Second Life:
http://secondlife.com/
Second life ref library on NMC site:
http://nmc.org/sl/
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
SolutionWatch: Web 2.0 for School
http://www.solutionwatch.com/512/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-1/
"With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. To me, the growing interest for web-based learning is amazing, which brought me to thinking; what if I were to consolodate some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and administrators alike? Well, I convinced myself. The following is a compilation of Web 2.0 products that I’ve personally researched and tested."
Check out SolutionWatch at:
http://www.solutionwatch.com
"With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. To me, the growing interest for web-based learning is amazing, which brought me to thinking; what if I were to consolodate some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and administrators alike? Well, I convinced myself. The following is a compilation of Web 2.0 products that I’ve personally researched and tested."
Check out SolutionWatch at:
http://www.solutionwatch.com
Friday, October 06, 2006
Academic - Learning Beyond LMS
http://incsub.org/soulsoup/?p=633
People are getting it!! Finally!
Social software: E-learning beyond learning management systems
by Christian Dalsgaard of Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus
http://www.eurodl.org/materials/
contrib/2006/Christian_Dalsgaard.htm
People are getting it!! Finally!
Social software: E-learning beyond learning management systems
by Christian Dalsgaard of Institute of Information and Media Studies, University of Aarhus
http://www.eurodl.org/materials/
contrib/2006/Christian_Dalsgaard.htm
Monday, October 02, 2006
Trends: Email out of vogue with youth?
E-Mail is for Old People
As students ignore their campus accounts, colleges try new ways of communicating
By DAN CARNEVALE
From the Chronicle of Higher Education issue dated October 6, 2006
Excerpt: College officials around the country find that a growing number of students are missing important messages about deadlines, class cancellations, and events sent to them by e-mail because, well, the messages are sent to them by e-mail.
In response, some institutions require that students check their college e-mail accounts so they do not miss announcements, holding students responsible for official information that comes through that medium. Other institutions are attempting to figure out what technology students are using to try to reach them there.
http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i07/07a02701.htm
As students ignore their campus accounts, colleges try new ways of communicating
By DAN CARNEVALE
From the Chronicle of Higher Education issue dated October 6, 2006
Excerpt: College officials around the country find that a growing number of students are missing important messages about deadlines, class cancellations, and events sent to them by e-mail because, well, the messages are sent to them by e-mail.
In response, some institutions require that students check their college e-mail accounts so they do not miss announcements, holding students responsible for official information that comes through that medium. Other institutions are attempting to figure out what technology students are using to try to reach them there.
http://chronicle.com/free/v53/i07/07a02701.htm
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