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The Open Access Movement
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Is the Internet Segregated
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Black Seniors Use Internet
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Blog Posts
The Virtual World of Second Life,, Blogging,,,and Pictures
my avatar does not ever resemble the real life me - (more on that topic later)
always shapeshifts, is a nomadic explorer, adventurer, landscaper and gardener
one can move trees and mountains in the virtual world without tools and no danger of a bad back,,, (in rl this is possbile if one has bad posture at one's computer :) )
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Posted by karla on November 21, 2009 at 8:26am
Vint Cerf on Building The Internet
Vint Cerf is Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist of Google, and is often referred to as 'the father of the internet'. Here he discusses how the internet was designed; the importance of 'net neutrality' and the human experience of the internet. What is less well know is that Vint provided early support for the founding of TCFIR… Continue
Posted by Reid Cornwell on November 15, 2009 at 2:30pm
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Tech addiction 'harms learning' 20 Replies
Technology addiction among young people is having a disruptive effect on their learning, researchers have warned. Their report concluded that modern gadgets worsened pupils' spelling and concentra...
Tagged: culture, teaching, learning, ict
Started by Denise M. Carter in Education. Last reply by karla 7 hours ago.
Twitter - I don't get it! 16 Replies
Like everyone else I have a twitter account. The vast majority of trafic is about how some person is suffering from the delay in an airport (being sarcastic). Frankly I don't care about such trivia...
Started by Reid Cornwell in General. Last reply by Robert E. Watson Nov 11.
Should president flip switch on websites during crisis? 8 Replies
With such a diverse group of members here, this should be a good topic for discussion: What's government's role in making the Web secure? By LOLITA C. BALDOR The Associated Press Sunday, Septembe...
Tagged: security, national, cybercrisis, government
Started by Marla Coffey in Politics. Last reply by Robert E. Watson Nov 13.
Learning Technology Unit 7 Replies
Hi, Lloyd asked me to post something on my current role so here I am. I have to confess that I'm really not sure which direction to take with this discussion. Perhaps an overview with the challeng...
Tagged: health, instructional, design, medical, technology
Started by Iain Doherty in Education. Last reply by Iain Doherty Oct 4.
Getting to know you 7 Replies
Greetings, everyone! Wow! We've experienced amazing growth here at TCFIR. In the last month we've added almost 100 new members, so I'm moving this discussion closer to the top of the list for more...
Tagged: fun, friends, introductions
Started by Marla Coffey in General. Last reply by Reid Cornwell Nov 13.
Is the Internet the People's Tool for News? 6 Replies
"People have really taken to the idea that they're not just passive consumers of news anymore," says Aaron Smith, a researcher with the Pew Internet & American Life Project. "They're 'nodes' in...
Started by john t barber in General. Last reply by Marla Coffey Nov 12.
One to one laptop classrooms work - but you have to use authentic assessment to see it 6 Replies
Recently I completed an evaluation of a one-to-one laptop program involving over 12,000 students in over 100 schools. The results? Standardized test scores show mixed results, but student engagemen...
Tagged: education, 1-to-1, one to one, laptop
Started by Jason Ohler in Education. Last reply by Jason Ohler Nov 8.
Reform Did Not Work, Transformation Does 6 Replies
I have been involved in reform and discussion of educational transformation since 1987. Chris Dede's paper on the 21st Century was a paper I read in 1992. I don't see the change. We are still hypin...
Started by Bonnie Bracey Sutton in Education. Last reply by Bonnie Bracey Sutton Oct 11.
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