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Post arguing that teachers should keep a professional distance from their students. I think I profoundly disagree with this post, not around the act of staying distant but about the power differential built into his argument. Acting ethically and modelling good and realistic practice in life is more fundamental to a useful educational stance. This post refers I think to non-adults and emotional transference is something that teachers need to be conscious of. I'm not arguing that teachers should friend all their pupils online, rather that his reasons for this are flawed.

Google+ is the thread that Google wants to link everything - the one ring scenario.

Patching in VOIP to DS106radio and allowing multi-user mobile connection. Uses OSS Asterix

"...I wanted to find a straightforward means for users to access #ds106radio broadcasting... To accomplish this I adopted Asterisk - a robust open source PBX software platform."<--we could use this to run our own VotApedia installation too!

The divide in academia - those who blog and engage in the online world, and those who don't. Very good post. Also ties in with the connected researcher sessions we've done for Fass.

The future is the pad and it's here now. Worth reading.

Summary: Twitter is undoubtedly one of the most recent and successful examples of social networking to appear on the World Wide Web. Twitter provides an API so Web developers can enable their users to access the various features that the Twitter site provides. In this article, learn the basics of using the Twitter REST API.

"In this post I hope to unpick what my Twitter network means to me in terms of my classroom practise and explore the best ways that you can utilise it in your own classroom."

Links to configuring many clients for Gmail. Colorado Uni gives staff optional access to Gmail as well as Apps for everyone

"Our first year Biological Sciences students have just completed their key skills course. This consists of two modules, one delivered in Term 1 (scientific literature databases, Google Reader & RSS, intellectual property, Google Docs collaborative writing,..."

Project to embed usb drives in walls etc for anonymous, no connection, sharing. Could be like e-geocaching!

Open shared local networks in a box. Useful for collaboration and when you don't need the internet getting in the way.

I had a look and think we could do. Might need Rob to do some soldering.

Here's our justification, it turns out "Darts built the device, originally called Freedrop, as an easy way to share files with his students in class. "I was looking for a device that would allow users in the same physical space to easily share files,' he says. It was a hit, but he soon found that his students had other sharing plans. 'Students started sharing non-class related materials, their favorite albums and so on.'"

Developing a communication system by which users can connect to each other and share information in the absence of convenient access to the Internet.

Nowadays, the digital version of print magazines and newspapers are becoming increasingly popular among publishers as they can save printing and postage costs as well as they are able to reach a whole new audience in the online world. The continuing interest of digital in the adaptation of digital replica editions of newspapers and magazines encourages web developers to create websites that are offering service to allow anyone to create their own digital magazine and newspaper. Some of these websites are very easy to use, simple and provide you with unlimited access to their resources for free.

Coursera partners with country for mooc delivery.

Includes details on turning your phone into a pirate box - and now available in Google Play!