web 2.0
Technology vs. Knowledge
The link below is to an excellent short essay by Chris Dede of the Harvard School of Ed. In the piece, he describes the meeting of classical approaches to education […]
Google Brings Living Stories to WordPress
I will be looking into this very soon for our WordPress engine-based blogs here. If I understand it right, this plug-in will allow you to target a news story, and […]
Facebook: Bad Bet for Student Data
In the well-written article below, the author makes clear why we need to take care in using Facebook for academic purposes (and I do not recommend it). The upshot is […]
Are we being homogenized by Web 2.0?
In a review of Jaron Lanier’s You Are Not a Gadget, Michael Agger of Slate Magazine discusses the author’s premise, which is that the new Web tools like Wikipedia, Facebook, […]
First Look: Apple iPad
Is it possible that in a few years all our students will all have an iPad-type device costing under $300? Instead of heavy backpacks, overpriced textbooks, and notebooks, this device […]
What is Moodle?
This short video introduction to Moodle gives a little of the history and background of Moodle. Moodle Tutorials ::: Educating Educators – A general Moodle presentation. Posted using ShareThis
Copyright Resource at BCC
Karen CH writes: ” I have put up the following copyright page which can be found at: http://www.berkshirecc.edu/library_copyright_info Faculty and staff may not understand, especially in the digital world, that […]
Classroom 2.0 Kickoff/Intro – Feb 4th
The initial meeting for the Title III Classroom 2.0 project is set for Thursday, February4th, 12:15 – 1:15p in the CTL. Lunch will be provided. Faculty and staff are invited […]
Got SNS?
SNS = social networking site, like Facebook, MySpace, etc. As I contemplate using a Ning social networking module in a Blackboard-based course this Spring, I decided it might be a […]