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This is another official update to the original "Shift Happens" video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit http://mediaconvergence.economist.com/ and http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/.

"Educators are crossing a new social-media minefield that can explode with 1 wrong text message or Facebook entry."

Emily Hunt From Common Sense Media will be joining us. If you haven't had a chance to check out this website, you really should! We'll be live at http://edtechtalk.com/live on Thursday, April 15th at 7:30 PM EST Visit Seedlings at: http://bitbybitseedlings.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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Very nice article talking about the use of social media as a backchannel in an education setting.  

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"Playing with Media: Simple Ideas for Powerful Sharing" is:an eBook by Wesley Fryer published in ePub format including video tutorials / screencasts (link to Lulu.com coming soon! Eventually I plan to publish a .mobi version on Amazon, the ePub to iTunes, and an audiobook version too!)this website, anda BYOL (bring your own laptop) workshop (scheduled for the ISTE 2011 conference in Philadelphia)

Excellent source of projects integrating technology while addressing Common Core.

The cyberpredator as portrayed in the media is largely inaccurate. Read this study to learn the truth about what is happening.

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"Digital citizenship is a key component of the technology and media literacy. We do not teach our students how to be good citizens in the real physical world but how they can be good netizens of the online world as well.Today's learning requires alot of use of technology and most imprtant of all, our students are using technology on a daily basis- text messaging, blogging, Facebooking, Twittering, watching videos, gaming and networking. They live in two different but interconnected worlds. What they do online can have a severe repercussions on their real life if not properly instructed on digital safety issues and this is where digital citizenship fits in."