It is one of the most important conversations we can have. When student privacy and safety is at stake, we all have an obligation to do our part. Keeping in mind that laws and policies vary depending on where you are and what age you work with, there are some common sense tips we should…
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Edublogs Weekly Review: Attack of the web browsers and RockMelt wins!
It all started on a typical Monday morning when my web browser of choice, Chrome, just stopped working for me. A quick google search lead nowhere – only that others experienced similar problems over the past year, but no help or advice. I deleted, reinstalled, upgraded, downgraded, and nothing – Chrome was not happy. So…
Edublogs Live Events In November
It’s hard to believe that November is already here and before long we will be in the middle of the holiday season! And this November, we wanted to let you know about several live events and webinars we have planned. These real-time events are delivered using Elluminate, complete with audio, chat and desktop sharing – and…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Student-centered learning and collaboration using technology
One of the most powerful and revolutionary aspects of many technologies being used in classrooms today revolve around the fact that they facilitate student-centered learning and collaboration. Perhaps summarized best in this week’s post from the Education Vision Leadership blog, the move to student initiated learning, while natural, is not an easy progression. Traditional methodologies, school systems,…
Edublogs Weekly Review: Social networking in schools, Facebook in trouble and email a thing of the past
Welcome to the first of what we hope is a useful post with a weekly overview of news in the edublogging world. This week, one of the most discussed topics around the web has to do with the use of social media by educators and students in schools. Many schools seem to be moving to…
