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EVGENY MOROZOV on Snowden and the fate of the Internet.

Internet filtering and false positives

Jackie Gierstein explains Education 1.0, Education 2.0 and Education 3.0 in terms of pedagogical frameworks and how the Internet is used for each framework.

useful infographic from Intel.com with a download image option

Post on Open Library starting to loan in copyright digital books. Very interesting.

"ipadio allows you to broadcast from any phone to the Internet live.  Phone blog, collect audio data, record and update the world, or simply let your mates know what you're doing - ipadio is integrated with Social Media & Blogging platforms"

Online conference for the course Internet Communities and Social Networks.  Designed by students on course but open to all. This was part of their assessment.

Papers and presentations by Matthew Allen at Curtin. Some good stuff on the place of the internet and teaching in a web research area.

"Create a feed from a device, building, environment or sensor connected to the internet and store, share & graph its datastreams in realtime.. Access realtime & historical data from devices, buildings, environments or sensors to control other environments, embed graphs in websites, trigger actions, etc..."

"The development of the information society and the widespreaddiffusion of information technology give rise to new opportunities for learning. At the same time, they challenge established views and practices regarding how teaching and learning should be organised and carried out. Higher educational institutions have been using the Internet and other digital technologies to develop and distribute education for several years. Yet, until recently, much of the learning materials were locked up behind passwords within proprietary systems, unreachable for outsiders. The open educational resource (OER) movement aims to break down such barriers and to encourage and enable freely sharing content."

"The current buzz in the internet world is about "mashups" and "remix". This article explores the question as to the legality of engaging in the practices of mashing and remix of copyright material as a part of cultural existence and expression - without the permission of the copyright owner. In the context of mashups, the article will look at the increasing number of video and website mashups and what this means for copyright law; while in the context of remix the article will consider the recent Dean Gray remix and what copyright law is willing to permit in this regard."

Downes writes on what is faddish and what is passing on the internet - might not agree with everything , but good discussion points on future trends

"It isn't a completely introductory level document, but should be useful and informative for people who have a responsibility care towards children and young people - including governors, principals and senior management teams, Safeguarding boards and local authorities - people who are making decisions concerning educational provision and resourcing. It will also be very handy for anyone working within the sector and wanting to use internet based services with young people."

This and that from internet, entertainment, media and brands -Cool photos with savvy text attached

Spanish group issue a manifesto for copyright and internet access.

Ewan McIntosh on taking a harder look at iPads for learning and what that means in a wider context of internet enabled and student led education.

Open Library and eBook lending.

"The price of college is going to fall, and the Internet is going to cause that fall. The rest of it is really difficult to figure out."