Posted in cool, digital literacy, images, media literacy, social networks, technology integration on July 24, 2008 | No Comments »
I had the chance to work with a small group of middle school teachers the last two days as they developed teaching activities in geography and history. One of the questions that came up as we were creating placemark descriptions in Google Earth was
Where can I find good images that are copyright free?
It’s a common [...]
Posted in digital literacy, economics, media literacy, news, second life, social networks, technology integration, video games on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The beauty of the Web is that . . . well . . . everything is connected. You read an article that leads you to a site that connects to your RSS feed which is mentioned on Twitter that becomes a Skype conversation that sends you to an old listserv . . . and within [...]
Posted in current events, media literacy, news, social networks, technology integration on May 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I briefly mentioned the Play the News site several months ago but since then have had the chance to play with it a bit more in-depth. And I’m still impressed.
Some of the site’s propaganda:
An engaging, community driven experience – imagine fantasy sports meets the evening news. Play the News is a web-based platform that brings [...]
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