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Check out the video at http://vimeo.com/11731351 (It's the same info Cameron posted a while ago but this time it's made the widely read Huffington Post ... and I think it's a good repeat post since I, for one, didn't pay enough attention to this the first time I heard about it.)

An interesting read in light of what we read in Disrupting Class - looking to higher ed as guinea pig for technology implementation in K-12.

Teens today say that the ability to freely use Facebook and Twitter at work could influence their decision to accept a job

An interesting review of 'Disrupting Class'

This article was so interesting I had to share it (even though sharing here seems to have tapered off for our class).

Is a good teacher a good teacher regardless of the medium, or do online teachers need medium-specific training? The "class pet" idea is great.

We mentioned transmedia navigation as a digital literacy in class today. Inanimate Alice is a really interesting example.

A look at 10 upcoming education-related startups!

This article is really informative. I guess I knew much of the article intuitively but I didn't have hard facts. My biggest question is his depiction of middle class Americans as viewing education as an expense as opposed to an investment. Our non- Univ of Pheonix college students mostly hail from middle class families who are worried if their child doesn't have a degree. His evidence for his viewpoint is that 50% of peope don't have a degree. However, what percent went to college and dropped out? I remember that in 1990's that 25% of Americans had college degrees. Sounds like there is some growth. Regardless, his views on the Asia market and servicing struggling districts is food for thought. Thank you.

This is an old article, but I thought quite appropriate given the discussion in class yesterday. This topic continues to fascinate me and I'd love to hear what you guys think about it.

I want to play AR Human Pacman!!! Who's in after class?

I made this wiki for a class I took last semester on Authorship and Learning in the Digital Age. It was designed as a resource for teachers who are interested in using the internet in the classroom, but want to make sure they are preparing their students for safe internet use. It deals with COPPA, privacy and safety concerns, and touches on media literacy and informs teachers what researchers have found about young kids' processing of online content. I'd love to hear your feedback on the site, and if you find it useful, please forward the link along!

This recent episode of "The Simpsons" addresses, incidentally (and in a way characteristic of the show), some of the issues we discussed in class. Nothing terribly profound, but I thought it had an amusing satire of modern teacher education programs.

Very impressive list of 32 Web 2.0 applications. Especially fitting after today's class.

I was wondering if I should add this bookmark to the Diigo group but you've already found it. Awesome. By the way, he (Larry Ferlazzo) makes some pretty good blog posts, though he can tend to get a bit wordy.

Todd Oppenheimer, author of The Flickering Mind, on teaching real world computer skills.