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Scottish singer Susan Boyle continues to break all kinds of viral internet records,

College students who use Facebook spend less time studying and have lower grade point averages than students who have not signed up for the social networking website, according to a pilot study at one university. However, more than three-quarters of Facebook users claimed that their use of the social networking site didn't interfere with their studies. "We can't say that use of Facebook leads to lower grades and less studying - but we did find a relationship there," said Aryn Karpinski, co-author of the study and a doctoral student in education at Ohio State University.

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Wiki set up by Glenn Moses provides excellent resources

E-Learning Journeys: Blog post answering questions about being a flat classroom

Podcast41: Digital Citizenship posted in podcasts | Dr. Mike Ribble recently defended his dissertation at the College of Education at Kansas State University on the topic of Digital Citizenship. In this interview with Mike, he defines digital citizenship, discusses its importance in the K-12 curriculum, and outlines digital citizenship resources he has created online and for print publication.

Do school's need a technology drivers licence? Mike Ribble, author of Digital Citizenship and Raising a Digital Child

Are you LinkedIn? Do your students Tweet during a field trip? If you're like many NSTA members, the answer is "yes" with a caveat: Not in school. Excellent article featuring James gates, includes brief info about Flat Classroom and use of social media tools

Announcement on the ASB website of our Flat Classroom Workshop/mini-Conference to be held at ASB Unplugged in Mumbai, February 2010

Don Tapscott outlines many of the inaccurate, yet unfortunately popular, stereotypes of the Net Generation in Grown Up Digital. What is your reaction to the negative characterization of youth today?