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I appreciate Wheeler's insights. Indeed, the web has changed our world, and it has the potential to change it even more. When Wheeler wrote, "Anyone who believes in democracy must view the Web as a means to achieve it at a global level. The Web gives us all a voice," he expresses a fine idealism. But, he confuses the tool with the end product. Can democracy happen without the web? Yes, it has done that. Will the web lead to democracy? Not necessarily. Can the web be a tool for democracy? Of course. Can the web be a tool for a totalitarian regime? Of course. And, while the web can give us all a voice (assuming we have adequate access), it does not give us all an equal voice. Nor can all voices be equal. Some are more true, some are wiser, and some are more productive and compassionate. Even with the use of social media in recent uprisings, we should not confuse potentiality with actuality.

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Digital portfolios (or e-portfolios) are great tools for students that tick a number of different boxes for teachers. Aside from the obvious advantage of being a web based space to collect student work, it can also serve many other purposes - like tracking progress over time, keeping track of the work done towards meeting Common Core standards, teaching students technology skills, and easily keeping in touch with parents.

21Things4Teachers is a web-based professional development resource offered both as a free online resource and as a structured professional development course. 21Things4Teachers provides just-in-time training based on the ISTE Standards for Teachers (ISTE Standards*T) for K-12 educators through an online interface. It covers a wide array of digital applications framed within the context of different educational practices, issues, considerations and environments.

Edublogs is built on WordPress - which was once just for blogs. But now, WordPress is used for way more than blogs and powers around 20% of the entire web! It never stops amazing us when we see all of the different ways that educators are using Edublogs and we don't get to share them all often enough.

Great how to videos about Diigo