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"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. "

The Internet Archive/Wayback Machine provides a way of accessing older versions of a website. It can also be useful if a site is temporarily inaccessible. Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 150 billion archived web pages.

The Internet consists of tens of millions of computers throughout the world, all connected by cables. Your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that has a very high-speed (and very expensive) connection to the Internet.

The Internet Scout Report is a weekly newsletter of sorts that shares some excellent Internet resources that can be used in teaching (subscribe for free). Every week, I find myself forwarding at least two or three resources to our faculty, and the response has been very positive.

An illustration of student-created content in an ESL class.

The eminent scholar of legal ethics talks about the book she co-edited.The books deals with privacy issues of the internet. A very important read for anyone who wants to use social media. Birgit

The eminent scholar of legal ethics talks about the book she co-edited.The books deals with privacy issues of the internet. A very important read for anyone who wants to use social media. Birgit

Generations Online in 2009 Over half of the adult internet population is between 18 and 44 years old. But larger percentages of older generations are online now than in the past, and they are doing more activities online.

"Web 2.0" has become a catch-all buzzword that people use to describe a wide range of online activities and applications, some of which the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been tracking for years. As researchers, we instinctively reach for our spreadsheets to see if there is evidence to inform the hype about any online trend. What follows is a short history of the phrase, along with some data to help frame the discussion.

I thought it would be interesting (and maybe ironic) to post an article about diigo on diigo.

What is Diigo? Diigo stands for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff." It is a social bookmarking program that allows you to save your 'favourites' online, so that they can be accessible from any computer with an Internet connection. However, Diigo does much more than this.

I hear complaints about the poor quality of student writing today as often as I read stories about the Internet causing the end of higher education as we know it (i.e., frequently). When those complaints come in the form of actual conversations with peers, instead of in print, I feel myself immediately put on the defensive.

Thanks for this post Heather. I liked that the instructor recognized that despite some challenges with using a new technique to promote his students' writing skills the energy that was expressed by his students far outweighed the "mess" that he dealt with the first time trying something new.

The lack of learning transfer is a common mantra in higher education. It's a good article for reflection. Although I've been a proponent of service learning, at the same time, I wasn't sure how students could or if they would transfer their experiences to the academic component. Now, I need to rethink my position on service learning and its impact on connected learning

While many parents allow children free reign of the Internet at home, there is a debate on the pros and cons of digital devices at school. Let's take a look at some of the positives and negatives of electronic devices in the classroom for teacher and students.

For those who may be a bit unclear on how to use Twitter for a class, the article includes varied strategies. Some of the ideas have already been mentioned in our discussions and responses as we worked through the second module, but there are a few other points that may be noteworthy. Second, the article affirms some of the ideas already shared, especially for those of us who were initially unfamiliar with twitter's potential application.

I'm still not convinced I want to use Twitter in my classes, but this gives a lot of good information.

I must admit that when I first heard about Twitter I thought it represented the apex of what concerns me about internet technology: solipsism and sound-bite communication. While I obviously spend a great deal of time online and thinking about the potential of these new networked digital communication structures, I also worry about the way .....

A timeline made up of samples of communication technology.

The article discusses the paradigm shift in learning styles and approaches using the web resources. Personal learning environments and internet sifting for content is discussed as well.

Education World provides a home for educators on the Internet, where teachers can gather and share ideas.

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"EmergingEdTech" Engaging students and enhancing learning outcomes with Internet & Instructional Technologies. This site has lots of ideas for implementing instructional technologies and tools to make learning more engaging and productive for students and instructors, including social media.