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Why Web Literacy Should Be Part of Every Education Cathy Davidson and Mark Surman Making web literacy the fourth literacy begins with the premise that not only are humans capable of learning together--we're doing it, contributing to peer learning online, every day of our lives. That is a major educational paradigm shift, the great gift we've been given by those who built the web on open architecture. Web literacy explains the world we live in and gives us the tools to contribute to that world.

Pappas proposed six "budget-friendly ... open source web conferencing software tools to consider" (2016.05.27).

"These guidelines are to help you become familiar with various types of Web resources and the reliability of the information" you find among them (¶2, retrieved 2016.12.22).

EDUC439/639 Social Networking Mathieu Plourde University of Delaware This class will focus first on personal information management practices, and will then expand to include connecting with the right people online, collaborating with them, and using social media and web 2.0 services in educational settings. Even if you don't currently teach, you'll be able to use the skills developed during the course to become a lifelong learner, and you'll be in a better position to convince colleagues and stakeholders of the value of social media and web 2.0 for teaching and learning in your unit.

"The LRMI is working to make it easier to publish, discover and deliver quality educational content on the web by creating a standard tagging framework for learning resources. Through its proof of concept project, the LRMI aims to document best practices for tagging to the LRMI specification and provide support for publishers by helping them understand the "real world" application of the LRMI. T"

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"Join Kathy Craven and Emily Wray, faculty from Full Sail University, for an interactive session exploring the art and science of digital storytelling. Learn how to facilitate these dynamic projects in an online classroom - from scripting and story boarding to production and publishing. Learn to use collaborative web-based tools and countless free resources to develop a practical production model for engaging your students' creativity and critical thinking skills. The NMC Horizon Connect Webinar series is free for Higher Ed and K-12 NMC members throughout the year. Non-members pay $99 per webinar. If you are not a member, learn how to become a Higher Ed or K-12 NMC member here and join before you register. "

"A physical, interactive web design kit created to facilitate client conversation and brainstorming during the discovery and design phase."