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KM stands for knowledge management. This article talks about CoPs in terms of the need to do away with canonical practice because the rules and procedures inhibit problem solving abilities. There is something I cannot identify that annoys me with this article. I do like the " Empowerment is key to learning" statement.

This article looks at Communities of practice and the implications to knowledge management. Communities of practice is a term originally developed by Lave and Wenger (1991). It describes a learning theory with a strong relationship to the social construction of knowledge. http://www.knowledge-management-tools.net/communities-of-practice.html

"Communities of practice is a term originally developed by Lave and Wenger (1991)." A community of practice is a group with common goals and interests. It is important to note that they are not a team. The goal is not to acquire specific information but to be part of a group to share information. It is unstructured dialog which leads to problem-solving and innovation.

Good article on some of the reasons spreadsheets are important and why you should teach how to use EXCEL.

Great ideas on why it is important to teach EXCEL in the classroom.

If you have never watched a TED video, you are in for such a treat! Great speakers on a range of topics! Would love to go to one of their live presentations.

Doing my assignment this week in EDTECH 541 on interactive presentations led me to this article. Wow! How right he is and the fact that it was written 9 years ago and things haven't really changed since then is amazing!

HS English teacher's lesson plan that embraces social media for the English classroom.

Northwest Missouri State University - Jody Staunch uses Pinterest to show positive examples of web design.

This article discusses why social media belongs in the classroom. It gives many arguments as to why it should be taught in classrooms. I like this article.

"The Louisiana Bicentennial Commission asked students to design a promotional plan for a Louisiana tourist attraction and use emerging technologies and social media to promote it. They could not use traditional forms of advertising." While your class may not have the backing of the Tourism Board for your city/county/state or even a statewide competition, it doesn't mean you cannot give the same assignment to your class with the same general guidelines.

After reading a book or covering a topic in class, create a Facebook page for a character or a fan page for a cause that you read about. You can personalize the Facebook page, like other "peoples" pages and participate in "online discussions" that these people could have had if Facebook had been around at that time.

This blog post outlines an assignment in which students must create a Facebook page for a literary character.  This is a great idea.

This blog talks about Larry Liu, who has successfully implemented Facebook into his class as well as mobile technology.

Even though this article was written back in 1997, it still has some really great info. Loved the line about how when the teacher did not know how to work the technology it never occurred to her to ask her students! Also another great line was Computers are not our future, they are our present!!

Lessons to assist student in learning how to complete academic research using the Internet.

Advancements in assistive technologies have spurred an emerging roster of new digital products designed to facilitate better communication between parents and teachers of children.

This Facebook project could be used for a Science, History, Geography, Foreign Language, Math, or English class. The idea is for the students to create a Facebook page but for something they might be learning about. It is a fun and innovative way for the students to look up facts and represent them in a way that they can relate to.

Teachers from many different subjects have joined together for this project, having students create Facebook pages for a topic or character relating to their subject. Students get to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts being explored by incorporating such a popular type of social media.

Hotseat was created by Purdue University to allow students to Twitter and text messages during and after class. The conclusion was that there was more interaction, more engaging, and resulted in higher-performing students.

Allowing students to use their cell phones as a means of learning plus providing them with social networks give them a reason to go to school.

A north Portland school district hired a socia media consultant to help them figure out ways to gain from the social media tools the students were already using. Teachers are now posting assignments through Edmodo.