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Insulat-Ed December 10, 2008 - 7:55 pm As the scope and quality of learning that can happen outside of institutional groups continues to increase, the educational hegemony of traditional schools continues to decrease. In Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations, Clay Shirky writes, "Now that there is competition to traditional institutional forms for getting things done, those institutions will continue to exist, but their purchase on modern life will weaken as novel alternatives for group action arise."

A dozen activities are presented for using an online education technology tool to engage students in classroom activities to develop a better understanding of concepts.

Sharon Friesen's inquiry resources

"Internet entrepreneurs climb on stage at technology conferences and praise a world in which everyone is perpetually connected to the Web. But down in the audience, where people are busy typing and transmitting this wisdom, getting a Wi-Fi connection is often downright impossible. "

Interesting to read about this Wi-Fi overload. This is something that didn't happen at the ACEC2010 conference, even though the delegates clobbered the venue network with their hundreds of devices.

"A Community of Practice for teachers using edmodo. Work in Progress" This Wikispace from teachers in NSW covers About Best Practices edmodo and school safety edmodo for Student Voice Independent Schools NSW DEC Topics Parents Resource List School Directory School Policy School Subdomains Selling edmodo Teacher Stories Teacher Topics The edmodo FAQ Use Edmodo - Primary School Using Edmodo - General Using Edmodo - High School Using Edmodo - Special Needs

A great video on Twitter looking in particular at the use of Tweetdeck

"Last week my wife and I told our 13-year-old daughter she could join Facebook. Within a few hours she had accumulated 171 friends, and I felt a little as if I had passed my child a pipe of crystal meth. I don't mean to be a spoilsport, and I don't think I'm a Luddite. I edit a newspaper that has embraced new media with creative, prizewinning gusto. I get that the Web reaches and engages a vast, global audience, that it invites participation and facilitates - up to a point - newsgathering. But before we succumb to digital idolatry, we should consider that innovation often comes at a price. And sometimes I wonder if the price is a piece of ourselves. "

the chances of successful outcomes are multiplied when every person in the group makes a commitment to active participation in helping others learn.

Communities Start a community for your classroom, sports team or any other trusted group. Its fast, free and easy. Applications Take advantage of free built-in applications: Centralized calendar Volunteering organizer Homework panel File Upload/Download Photo sharing Discussion groups Potluck organizer Snack scheduler