The fear of students’ use of social networking sites, such as MySpace, is eliminating what could be a valuable learning opportunity. Student use of the internet in general, and specifically social networking, continues to grow. I recently became aware of a couple of wonderful resources to help adults understand digital kids. Wesley Fryer has created […]

The new International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) technology standards for students give educators a great model for using technology for teacher and student learning. What I found most interesting about what they had designed, is that the call for technology operations and concepts is the final standard. I’m guessing that this was done […]

I did not post any new entries during the Christmas break, but I did spend significant time reading, listening, and watching posts from some of my favorite edu-bloggers. One thing that was common to nearly all sites, was an optimism that web 2.0 tools can have a positive impact on teaching and learning. Another similarity […]