About the power of social networks, and how they influence our behavior. No doubt social networks can be a powerful tool for education and learning as well!

I thought this was a fascinating article about the possibliities of harnessing the power of the brain to control computers and electronic devices. If this is realized no doubt there will be many implications for the education field.

Outlining three elements which useful educational websites should have: narrative, interaction and an aspect of discovery (catering to different users).

A bit dated, but pretty cool still

A bit dated, but pretty cool still

This blog posting actually references the book we are reading in class - Disrupting Class, and offers some views and an example on the disruptive technology concept.

Edubuntu is a whole linux operating system built especially for educational users....never thought about this before, but it's a brilliant idea, take a look at the integrated tools it features!

I've always been interested in the use of these so called 'e-readers', how they hopefully will take the place of books, will let you take notes right there on the digital text and will seriously lighten you backpack. Obviously these things haven't quite caught on yet, but the techology is certainly starting to get better and better in this area!

A pretty bold assertion - "On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction."

Fascinating article on augmented reality technology that is being built into contact lens!