Another Twitter Convert...

"After a night spent in front of my lap reading tweets about #toronto #G20 #twitter seems a lot more than a useless social network" -- Twitter user @Swom_Network on #g20 coverage

Cool Web 2.0 Tools For Schools

Check out this great Wikispaces page: Cool Web 2.0 Tools For Schools. Try some tools over the summer, and come back in September ready to engage students and prepare them for their futures!

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/

Every Teacher's Must-Have Guide to Facebook

Check out this awesome teacher's guide to using Facebook, including guidelines for establishing a Personal Learning Network, interacting with co-workers, and establishing professional boundaries with students. Refer to the title of this post if you are a teacher, and are considering (a) using Facebook, or (b) not reading the guide.

5 things old media still don't get about the web...

Check out this list: do you agree with the assessment of how "old media" is failing to capture the potential of "new media"?

Wikipedia for School & University Projects

Check out this Wikipedia page for a list of suggestions / ideas / rationales for using Wikipedia in academic settings. Why pretend this site doesn't exist or is not influential when we can educate students as to its nature and usefulness?

Need more convincing? Re-read Weighing in on Wikipedia.

Comments welcomed!