Watch out Wikipedia, here comes Britannica 2.0 - BizTech - Technology
In a move to take on Wikipedia, the Encyclopedia Britannica is inviting the hoi polloi to edit, enhance and contribute to its online version.
New features enabling the inclusion of this user-generated content will be rolled out on the encyclopedia's website over the next 24 hours,The Flat Classrooms Debate, Live from Qatar and Philadelphia - Future of Education
Facilitated by Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay, this session is a virtual link-up with the Flat Classroom Conference in Doha, Qatar and Educon 2.1 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. This event is also our official kick-off event for our www.FutureofEducation.com interview series, sponsored by the KnowledgeWorks Foundation and with support from Elluminate!
The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard
Interesting and dynamic, as well as interactive video!
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.The purpose of the vFCR is to provide a 24/7 space for connected learning.
It has been created to support the Flat Classroom Conference being held in Qatar on January 24-26 2009.
This includes those attending the Flat Classroom Conference and those wishing to participant as virtual attendees.
It also is being used to support teachers and students on ongoing Flat Classroom projects.flatclassroomconference » home
The Flat Classroom Conference information and events wiki
Is the writing on the wall for penmanship? - The Boston Globe
We e-mail, we text, we Twitter - what will become of handwriting?
Digital citizen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A digital citizen commonly refers to a person that participate in society using a certain amount of information technology (IT). To qualify for the unofficial title of digital citizen a person must have the skill and knowledge to interact with private and government organizations through means of "digital" tools such as computers or mobile phones, along with access to these devises.
Global Connections and Exchange Program Bangladesh - GCEP
This is a social networking site for the teachers, students and staffs of the GCE Program in Bangladesh.
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