http://edtags.org/ http://edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://edtags.org/bookmarks.php/libbypokel Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090109/ap_on_hi_te/foreign_news_startup GlobalPost.com responds to the increasing challenges facing print newspaper. Will web become the definitive format for news? libbypokel Sun, 11 Jan 2009 08:30:42 +0000 t561 newspapers technology http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090105/ap_on_hi_te/med_myspace_safety Dr. Megan Moreno's research on teen cyber safety has taken a turn towards intervention. She sends a brief but impactful message to teens with explicit content on their MySpace page. libbypokel Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:05:24 +0000 t561 cyber safety teens social networking http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/09/gaze_and_think.php This is an old study (2006), but the concept is really interesting--especially its tie to student-teacher relationships and behaviors interpreted as disrespect! libbypokel Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:37:12 +0000 t561 cognitive psychology problem solving http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/323/5910/75 Article looking at applications and outcomes of technology-based assessment. libbypokel Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:16:11 +0000 t561 assessment technology http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=using-virtual-worlds-and-video-game-2009-01-01 Includes an interview with Chris Dede about River City and Alien Encounter libbypokel Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:10:15 +0000 t561 k-12 video games http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5imLzxaKethq9jESypo6YoZPNL0yAD95DS18O0 Obama's plan for physical improvements to K-12 classrooms across the country includes a push for universal internet access through the E-Rate program. libbypokel Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:37:08 +0000 t561 k-12 internet access school improvements http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/12/31/ap5871419.html libbypokel Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:33:02 +0000 t561 k-12 education reform finance http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081230/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_gaming_for_good Elf Island, a gaming community for tweens, links online actions to Habitat for Humanity's real-world charity efforts. Check out the game at http://www.elfisland.com/ and the GoodQuests blog at http://blog.elfisland.com/. libbypokel Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:14:27 +0000 t561 video games tweens goodquests elf island http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081231/ap_on_hi_te/online_college_interviews Colleges increasingly use Skype and other web cam systems to conduct interviews and make for a more personalized admissions process. libbypokel Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:05:55 +0000 t561 higher education admission skype http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/related-top-news/index.cfm?i=56505 This Missouri cyber bullying law is a response to the 2006 MySpace-related death of Megan Meier. libbypokel Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:53:50 +0000 t561 cyber bullying legislation http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nm/20081221/tc_nm/us_video_games A group of 60- and 70-year-olds using strategy-based video games saw gains in memory, reasoning, and the ability to multi-task. libbypokel Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:46:34 +0000 t561 video games brain health aging http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20081223/tc_pcworld/nothingescapesthepullofaplaystation3notevenablackhole UMass-Dartmouth physics professor builds a "supercomuter" using 16 PlayStations to work out a theory about black holes. libbypokel Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:43:32 +0000 t561 science education playstation http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=11047906 Video interview with Dr. Mizuko Ito, researcher at the University of California-Irvine, who has conducted a large-scale study of what teens may be learning from their online activities. libbypokel Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:12:12 +0000 t562 technology digital natives 21st century learning skills media literacy http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3569045/Words-associated-with-Christianity-and-British-history-taken-out-of-childrens-dictionary.html Words associated with Christianity (bishop, aisle), British history (empire, monarchy), and the countryside have been bumped from a popular UK Junior dictionary. In their place: mp3 player, blog, and broadband (among others). libbypokel Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:31:37 +0000 t561 k-12 lexicon culture media literacy http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/universities-wimp-out-on-fighting-cheaters/2/ Blogger Greg Forster posits that technology actually makes cheating and plagiarism MORE difficult at the collegiate level, contrary to popular belief. It's just a matter of how involved school administration--and potentially the federal government--are willing to get... libbypokel Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:57:01 +0000 t561 higher education plagiarism cheating technology