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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- The creator of Doritos has died at the age of 97, and his family plans to toss the snack chips into his grave as a tribute.

Google Images. This picture is really funny and a representation of online dating

Features clips from various popular YouTube videos.

Talks about how to create digital identities and gives data on how often teachers update their profiles.

Classrooms have come a long way. There's been an exponential growth in educational technology advancement over the past few years. From overhead projectors to iPads, it's important to understand not only what's coming next but also where it all started. We've certainly come a long way but some things seem hauntingly similar to many years ago.

This article discusses whether our constant use of the internet might actually be changing the way our brains do their work - physically and mentally. Why should the brain retain information if it knows that Google can supplement what it's lost? Studies have shown that our habitual practices can actually change our neuronal structures, and what is more habitual than our constant use of the internet? This article posits that we may be losing some of our capability for contemplative concentration due to technology and a culture that is no longer print-based.

This is kinda cool and funny. hehe.

This is a survey on surveymonkey.com. I have posted the link below. I would ask if everyone would kindly take it as it is important to my research with the results. Thank you.

Holy Freaking Shit! :-O

This article gives a little synopsis on the study done on the the effect of file sharing on record sales. The full paper is http://www.unc.edu/~cigar/papers/FileSharing_March2004.pdf

This source shows both sides of the internet, examining how the benefits of the internet can change depending on what you use it for.

A quick view with some examples on societal benefits of music file sharing. The Negative effects from this student is http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/02241/pros.htm

Kids are more likely to know who to use a computer or cell phone than know how to ride a bike or know how to swim.

This entire website, HASTAC, is pretty interesting. Lots of resources related to teaching and digital media

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This talks about possible negative emotional effects of Facebook and those with social skills that aren't as up to par as the average person.

For decades, educators have been scrambling to find better ways to prepare students for the real world. It began with the mildly apocalyptic government report, A Nation at Risk, which warned that an outdated school system was unwittingly sabotaging America's economic superiority.

This is totally sick and retro. Lol.

This essay writed by Danah Boyd at the University of California-Berkeley talks about the role of the internet and social sites in teens life, identity, friendships,etc.

I found that this video could be directly related back to the concept of using your "exterior brain" Crowd-sourcing is the act of giving a task to an outside group of people...such as Wikipedia. It thinks for you!

Sarah, you might find this interesting as well: http://hastac.org/blogs/cathy-davidson/how-crowdsource-grading