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Wenger, E. (2010). Communities of Practice and Social Learning Systems: the Career of a Concept. In C. Blackmore (Ed.), Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice (pp. 179-198). London: Sp...
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This brand new iPad app allows some pretty cool drag and drop editing features for many blogging platforms like wordpress or blogger.
This site has great graphics to help the novice understand how networks are configured
Khan Academy - Khan Academy is a website filled with a wide variety of videos. It always helps to have a video in a classroom or at least someone else reiterating the point a teacher has. http://ww...
I ran across this page when I was doing some research on line. It provides a great visual perspective of the interconnectedness of our technological future. http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680348/mapp...
I found this in eclassroomnews.com. You ca read the article: http://www.eclassroomnews.com/2011/07/08/pbs-learningmedia-offers-14000-plus-free-teaching-resources/ It is a new digital teaching lear...
Excellent source for information,case studies, and results of iPad integration into Australian schools.
The popular online online bookmarking, digital notebook service LiveBinders released a new iPad app last week. The new LiveBinders iPad app gives you access to all of your binders to edit and prese...
I found both these links very interesting and informative this week as I was working to make a presentation more interactive. Drag and Drop PowerPoint Macro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQHhh...
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ Great blog sharing free technology resources, websites and articles that can be used in the classroom.
Teeter, C., Fenton, N., Nicholson, K., Flynn, T., Kim, J., McKay, M., O'Shaughnessy, B., et al. (2011). Using Communities of Practice to Foster Faculty Development in Higher Education. From Here to...
Hill, J. R., Song, L., & West, R. E. (2009). Social Learning Theory and Web-Based Learning Environments: A Review of Research and Discussion of Implications. American Journal of Distance Education,...
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