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TED video from 2007 about next 5000 days of web.

Mind map from keynote speech. Interesting stats and figures

Really outstanding but lengthy session on how to use a wiki in teaching. Within the first 20 minutes he talks about using a wiki for his own course notes--he can access from any computer when he has a thought; an example, he says, of "cloud computing." He also explains how he started using a wiki for student note-taking. None of his students were taking notes because his lecture was "making sense." Instructor's (Richard Buckland) worry was that maybe later it WOULDN'T make sense. He tried handing out notes to studetns, each student taking turns keeping notes, and others. One student suggested a wiki and he says it's worked fantastically! COLLABORATIVE LECTURE NOTES. Now when he lectures he displays a brief outline of his notes which students then mark-up for themselves. Students now own their notes! He reviews at night and sees where students have trouble. He does NOT change the notes. He waits because often students will comes back to fix. But if he sees the error persists by the next lecture, then he knows he needs to correct a misconception.

"Contrary to popular belief, younger Internet users are actually more vigilant about protecting the information they share online than their older counterparts, according to a new study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project. "

Could this be the future of online education? Short tutorials available on youtube - developing traction! From the article: "Bill Gates' favorite teacher." http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/23/technology/sal_khan_academy.fortune/

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Khanacademy has video lectures for each topic, and lots of information videos for some other majors also.

this article from the Chronicle of Higher Education provides suggestions as to how professors can grade student blogs.

Free professional development from volunteers in BC.

Here is Twitter basics from Twitter website

wesite information dedicated to flexible work environments. Fournd this from the ASSHE webite for sustainablity.

Using windows is different from using Mac. This is several attempts to get it right I hope it works this time around.

A ton of other links embedded in blog post from Tony Karrer

Adding Audio to Your Online Course: Topic is revisited from more than 2 years ago. Dan and Susan look at how universal voice is when teaching online. Are people using voice and if so, how

professional development ideas from Educause

I know that someone from class asked me about this website so I thought that I would add it - great webinar opportunities

"Classroom 2.0 is a free, community-supported network. We especially hope that those who are "beginners" will find this a supportive comfortable place to start being part of the digital dialog." more from www.classroom20.com

E-Learning Queen focuses on distance training and education, from instructional design to e-learning and mobile solutions, and pays attention to psychological, social, and cultural factors. The edublog emphasizes real-world e-learning issues and appropriate uses of emerging technologies. Who is the Queen? You are, dear reader. Susan Smith Nash is the Queen's assistant.

New York Times technology blogs are located here. The articles are very current. I (as a teacher) will probably benefit from these sites as much as my students. I plan on posting the YouTube "Blogs in Education" video along with these blogs, because the video gives a good description, application and history of blogs.

Review of Extracting Information From the Social Web for Health Personalization Luis Fernandez-Luque1, MSc; Randi Karlsen1,2, PhD; Jason Bonander3, MA 1Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway2Computer Science Department, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway3Division of Knowledge Management, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States Luis Fernandez-Luque, MScNorthern Research InstitutePostboks 6434 ForskningsparkenTromsø, 9294NorwayPhone: 47 93421287Fax: 47 77629401Email: In recent years the Web has come into its own as a social platform where health consumers are actively creating and consuming Web content.

The Web version of this article differs somewhat from the print edition, reflecting recent and fast developments in the Web 2.0 world. Nothing has been cut from the earlier, print version; instead, some content has been added as new projects emerged. EDUCAUSE Review, vol. 41, no. 2 (March/April 2006): 32-44.

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