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"What's something not many people know about you? Type it below:"--A possible use might be a two truths and a lie type ice breaker activity

Digital truths and hoaxes!

"It concerns me how a lot of the social learning conversation seems to veer around the tools in the space. Tools are arriving thick and fast and yeah, it's easy to get caught up with all the bling. And this is not to say that I'm never excited by tools - nothing could be far from the truth. This said, social learning is less about the technology and more about the human interaction."

More back story stuff for digital literacy. Young Jewish girl accused of anti-Semitism when in fact following Jewish tradition. Framing of stories (in this case by right wing bloggers but could be by others) can affect our perception of online (and any) information. 

5 little things about Twitter for educators - well myths dispelled. You already know these but could be handy for a PD session.

Michael Peters reviews MOOCs from an economic, post-modern university type standpoint. Quite long. Most of the comments are garbage!

One view of New Orleans 10 years after Katrina. Compare with other view saved in this group.

Article on Freire and relevance in current economics and education

Short post from Howard Jarche reminding us that we need to get better at managing our knowledge in the knowledge economy.