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I increasingly see this as true; I no longer just administer servers, file-shares, and take backups - every day im a technology champion. I absolutely agree that, " To empower the faculty, it is IT's job to deliver an environment that supports their needs."

Here is a research article that examines some of the obstacles to the development of media education in the U.S. I think it is interesting being that we discussed how in other countries, they really utilize technology in the classrooms.

Interesting new way of printing... mostly consumer stuff, but I can see how useful a "education laser model" might be.

Finally!

great ideas on how to create a successful business blog. Tips are also applicable to education!

This had some good information on grade-appropriate levels for tools

A 17-year-old Isaac Washington is being tried as an adult on an attempted murder charge that accuses him of stabbing a classmate at school in March. Police have said the teen was upset about a Facebook page called "Everybody Hates Isaac Washington" that contained racial slurs about Washington, who is black. The districts blocked social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter at school, which might not be the best solution but they went further to educating students, parents, school staff and administrators on how best to use social media and the Internet .

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I've seen virtual worlds used successfully in business and heard some interesting ways Second Life could be used in high school history type courses. This page had some good links to videos, etc.

My last article came from the ComETS listserv and I figured I should just share access to that. ComETS (Community of Educational Technology Support) is a group that started a few years ago. Members share interesting news and links about all things technology and education. I recommend signing up if you aren't already. There have been some interesting discussions and countless good articles.

I just signed up for the listserv. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Keeping college students and their professors connected through social media outlets could be key in boosting graduation rates, education technology experts said during a panel discussion at Social Media Week in New York.

This is an interesting read about a professor's experiment with social media in her classrooms. Good read.

TED NYED videos: Examining the role of new media and technology in shaping the future of education

Very interesting stuff, just like the rest of the TED videos. I highly recommend you watch them all!

A website with news of all sorts, mostly focused on various aspects of education. Not necessarily related to social media, though there have been a lot of articles about that.