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Create an interactive class textbook using Flipboard. Create a twitter account and have students post video, blogs, etc. about topics they are discussing in class. An excellent idea on how to incorporate the iPad/Flipboard into the classroom

"Last month, Erica Goldson graduated as valedictorian of Coxsackie-Athens High School. Instead of using her graduation speech to celebrate the triumph of her victory, the school, and the teachers that made it happen, she channeled her inner Ivan Illich and de-constructed the logic of a valedictorian and the whole educational system."

First in series of articles about the changes to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. "The exemption on the cracking of [Content Scrambling Systems] now extends to all college and university instructors, as well as students in film and media studies courses, and the permitted "educational uses" now include critical commentary and documentary production, as well as the exceptionally broad category of "non-commercial videos."

More information about the DVDs "Letting Us Rip: Our New Right to Fair Use of DVDs" http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Letting-Us-Rip-Our-New-Right/25797/

From the description: "Dr. Curtis Bonk's TravelinEdman distance education videos. Curt Bonk is Professor at Indiana University and President of CourseShare. Drawing on his background as a corporate controller, CPA, educational psychologist, and instructional technologist, Bonk offers unique insights into the intersection of business, education, psychology, and technology. A well-known authority on emerging technologies for learning, Bonk reflects on his speaking experiences around the world in his popular blog, TravelinEdMan."

Had an issue with this, mostly because of the way the article ended, with the euphemism "unwilling to engage in the writing process." Dr Free-Ride (blogger) responded to this in a way I would suspect most faculty would. http://scientopia.org/blogs/ethicsandscience/2010/08/02/college-kids-and-their-plagiarism-or-college-professors-and-their-quaint-insistence-on-proper-citation-of-sources/

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"Digital games have the potential to bring play back to the learning experience"

"Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how."

"Games, simulations, and virtual worlds provide educators with an opportunity to engage learners in an immersive and interactive environment that requires knowledge, decision making, and information management skills. However, the use of immersive learning environments can be controversial; their association with play and fun is often considered noneducational. Even so, games, simulations, and virtual worlds are gaining increased cultural acceptance. Research suggests that these environments can play a significant role in facilitating learning through engagement, group participation, immediate feedback, and providing real-world contexts."

"You probably remember going to school with the teacher at the front of the room and the students sitting quietly in neat rows. But education has changed; now students work in groups and participate actively in class. Even homework is different. Vodcasting is changing the role of the teacher in the classroom. "

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