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The Return of the (Digital) Native | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Textbooks, blackboards, and overhead projectors remain the tools of choice for many teachers, at a time when their students are geared to learn from iPads, PowerPoint, and instant messaging. The result is a lost message, and a lost opportunity. Download the whitepaper ยป Blog this! Jim: Glad you found the post helpful, Jeff!

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Hike: How Free Offline Messaging Works

Origin Learning

With the coming of affordable 2G and 3G networks for mobiles , it is like we have been hardwired to Instant Messaging (IM) on our phones. In fact, IM applications have evolved to provide much more than simple text-and-emoticon messaging. The way messaging works without internet within Hike is interesting.

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Survey: Tech Gadgets Eroding Workplace Etiquette

CLO Magazine

Leaving long voice messages: For most communications, you should get to the point quickly. Using the wrong form of communication: Can you send a text or IM instead of calling? Along the same lines, email is better than instant message when an immediate response isn''t required.

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M-Learning Message Home

eLearning 24-7

Messaging in a Bottle err Device. Instant Messaging. It has been around for a long time, but IM is quickly changing in the mobile landscape. You may have recently read about Facebook buying WhatsApp for 18 billion dollars. Regardless of the messaging app you choose the basics are pretty standard.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: The Gin System

Learning Visions

Monday, July 02, 2007 The Gin System As Ive been trying to sort out the role of FaceBook lately, I cant help but wonder "wheres the content?" It seems to me that FaceBook is a great networking tool. Then again, perhaps Im missing something. Its about "facilitating communication." Gin" stands for Group Interactive Network.

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6 Effective Ways To Increase Employee Productivity

eFront

For all the improvements in communications, business IT, collaboration tools and technology in general, running a productive team remains as hard as it ever was. Now imagine the productivity boost if you actually combined those two methods… Communicate. In a business, just like in a relationship, communication is everything.

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Train your team online: Boost workplace productivity with group learning strategies

eFront

Group learning is also all about person-to-person communication , and should be set up as to encourage members of the group to discuss with and support one another, and play their individual strengths and contributions to the groupโ€™s advantage. Messages and internal notifications are another handy feature for group learning in eFrontPro.