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Eli Pariser: Beware online "filter bubbles" | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 18 Apr 12
     
    Talk on the behind-the-scenes filtering that goes on of your individual internet experience.
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The Military, Wikileaks, And The War On Terror: As Told By Puppets - Bwog - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 07 Apr 12
     
    Wikileaks leads to art.
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WikiLeaks founder accuses media of libel | TG Daily - 0 views

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  • 28Julian Assange, the founder of the whistle-blowing WikiLeaks website, recently told a UK-based inquiry that he is the victim of "extensive press libels." 28 28
  • According to Assange, his work with WikiLeaks - both as an activist and journalist - was geared towards "helping everyone spread the truth" about the world we live in.
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Woman Reportedly Burns Down House After Facebook Un-Friending | NewsFeed | TIME.com - 0 views

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facebook defriending unfriending social networking etiquette online friendships relationships

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  • Rachel Henderson on 21 Mar 12
     
    Careful who you de-friend! I was interested in any news around the changing of language based on our use of technology - things like using "Google" or "Wiki" as verbs, for example - and thought of "friending." When I Googled this and looked at News, there were several stories to this effect!
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Friending Your Professor: Social Networking in the Classroom | Daily Gazette - 0 views

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facebook classroom professors social networking online classes

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  • Rachel Henderson on 21 Mar 12
     
    While sites like Facebook and Google seem to be taking over the world, it would be nice to be able to eliminate some of the sites we all are constantly having to check or update or interact on or remember logins and passwords for! Just think: no more Blackboard, you're already on Facebook all the time-why not post for class while you're there? :-)
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Just Fucking Google It - 1 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 21 Mar 12
     
    This is a completely pointless website that kind of made me laugh. I'm one of those people of 50% of the time uses "Google" as a verb ("Just Google it") and who 50% of the time still asks an actual human being the question first but inevitably gets: "Well, did you Google it?" So...this isn't an article. But still kind of funny. Digital technology is certainly changing our language: Just Google it, Wiki it, I friended her the other day, when I was Pinning, I wish I had a "Like" button right now!, and so on...
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Why Digital Citizenship Must Be Taught in Schools - Scott Steinberg - Voices - AllThingsD - 0 views

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  • Based on recent surveys, parents, kids and teachers largely agree that the Internet and technology should be better integrated into modern schools, college curriculums and university classrooms. According to the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), however, schools are ill-prepared to teach online safety, security and digital citizenship. Case
  • Rachel Henderson on 20 Mar 12
     
    An interesting article on educating parents, teachers, and kids on digital citizenship and safety - and integrating better digital practices and training in schools.
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Lawyer assesses Pinterest's copyright situation - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 09 Mar 12
     
    These are the kinds of risks today's digital users face without even realizing it. How many of us actually sit down with a site before registering for an account and read through the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy? Or if you do, how far do you get before you're bored to death or completely confused? This kind of stuff terrifies me. But why are we at fault? Does this mean I have to delete my Pinterest account?
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Looking back on the crash | Technology | The Guardian - 1 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 06 Mar 12
     
    Too much too fast. This article looks back on the dotcom crash (yet another thing I'd never heard of until reading Lovink's "MyBrain.net").
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E-texts: Dragging books into the 21st century | Entrepreneur | Financial Post - 0 views

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  • Take, for example, an Inkling produced biology text that generates 3D models of molecules and contains high-definition videos, or the undergraduate music appreciation text that weaves audio samples from live performances with descriptive text.
  • “There’s always going to be a need for books. When I have kids I’ll be reading them books. There’s nothing inherently bad about a book,” says the native Cape Bretoner.
  • “But for the purposes of helping somebody learn a complex concept or personalizing the learning experience – a book is a terrible device. It is, by definition, one-size-fits-all. It can’t be updated, it can’t be interactive, and it’s not terribly engaging.”
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  • The titles are downloaded through Inkling’s website, and cost about 40% less than their print counterparts
  • “I am, to this day, blown away that when you walk into most classrooms – including in Canada – technology is not a core component of how people learn,” he says.
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    another plug for e-texts
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E-textbooks beyond Apple's iBooks - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • Principles of Biology, a constantly updating science textbook
  • The book, which will constantly be updated with the latest scientific information, will cost $49 for students and will be available through a Web browser, rather than requiring a certain device.
  • For now, the books will only be in English
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  • “They don’t have to carry anything around, no apps, no devices, no matter where they are they have access,” he said
  • Savkar said he knows that e-textbooks will eventually be the primary texts for classrooms and believes that there’s a five- to 10-year transition before these texts are widely adopted.
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    While I'm not a fan of reading online/on a computer screen-yet-I am interested in this transition from paper to digital texts (textbooks). There seems to be several advantages, such as constantly updating and affordable ($49 for a science textbook?!).
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How to delete your Google Browsing History before new policy - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    This was interesting trying to turn off (or "pause") my web history! This kind of stuff creeps me out-how much "web people" know about us and our personal lives.
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The Daily Tar Heel :: Students living in a paperless world - 0 views

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  • paper products make up the largest share of solid waste in the United States. This country is also the largest paper consumer in the world, with one person going through an average of 663 pounds each year.
  • the past several years have seen such improvements in electronic readers and other eco-friendly technologies that a paperless world is now possible
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  • some publications have shifted toward online-only content
  • It’s now possible to purchase and read many required textbooks online.
  • the course pack, should simply be banned
  • In cases in which copyright issues arise, course packs should be made available for purchase as e-books.
  • reduce the amount of money allocated to students for printing
  • encourage professors to require that homework be submitted online
  • The money formerly used for paper could be transferred to something more environmentally friendly, like purchasing eReaders that can be checked out in the library.
  • the main objection to eReaders – that the energy required to make and use one exceeds the carbon impact of making a book – is largely invalid: The carbon emitted in the life cycle of an Amazon Kindle is fully offset after one year of us
  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    Argument (with some decent solutions/suggestions) for making the transition from paper to electronic publications.
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An Insider Shares Mark Zuckerberg's 6 Secrets for Success - DailyFinance - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 28 Feb 12
     
    Fast track to being a billionaire. (And a Facebook timeline.)
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HTML5: Assessing the Promise - emedia and Technology @ FolioMag.com - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 22 Feb 12
     
    Most of the articles I'm bookmarking for now I don't really have a lot of response or reaction to or deep meaningful thought about because I'd never even heard of HTML5 until our class last week (2.15). So, now, I'm just trying to educate myself and get caught up on what all is being said out there about HTML5. This article addresses some of that in ways I can understand.
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Thoughts on Flash - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 22 Feb 12
     
    Steve Jobs' "Thoughts on Flash"-a response to Adobe's apparent accusations that Apple isn't "open."
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Pinterest Allows Websites to Block Pinning - 0 views

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  • 99% of the pins on Pinterest are against the company’s own Terms of Service. Pinterest states that when users pin items, this indicates they are either the exclusive owners of the material or someone has granted them access to re-publish content.
  • One of the points of “Pinterest Etiquette” also stands to remind users to credit sources. Though it is not enforced, Pinterest says, “finding the original source is always preferable to a secondary source such as Google Image Search or a blog entry.”
  • Pinterest is moving towards correcting these flaws. Pinterest is currently following the Digital Millenmium Copyright Act, and will remove any image that someone claims is violating copyright laws.
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Twitter Is All in Good Fun, Until It Isn't - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Rachel Henderson on 17 Feb 12
     
    Twitter etiquette - knowing when to be personal and when to be professional - or recognizing the lack of a line between the two.
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Joe Sabia: The technology of storytelling | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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Storytelling ted technology digital_storytelling digitalstorytelling

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  • Rachel Henderson on 17 Feb 12
     
    A brief history of storytelling.
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