someone else did, as well as other resources - a course for parents to do with their children, etc.

a blog post about the usefulness of Twitter for educators

Very compelling reasons for educators to get on Twitter for sure.

could make taking a quiz memorable :)

Today there are lots of creative blogging tools for students to use at school, but the five below are specifically catered towards a K-12 audience and come with lots of useful features for teachers and students. So, if you are itching to get your students online, consider the following options.

ACTFL Talk Radio - Promoting Quality Language Education

Adventures in Education, Languages, Culture and the New Web

The blog has not been updated in awhile but after some scanning found some possible information that is relevant to class.

Here are examples of blogs by post secondary EAP students