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Ed/Tech in the U.K. Schools are using the latest learning platforms to harness pupils' appetite for social networks, making learning more engaging and fun in class and at home

Reading "How Social Networking will Transform Learning" http://huff.to/4w0THJ #edtech #cpchat

link from Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network By Jonathan Mott

A real life story of how learning occurred through a virtual world/video game. 

Prezi Tutorial

Students cannot ignore issues of connectivity surrounding the internet. "For most children, the key to success will continue to be sharp critical skills, strong connections, effective communication and the nerve to be creative and entrepreneurial. The difference is that we are living at a time in which all of those skills are defined by one's proficiency in connected media. Furthermore, for students facing poverty, violence and disability, online learning networks can provide empowering educational experiences that transcend the circumstances of the classroom. Ultimately, the school that ignores the connection will be the school that we will identify as a failing institution. It is therefore even crueler that policymakers obsessed with standardized test results - like Ms. Rhee and her many disciples - ignore what the connection represents."

a quick and easy reference - might be nice for introducin other teachers to the possibilities of diigo

Great! I plan to introduce diigo this semester to a small group of students.

Article about taking a potential distraction and using it as tool to facilitate learning.

Code for America - like Teach for America gone tech. Boston's movement toward mobile learning

Language Learning Community and Marketplace