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Education and Social Media: Toward a Digital Future. MacArthur Foundation Series on Digital Media and Learning
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Greenhow, Christine, Ed.; Sonnevend, Julia, Ed.; Agur, Colin, Ed. – MIT Press, 2016
How are widely popular social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram transforming how teachers teach, how kids learn, and the very foundations of education? What controversies surround the integration of social media in students' lives? The past decade has brought increased access to new media, and with this new opportunities and…
Descriptors: Social Media, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Copyright and Collaborative Spaces: Open Licensing and Wikis
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Botterbusch, Hope R.; Parker, Preston – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2008
As recently as ten years ago, it may have seemed like science fiction to imagine collaborative spaces on the Internet. Today, collaborative websites have proliferated: (1) blogs; (2) social networking; (3) image sharing; (4) video sharing; (5) open educational resources; and (6) popularity websites. Another type is called a wiki, an online…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Copyrights
The Case for Open Source: Open Source Has Made Significant Leaps in Recent Years. What Does It Have to Offer Education?
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Guhlin, Miguel – Technology & Learning, 2007
Open source has continued to evolve and in the past three years the development of a graphical user interface has made it increasingly accessible and viable for end users without special training. Open source relies to a great extent on the free software movement. In this context, the term free refers not to cost, but to the freedom users have to…
Descriptors: Computer Software, School Community Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Technology
Model of Distributed Learning Objects Repository for a Heterogenic Internet Environment
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Kaczmarek, Jerzy; Landowska, Agnieszka – Interactive Learning Environments, 2006
In this article, an extension of the existing structure of learning objects is described. The solution addresses the problem of the access and discovery of educational resources in the distributed Internet environment. An overview of e-learning standards, reference models, and problems with educational resources delivery is presented. The paper…
Descriptors: Internet, Educational Resources, Distance Education, Educational Environment
Multimedia and Learning: A School Leader's Guide. A Technology Leadership Network Special Report.
Ward, Anne W., Ed. – 1994
Designed for education leaders who seek to apply multimedia technology in schools, this guide addresses not only hardware and software matters, but also a wide range of related issues that schools face. Various facets of the topic are addressed in 12 papers presented under 8 broad headings: (1) Multimedia Technology (Racquel Skolnik and R. G.…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Case Studies, Computer Selection, Copyrights
Ethical Issues Relating to Teaching via an Interactive Two-Way Television System (ITV).
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Thoms, Karen Jarrett – 1996
The information age has introduced new methods of delivering educational materials to students. One method is two-way interactive television (ITV). As more schools utilize ITV, for distance education and other educational purposes, certain administrative, legal, and ethical issues need to be addressed. This paper focuses on human and ethical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Class Size, Continuing Education