If you Tweet, will anybody hear it? - Teach42
Great post from Steve Dembo. Just because you tweet it, doesn't mean to say anyone will 'hear' it! Nice post with good tips.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
The purpose of this blog is to enable Terry Freedman to maintain a chronological record of websites found, and bookmarked primarily on Diigo. For the most part it is updated automatically, and the results posted on Twitter in order to benefit the educational technology/educational ICT community.
If you Tweet, will anybody hear it? - Teach42
Great post from Steve Dembo. Just because you tweet it, doesn't mean to say anyone will 'hear' it! Nice post with good tips.
8 Great Climate Change Resources for Your Blog Action Day Post - Blog Action Day 2009
@blogactionday blog action day"
Computers in Classrooms Files (Subscribers)
ICT in The Rose Review of the Primary Curriculum
"learning revoloution" "informal learning"
DCSF: Attainment by Pupil Characteristics, in England 2007/08
attainment by pupil characteristics
Learning with 'e's: The Atkins diet
a nice summary from Steve Wheeler
Public TV - Big Brother State - Big Brother State
Useful starting point for discussion with students
The History of the Positronic Robot and Foundation Stories
"the Three Laws of Robotics"
Tags: the Three Laws of Robotics, science fiction, sci fi, Asimov
10 Things Every Kumbaya Blogger Should Know | Copyblogger
Interesting article about building a bogging community AND having a life
BESA publishes its annual survey of ICT in UK State Schools....
BESA - BESA ICT in UK State Schools 2009 summary report
A summary document containing highlighted trend, and headline statistics from BESA's ICT in UK State Schools
The_Machine_that_Won_the_War01.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Tags: the, machine that won the war, sci fi, science fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Memorable quotes
I will be referring to this and other recently-bookmarked items in an article about science fiction and ICT
Tags: science fiction, sci fi, HAL quotes
Public TV - Big Brother State - Big Brother State
Useful starting point for discussion with students
Tags: Big Brother, surveillance society
The History of the Positronic Robot and Foundation Stories
"the Three Laws of Robotics"
tags: the Three Laws of Robotics, science fiction, sci fi, Asimov
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Memorable quotes
I will be referring to this and other recently-bookmarked items in an article about science fiction and ICT
The_Machine_that_Won_the_War01.pdf (application/pdf Object)
tags: the, machine that won the war, sci fi, science fiction
BESA - BESA ICT in UK State Schools 2009 summary report
A summary document containing highlighted trend, and headline statistics from BESA's ICT in UK State Schools
BESA publishes its annual survey of ICT in UK State Schools....
10 Things Every Kumbaya Blogger Should Know | Copyblogger
Interesting article about building a bogging community AND having a life
New Economics of Advertising: 101 Twitter Tools to Help You Achieve All Your Goals
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin (SpaceWesterns.com)
A good place to start a discussion on the 'efficiency' of technology.
Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon UC
Good for exploring the ethical use of science & technology
Public TV - Research TV - Forget Robo Cop, Meet Robo Receptionist
robot receptionist
Educational Technology - ICT in Education: --> Web 2.0 Projects Book Deadline Extended
Web 2.0 Projects Book Deadline Extended. Includes a couple of examples of submissions received so far
free online database of CPD opportunities in Britain. Looks potentially useful
The Educational Technology Site: ICT in Education: --> Independent Review of ICT User Skills
My review of the just-published Independent Review of ICT User Skills
tags: Independent, Review, of, ICT, User, Skills, in, education, Terry, Freedman
The 13 year old news mogul. Amazing? Frightening! Great stuff. I wonder what they're taught in ICT lessons...
Video: #FollowFriday, The Fad That Adds Value To Twitter
Since January 16th of this year, Fridays have become a big day for Twitter users. The reason for the hype is a result of the hot trend called #FollowFriday. Micah Baldwin, the Creator of #FollowFriday and the VP of Business Development at Lijit, talks with WebProNews in the above video and tells how he had no idea his one tweet would reach the level it has.
Episode 36: A conversation about Teachmeet NEL 2009
I recently met up with Dave Smith and Anthony Evans to talk to them about what makes Teachmeet NEL 2009 different from other Teachmeets, and why people should come. This recording, which is just over ten minutes long, is the result.
stateofvgamer_040609_fnl1.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Interesting report on users and usage of various games consoles
Suicidal teenager saved by Facebook friend - Telegraph
A British teenager who attempted to commit suicide was saved by police after a Facebook user on the other side of the Atlantic raised the alarm.
At last, a story about the potential BENEFITS of social networking for young people.
It also serves as a warning though: look how little information the police had to go on before finding the boy's actual address.
Facebook saves businessman from bankruptcy - Telegraph
A struggling printer has saved his business from bankruptcy thanks to social networking website Facebook, he said.
In the light of all the negative stuff being published around social networking, it's good to see a write-up of the positive aspects. In this story, Facebook is used to bring the services of a near-bankrupt company to the attention of a wider audience.
Memex 1.1 » Blog Archive » Relationship Symmetry in Social Networks
Interesting analysis of the differences between Twitter and Facebook in terms of friends/followers. Concludes that Twitter is a more realistic reflection of how behave in everyday life. My view: yes, but so what?
Diigo - Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Social Bookmarking and Annotation, Social Information Network! - Annotated
Another scare story about the dreadful effects of social networking, this time on children's brains
tags: Baroness Greenfield, is social networking harmful?, Does social networking harm children's brains?, ramblinrob
Extending Horizons: Does social networking harm children's brains?
Yet another scare story. I quite like the way it's been treated here. Different from my own treatment, but the same sense of dismay or exasperation I think!
tags: Baroness Greenfield, is social networking harmful?, Does social networking harm children's brains?, ramblinrob
The Year in Social Media: 2008 | WebProNews
This is an interesting retrospective on developments in social networks over the course of 2008. Makes a change from the endless predictions, but not too sure how useful it will be, apart from an historical perspective and the odd link
tags: social networking, social media, social media in 2008, Chris Crumb