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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

Army War College National Security Seminar that caused this response. Social media has not shown an ability to “self correct” perhaps because by its very nature, the responses can only be positive and thus, there is no self-correcting mechanism built into its algorithm. Let’s dig in. Source: Wired.

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Students Size Up Edtech’s Dark Side

Edsurge

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. Read part 1 , part 2 (about audio) , part 3 (about video) , and part 4 (about mobile tech in education). This theme keyed into addiction concerns, as social media and gaming become ever more effective in giving us dopamine hits.

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Tools for conviviality? Illich and social media

Learning with 'e's

In so many ways, the social web mirrors Illich''s ideas for ''information exchanges'', and ''peer matching'' services, especially where facilitated through mobile, internet enabled personal devices. 10) Social media, especially those that enable users to create and share content, fall into the category of tools that are worked by us.

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Make your LMS a social learning platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

We inadvertently learn from our daily social interactions, with most of our informal learning happens through online sources of information. For example, YouTube, social media, news websites, even self-help videos/blogs which are present in every possible genre. Seminars held online, are called webinars.

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Lesson Ideas for Mobile Learning

Educator Innovator

New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Shelly Terrell about her new book, which highlights the power of students’ mobile devices to drive learning in and out of the classroom. But, that was the extent of my experimentation with mobile learning. I’ve learned a great deal from her. By Howard Rheingold.

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Why the Boldest Ideas in Education Come From Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

A local entrepreneur from East Oakland, Michelle Ching and her team are the brains behind Literator , a mobile app that allows teachers to capture and analyze data about students’ reading performance. “When you think about formerly incarcerated people, I challenge you to see us as full humans,” says Greene. Literator. WordsLiive.

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ASHA Here I Come!

SpeechTechie

We plan this to be a fun, end-of-day session with a lot of interaction, allowing participants to ask questions about what they would like to learn about technology, both laptop/desktop and mobile, along with some presentations of key skills.