Learning with e's

JULY 16, 2009

Should we try to use social networking services such as Facebook and Myspace as serious educational tools, or should they remain the domain of informal chat and backstage antics? There are 6 main articles in the issue, but two stand out for me, both of which deal with how Facebook is being used in education.

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 14, 2010

I keep dozens of back copies of the National Geographic journal at home and I'm an avid viewer of the National Geographic channel. They can easily connect into and maintain contact with multiple communities of interest, gaining access to experts using social networking tools such as Myspace and Facebook.

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Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 19, 2006

The questions: Do you feel that Gartner's prediction will apply to educators in general? By end of 2007, will those educators who would ever dabble in blogging have dabbled? And if so, where will that leave blogging as a tool for education? Will it only be used by educators that have kept up blogging.

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2009

Technology, and in particular, popular social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Orkut have made connections between people much easier, more immediate, and certainly a lot richer in terms of experience. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 207-220. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 207-220.

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Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Google, Google Scholar, and Wikipedia for homework, the school’s VLE/LMS, instant message, text, profile on a social networking service like Facebook or MySpace.). When the “younger” generation goes to work, their expectations are influenced more by prior educational experiences than use of technology outside an educational setting.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 18, 2013

JustDeleteMe - Want to delete that old MySpace account but aren''t sure how? Duolingo - Free language education app that has a reading, writing and speaking component. Rove - The digital travel journal for the wanderers of the 21st century. Synapster - Get rewarded for the data you create every day on the web. Learn a Language.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Greenfield said that sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, and Twitter may be forcing kids' brains back into an infant-like state, as infants need constant stimulation to remind them that they exist. However, I am a life-long learner, well educated in the traditional institutions of today, and a father. You've GOT to love this.

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