http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/all/technology Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/10/AR2009071003459.html HGSE doctoral student Justin Reich's op/ed in the Washington Post about a better strategy to protect students online, at school. laura_clos Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:13:16 +0000 internet content filters internet safety children's internet protection technology http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/06/homelessness-in-the-sims-3-creates-a-stunning-story-.html Interesting experiment in homelessness in the Sims 3. dmby Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:54:36 +0000 sims technology video games emotional intelligence homelessness http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8077369.stm New XBox 360 controller recognizes facial movements and expressions. Though not mentioned in the article, this could have great potential for applications for people with disabilities playing games and learning. dmby Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:08:00 +0000 video games technology disablities facial recognition expressions alternative http://media.www.bcheights.com/media/storage/paper144/news/2003/11/18/News/For-Students.Engagement.Depends.On.Technology.Professors.Personalities-560052.shtml Findings from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) show that technology is playing a major role in communication between students and professors at four-year colleges nationwide. sanchye Fri, 08 May 2009 10:10:48 +0000 t545 technology engagement communication http://eduscapes.com/sessions/needs/elementary2.html This website shares some ideas for differentiated instruction as well as enhancement of motivation in students to learn. sanchye Mon, 04 May 2009 12:31:08 +0000 t545 technology differentiated instruction motivation http://www.technewsworld.com/story/56516.html This article discusses potential challenges to implementation of video games in education as well as their advantages. sanchye Mon, 04 May 2009 12:28:45 +0000 t545 technology video game motivation challenges http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/05/01/BUHR17281J.DTL Controversy over whether letting very young children use tech-oriented toys like iPhone apps is good for them dmby Sat, 02 May 2009 21:04:27 +0000 t545 technology toddlers iphone games controversy interactive education modeling toys http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/dining/22twit.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 This unusual use of Twitter gets users to think differently about cooking and recipes, forcing us to think critically about 'directions'. dmby Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:32:26 +0000 t545 technology twitter recipes cooking directions standards condense critical thinking http://www.getstem-mn.com This website has actual lessons and lesson plans. There is a place where you can write a request – for example “I am looking for an engineer to create an elephant” - It can be a request for ideas, volunteers, ideas on ways to solve a problem, etc. T tomderis Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:43:29 +0000 lessons volunteers technology http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8012496.stm The future for Betty's Brain, perhaps? abievans Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:58:30 +0000 t545 technology artificial intelligence neuroscience brain simulation http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7869000/7869303.stm A school in Middlesbrough, UK has become one of the first in the country to hold lessons in the virtual, online world of Second Life. Teachers at Acklam Grange set questions for pupils who then have to find the answers on websites hidden in a Second Life version of their school. padysuren Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:18:57 +0000 virtual world education technology http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-10210430-36.html Designer of The Sims and Spore discusses the role of narcissism in gaming as he prepares to leave EA for his own venture. dmby Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:06:55 +0000 t545 games gaming technology customization ego reality immersion http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/magazine/05wwln-medium-t.html?em A comic account of coping with the iPhone. This author is surely not engaged with the device. shilpa.patwardhan Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:15:08 +0000 t-545 technology mobile devices mobile learning engagement motivation flow http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/news-by-subject/technologies/?i=58064 There seems to be alot of motivational elements in this technology. sanchye Sun, 05 Apr 2009 18:44:54 +0000 t545 technology motivation im blackboard http://www.teachersourcebook.org/tsb/articles/2009/03/16/02pd_budget.h02.html How-to article on how to do more, more effectively, in ed-tech professional development for teachers even in the midst of tightening budgets. dmby Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:23:55 +0000 t545 professional development technology teachers budget strategy