As the age at which children start to get familiar with computers and the net gets ever lower, questions are starting to be asked about what that exposure is doing to our children's brains and their ability to concentrate.
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Today, we are happy to announce the release of Diigo Educator Accounts, a suite of features that makes it incredibly easy for teachers to get their entire class of students or their peers started on collaborative research using Diigo's powerful web annotation and social bookmarking technology.
Offers ways to open up conversations with teens and younger kids about appropriate and inappropriate behavior, especially with regards to technology use among friends.
Challenge Based Learning is an engaging multidisciplinary approach to teaching and learning that encourages students to leverage the technology they use in their daily lives to solve real-world problems.
Sets of exercises will guide you through a detailed exploration of Tar Beach 2. Use your cursor to explore the visual elements that Ringgold has utilized in the construction of Tar Beach 2. Compare/Contrast with Tar Beach 1.
ALEXANDROMEDA PROJECT is a long-term artistic creation, the one of its kind, unique Recycling of Computer and Electronic parts into futuristic and ancient like Art objects
Secure VoiceThread network for students and teachers to collaborate and share ideas with classrooms anywhere in the world.
Group conversations around images, documents, and videos
Messages can be text-based (computer keyboard, phone text), audio (computer mic, telephone call, upload), or video (computer webcam, upload)
Can be used to put "instruction" online.
This article will not discuss the pros, cons, or reasons to use Twitter, but if you have already decided to try it out, it will be a good place to start.