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Did You Know 4.0

This completely new Fall 2009 "Shift Happens" version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist.

Harness Your Students' Digital Smarts

Innovative teacher Vicki Davis leverages wikis, blogs, digital storytelling, podcasts, virtual worlds, and other digital tools to connect students in rural Georgia to the world.

Did You Know?

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman, remixed.

Will Richardson Breakout Session

Will Richardson gives another great presentation about using social media in (for) education. The example of some student work (via YouTube) he puts up for discussion is good way to start. The whole presentation is worth a look and/or a listen. It certain

Google Voice

How crazy to have an internet phone number that transcribes messages! I wonder if this is how our students will be getting around not using their cell phones in class.

How Twitter can make history

While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of poli

Twitter Search in Plain English

How Twitter Search creates new opportunities for business feedback, tracking news in real time and discovering trends.

Twitter in the Classroom: The Experiment

Dr. Rankin, professor of History at UT Dallas, wanted to know how to reach more students and involve more people in class discussions both in and out of the classroom. She had heard of Twitter...

Kevin Surace invents eco-friendly drywall

Kevin Surace suggests we rethink basic construction materials -- such as the familiar wallboard -- to reduce the huge carbon footprint generated by the manufacturing and construction of our buildings. He introduces EcoRock, a clean, recyclable and energy-

Podcasting in the Classroom

A 3 minute explanation of podcasting. This video comes in an unbranded "presentation quality" version that can be licensed for use in the workplace.

The New Human Biotech

World's fastest electric car