CMS English 10

The best source i could find on internet about digital/internet learning and culture

Abstract / Not all Facebook users appreciated the September 2006 launch of the 'News Feeds' feature. Concerned about privacy implications, thousands of users vocalized their discontent through the site itself, forcing the company to implement privacy tools. This essay examines the privacy concerns voiced following these events. Because the data made easily visible were already accessible with effort, what disturbed people was primarily the sense of exposure and invasion. In essence, the 'privacy trainwreck' that people experienced was the cost of social convergence. Key Words / convergence / exposure / Facebook / invasion / privacy / social network sites

This is a page that has a number of articles, but only a few of them talk about Digital Culture and Learning. Around the middle there is an article that fully talks about this topic.

An article from the New York Times about the increasing prominence of digital media in our lives.

Digital youth advocate and amazing scholar. All her stuff is interesting to read, and there's plenty of it, all linked to from here.

Some ideas for using technology in the claswsroom. What do you think of these ideas?

Presentation with data re amount of participatory culture we are engaged in.

Use in PBL presentations

Excellent for this project. Short, with lots of ideas.

This shows you how the old-fashioned taxonomy of learning can be adapted for today's learners by using all sorts of digital and participatory technology. Very relevant to our project.

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User friendly and thorough. Use this one, students!

This one will definitely be helpful for your project.

This one will definitely be helpful for your project.

You only need to look at my highlighted bits and comments.

Students in schools around the world find that their research, creativity and learning potential is seriously curbed by filtering and lack of use of their own mobile and gaming devices in schools.

This mix of fantastic possibilities and social educational opportunities has virtual worlds poised to transform basic approaches to learning and communication, as well as innovation and entrepreneurship. In an increasingly technologically linked yet socially fragmented world,4 virtual worlds demonstrate the power to bring people together.5

The "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning practices and technologies like RSS. Each brief focuses on a single practice or technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use "7 Things You Should Know About..." briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues.

Course materials online re wikis, RSS geeds, gaming, blogging, virtual worlds, media sharing, etc. by a Toronto librarian and tech geek. Good articles and links.