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April 12, 2008
Social Networking and Education: My Keynote at the UMB School of Nursing
This week I gave a talk at the University of Maryland/Baltimore's School of Networking Nursing on the role of social networking in education. I took a look at the history of online communities and the role educators have played in their development, as well as what tools are being used by teachers today - in particular, do-it-yourself social networking tools like Ning. I also talked a bit about new tools like Twitter, Qik and Utterz. Here's the Powerpoint:
You can also download an MP3 of the audio.
Tags: Cleveland Freenet | community networks | education | Ning | Qik | social media | social networking | Utterz
Posted by acarvin at April 12, 2008 8:29 AM
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