Resource Log #8 (Sources #43-48)

#43 “Constructivist Tools for Learning” Website – This website is sponsored by the University of Saskatchewan, and it how technology can be effectively used in the constructivist classroom. It also lists a wide variety of technology tools that seemingly complement constructivist learning.

Skaalid, B. (n.d.). Constructivist tools for learning. University of Saskatchewan. Retrieved from http://www.usask.ca/education/coursework/802papers/Skaalid/tools.html

#44 “e-Learning 2.0: How Web Technologies are Shaping Education” – This is an online article that discusses how web technologies are being used in education. It discusses blogging, podcasting, media-sharing, and many, many other ways technology is used in the educational world today. This article is part one of a two part series. Part two is listed below as a separate resource.

O’Hear, S. (2006, August 8). e-Learning 2.0: How web technologies are shaping education. Read, Write, Web. Retrieved from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/e-learning_20.php

#45 “Elgg: Social NetworkingSoftware for Education” – This online article is part two of a two part series. Part one of the series is listed above. This article in the series discusses Elgg, which is a social networking software created specifically for education.

O’Hear, S. (2006, August 11). Elgg: Social networking software for education. Read, Write, Web. Retrieved from http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/elgg.php

#46 “Don’t Tell Your Parents: Schools Embrace Myspace” – This is a blog posting that discusses how many teachers have started using social networking sites such as Myspace, Facebook and Bebo in their classrooms. It also discusses the Elgg social networking site that was developed specifically for the educational world by the University of Brighton.

Andrews, R. (2007, April 19). Don’t tell your parents: Schools embrace Myspace. CondeNet, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2007/04/myspaceforschool

#47 “Think Social Networking for Education” – This is a Wiki-posting that lists examples of popular social networking sites that are used by kids, teens, and adults. It also discusses several popular social networking sites that are used today in education.

Montgomery, K. (2009). Think social networking in education. Pbwiki. Retrieved from http://thinkingmachine.pbwiki.com/Think+Social+Networking+for+Education

#48 “Social Networking in Higher Education” – This article is discusses how colleges and universities need some type of “intercampus collaboration” in today’s technology driven world. It suggests that social networking sites are the key to establishing such a system in higher education institutions.

Alexander, B. (n.d.). Social networking in higher education. Educause. Retrieved from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/PUB7202s.pdf