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Using a public or open WiFi network can be a great free source to surf online, but at the same time, risk of security being broken is high as well. Therefore, when connected to a Public WiFi Network, there are certain things you must consider to tighten your security.

Suggested uses: extending networks, retrieving lost conversations

Search engine collection by Steve Hargadon (www.stevehargadon.com) "that allows you to search across ALL public Ning networks and other conversation-oriented sites for specific content" (On Classroom 2.0: ... New Searching Site; December 16, 2008). allows you to search across ALL public Ning networks and other conversation-oriented sites for specific content.

"All goo.gl URLs and click analytics are public[,] and can be shared by anyone." Adjacent to a "Hide URL" button near the foot of the page display is an explanation, "Hidden URLs remain public, but are permanently removed from your dashboard" (emphasis added, 2011.09.12).

Interesting footnote re: public awareness raising and logo trademarking

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) highlights an extensive public awareness raising campaign vis-à-vis "the importance of learning languages and understanding cultures" (banner, ¶1), but may confound "all Americans" with a national populace (U.S.).

Coiro, Julie. (2005). Making sense of online text. Educational Leadership 62(2), 30-35. Retrieved September 21, 2011, from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/oct05/vol63/num02/Making-Sense-of-Online-Text.aspx "Four challenges face students as they use Internet technologies to search for, navigate, critically evaluate, and synthesize information. Here ... [Coiro] pose[s] each challenge as a question and suggest a corresponding activity that models effective strategies to help students meet that challenge" (A New Kind of Literacy, ¶3).

Full page title: Futurelab - Resources - Publications, reports & articles - Web articles - A primer on e-learning, by Ken Allan

sample from a resource-rich site

In the recent years, there has been a series of criminal activities which includes bombing on social/public places such as hotels and market places, frequent grenade attacks and bombing and collapsing of the towers and stadiums. When such incidences occur, many are the times when life of hundreds of people gets claimed ruthlessly. Some people claim that such activities are associated with Muslim community while some blame Christians, Buddhists or Hindus. There is no reason, strong enough, as to why one should think that such horrid acts are religion based. It is difficult to explain the association of any religion with all these terrorizing and dehumanizing activities.

Crysis 2 is a first person shooter game, which became much popular around the globe. Its rich graphics, strategic aptitudes, and mission details are very highly appreciated, by the gaming public.

..."a web-based word[-]processor...." "Free..." for public notes, "no sign-up required."

public school goes w. 1:1 at junior high level--are the high schools going to follow?

Thanks to Joao for pointing this out!

Although fast and loose about what constitutes collaboration, this paper concisely introduces and compares free online tools that writers can use to compose (and publish) documents collectively and jointly, namely: GoogleDoc, Writeboard (no publication), ZohoWriter, and ThinkFree.

"This is a clean and safe site for children and others to find good-quality, printable images that have no copyright restrictions. All the images are in the Public Domain. ... can be integrated in Open Office" (from Sheryl A).

Webheads in Action. Many people are members of both Webheads and Webheads in Action. the date in the address, 2002, shows when they were first publically active.

This Center for Technology in Learning page introduces activities of the center which focus on learning environments, lists current projects, and includes a list of selected publications, many of which are available online.

I happened upon the sri.com site by following a reference to Tapped In (R) from the Unsung Hero... post on Authorship 2.0 (June 18, 2008).

Karen Swan (Kent State University) introduces a special issue of JALN about collaboration thus: "... [M]any online educators remain unsure of why, when, and how to introduce collaboration in their online classes. This special issue is designed to provide help with collaborative activities."

I can hardly wait to read these articles!

This site contains resources for those who are just beginning and those who wish to explore in greater depth three important topics in higher education today, particularly as they are related to teacher preparation. The three topics of this website are: Multimedia Records of Practice to enable faculty to make public their typically invisible practice of teaching and to support their scholarship of teaching activities; Electronic Portfolios to enable faculty and students to reflect upon their learning or professional development or to support program or institutional assessment; and Digital Storytelling to enable faculty, students, and others to easily create digital stories with which they may share their reflections on their experiences in learning.

Categories include: Conversation Starters; 21st Century Learning; Copyright, Copyleft & Remix/Mashup Culture; Influence of Media on Society; History of Technology & Media; Social Networks & Identity; Mashups, Stop Motion, Animations & Short Films; Public Service Announcements and Political Messages; Cyberbullying and Internet Safety; and Documentaries