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Information and Communication Technology Geographies: Strategies for Bridging the Digit... - 3 views

Home http://www.praxis-epress.org/availablebooks/ictgeographies.html Download the Complete Book (3mb): Information and Communication Technology Geographies: Strategies for ...

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Teragrid '11: Extreme Digital Discovery - 2 views

TeraGrid '11: Extreme Digital Discovery https://www.teragrid.org/web/tg11/home July 18-21, 2011 Marriott Downtown Hotel Salt Lake City, Utah The TeraGrid 2011 conference will showcase the ...

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Information Needs of Communities: The Changing Media Landscape in a Broadband Age - 1 views

Submitted: June 9, 2011 - 3:29pm Originally published: June 9, 2011 Last updated: June 9, 2011 - 3:35pm Source: Federal Communications Commission Author: press release Location: Federal Communicati...

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The United Nation's Take on Digital Citizenship - 1 views

Guest Post: The United Nation's Take on Digital Citizenship Christine Kane on the Internet Governance Forum! This week the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum (IGF) met in Kenya. No one is...

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Broadband USRegulator Unveils plan for Universal Broadband - 1 views

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FCC Chairman Proposes Changes to Phone Subsidy System - 2 views

By AMY SCHATZ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203388804576614843087697746.html?mod=googlenews_wsj WASHINGTON-Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski said T...

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THE LIBRARY: FREE, DIGITALLY HIP & COOL - 0 views

what you're sayingTHE LIBRARY: FREE, DIGITALLY HIP & COOL Ed Weiner A recent opinion piece called into question the Free Library's place in our digital world. A quick stop on freelibrary.org - ou...

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New Ideas to Advance STEM Education in the US - 1 views

Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank unveiled findings from the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESA) third and final report on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jo...

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STEM TO STEAM - 1 views

Collect articles and browse other HuffPost members' collections. I'm one of many nerds who started programming with an Apple II. I bought the first Mac in 1984, right before I got on a plane t...

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Education's job in a networked world - 2 views

Education's job in a networked world I can't presume to know education's main job in today's very different media environment, but I think Prof. Michael Wesch at Kansas State University is on to s...

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Education Groups Weigh in On Digital Use Policies - 2 views

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2012/04/13/education-groups-weigh-in-on-digital-media-use-policies/2/? A new report from a number of prominent education groups aims to guide school leaders as they rev...

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U. of Illinois at Springfield Offers New 'Massive Open Online Course' - Wired Campus - ... - 1 views

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"June 21, 2011, 6:52 pm By Marc Parry "What happens when you invite the whole world to join an online class? As The Chronicle reported last year, a growing number of educators are giving that idea a try by offering free "massive open online courses," or MOOC's, to anyone who wants to learn. Today, that experimental idea gained some more traction in mainstream higher education. The University of Illinois at Springfield announced a new not-for-credit MOOC devoted to examining the state of online education and where e-learning is heading. Nearly 500 people from two dozen countries have registered so far, with 1,000 expected to sign up by the time the course begins next Monday. (...) Not enough MOOC for you? Stay tuned. Starting in September, another group will organize what the MOOC pioneer George Siemens calls the "Mother of all MOOCs." In a blog post Monday, Mr. Siemens welcomed the growing interest from traditional universities. And he countered the more skeptical take offered by another open-education leader, David Wiley, who wrote recently that "MOOCs and their like are not the answer to higher-education's problems." (...)"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"June 21, 2011, 6:52 pm By Marc Parry "What happens when you invite the whole world to join an online class? As The Chronicle reported last year, a growing number of educators are giving that idea a try by offering free "massive open online courses," or MOOC's, to anyone who wants to learn. Today, that experimental idea gained some more traction in mainstream higher education. The University of Illinois at Springfield announced a new not-for-credit MOOC devoted to examining the state of online education and where e-learning is heading. Nearly 500 people from two dozen countries have registered so far, with 1,000 expected to sign up by the time the course begins next Monday. (...) Not enough MOOC for you? Stay tuned. Starting in September, another group will organize what the MOOC pioneer George Siemens calls the "Mother of all MOOCs." In a blog post Monday, Mr. Siemens welcomed the growing interest from traditional universities. And he countered the more skeptical take offered by another open-education leader, David Wiley, who wrote recently that "MOOCs and their like are not the answer to higher-education's problems." (...)"</div>

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The KYVL for Kids Research Portal - How to do research Home Base - 0 views

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"The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How to do research! Step 1: Plan your project Plan your project tutorial Define your subject Brainstorm What do you already know? Group similar ideas Identify key words and phrases Make a quest strategy Gather your tools Step 2: Search for information Search for information tutorial The Kentucky Virtual Library The library catalog Encyclopedia Reference books: table of contents and index Magazines and newspaper articles Dictionary Search the World Wide Web What if you can't find anything? Step 3: Take Notes Take notes tutorial The KWL method Fact finder method Data sheets Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing) Venn diagram method Note cards Prints and photocopies Bibliography page Step 4: Use the information Use the information tutorial Scan the page first The five finger test Is the information true or bogus? Put it in your own words Organize the information Compare and contrast Put the information in order Add your own conclusions Step 5: Report Share what you've learned tutorial Step 6: Evaluate Ask yourself, "How did I do?" Glossary Back to the introduction page Portal | Home Base (Site Map) | Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary Teacher's Toolbox | Flash Version | Text Only Version Kentucky Virtual Library"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The Kentucky Virtual Library presents: How to do research! Step 1: Plan your project Plan your project tutorial Define your subject Brainstorm What do you already know? Group similar ideas Identify key words and phrases Make a quest strategy Gather your tools Step 2: Search for information Search for information tutorial The Kentucky Virtual Library The library catalog Encyclopedia Reference books: table of contents and index Magazines and newspaper articles Dictionary Search the World Wide Web What if you can't find anything? Step 3: Take Notes Take notes tutorial The KWL method Fact finder method Data sheets Clustering method (also called mapping or webbing) Venn diagram method Note cards Prints and photocopies Bibliography page Step 4: Use the information Use the information tutorial Scan the page first The five finger test Is the information true or bogus? Put it in your own words Organize the information Compare and contrast Put the information in order Add your own conclusions Step 5: Report Share what you've learned tutorial Step 6: Evaluate Ask yourself, "How did I do?" Glossary Back to the introduction page Portal | Home Base (Site Map) | Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary Teacher's Toolbox | Flash Version | Text Only Version Kentucky Virtual Library"</div>

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The New Academic Publishing: Digital First - 2 views

The New Academic Publishing: Digital First http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/the-new-academic-publishing-digital-first/ Filed in: Schools Filed by Sarah J. 7.11.11 | A growing grou...

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Feds ,Companies work to close the Digital Divide - 1 views

Feds, companies work to close digital divide New survey reveals 17 million American children still don't have broadband access at home From staff and wire reports Read more by staff and wire servic...

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he Promise and Limitations of New Technologies in Spreading Democracy - 1 views

http://newamerica.net/events/2011/ignite_or_quash_revolution The Promise and Limitations of New Technologies in Spreading Democracy Do the Internet and social media empower Big Brother or indivi...

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Former D.C. schools chief busy lobbying, helping politicians - 1 views

Former D.C. schools chief busy lobbying, helping politicians By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY Updated 5d 10h ago http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/story/2011-12-29/michelle-rhee-lobbying/5227693...

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FCC 'Steve Jobs Era Fund' Bridges the Digital Divide - 1 views

By Michael Nunez | October 28, 2011 12:00 PM EDT The Federal Communications Commission accepted Chairman Julius Genachowski's proposal to overhaul a program dedicated to building telephone connect...

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As digital divide widens, many can't afford access to information New study reports tha... - 3 views

As digital divide widens, many can't afford access to information New study reports that 38 % of lower-income parents don't know what an app is http://www.myfoxspokane.com/news/kcpq-app-gap-separa...

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