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"cyberspace (1) A metaphor for describing the non-physical terrain created by computer systems. Online systems, for example, create a cyberspace within which people can communicate with one another (via e-mail), do research, or simply window shop. Like physical space, cyberspace contains objects (files, mail messages, graphics, etc.) and different modes of transportation and delivery. Unlike real space, though, exploring cyberspace does not require any physical movement other than pressing keys on a keyboard or moving a mouse. "

T-Mobile USA will become the first company in the world to announce a mobile phone based on Google's Android OS at a New York press conference Sept. 23, the New York Times reports, citing T-Mobile.

"The term personal learning environment (PLE) describes the tools, communities, and services that constitute the individual educational platforms that learners use to direct their own learning and pursue educational goals. PLEs represent a shift away from the model in which students consume information through independent channels such as the library, a textbook, or an LMS, moving instead to a model where students draw connections from a growing matrix of resources that they select and organize. The use of PLEs may herald a greater emphasis on the role that metacognition plays in learning, enabling students to actively consider and reflect upon the specific tools and resources that lead to a deeper engagement with content to facilitate their learning.\n\nThe "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning technologies. Each brief focuses on a single technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use these briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues."

"It's November 2009 and we're nearing the end of a decade. It's been a tumultuous time of change for many industries, much of it driven by the Internet. The newspaper industry has been particularly affected by the Web. Over the past 10 years, news media has undergone a seachange akin to the invention of the printing press in 1440. Just as Johannes Gutenberg's printing press brought books to the mainstream public in the 15th century, Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web brought commercial publishing to the people."

The social and political impact of new technology long has been debated among observers. Throughout American history, technological innovations - from the movable-type printing press in the 15th century, the telegraph in 1844, and the telephone in 1876 to the rise of radio in the 1920s and coast-to-coast television broadcasting in 1946 - have sparked much speculation.

This website quickly describes the growth of Workflow software in the economic world.

A report from the national Council of Teachers of English (USA) A call to support 21st century writing as well as an historical perspective

Research shows that cell phones are a vital part of student identities with four out of five students having a cell phone. Now, nearly half of kids aged 8-12 years own cell phones. Most kids get their first cell phone between 10 and 11.

Percentage of US teenagers who have cell phones.

Talks about Dan Rather and shows some of the scandals that he went through.

Write up on some flat classroom topics and what we're doing in my class this year.

if canidates have a Facebook or twitter page they are more popular than canidates that dont. "I have a Web Page and a political Facebook link for my campaign. It is important to get our goals for Caldwell out to the public. I do not have a personal Facebook due to the nature of my husbands' job. I prefer to not have pictures and a day by day accounting of my life on the World Wide Web"

As of October 20,2011 Facebook says: they have more than 800 million active users more than 50% of the active users have at least 130 friends more than 900 million interact with pages,groups,events,and community pages; average users is connected to 80 community pages,groups,and events more than 250million photos are uploaded daily they have more than70 languages and over 300,000 use translating applications 75% or more people using Facebook is out of the United States more than 500 million people use an app on Facebook or experience Facebook Platform on other websites More than 7 million apps and websites are integrated with Facebook more than 350 million users have and use Facebook on a cell phone or mobile device