TVNZ has today reported that Rangitoto College is going to allow its students access to youtube and Facebook! Controversy!!! YOUTUBE how could they allow that and Facebook …. OUTRAGE http://tvnz.co.nz/technology-news/college-keeps-youtube-facebook-in-digital-strategy-4457086 I mean, really, what planet are they living on? My students make very good use of Youtube, they access how to videos, revision clips and [...]
Here is an interesting infographic that compare the Old favourite of facebook and the new kid on the block Google + The original site of the infographic is – http://plusweek.ly/facebook-vs-google-infographic-via-singlegrain/
I am preparing for a keynote in a couple of week and I have found a couple of great statistics sources for some of information technology. The three I have found most useful at the moment are: The CIA Factbook - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html This is a useful source for general information and statistics about countries particularly, cellular [...]
This is an interesting infographic – Is social media ruining students?. It addresses social media and education posing as it does some interesting challenges for us as educator. If you have a look at the stats for facebook it adds weigh to the comments expressed in the image. Consider these as you read below: (source: [...]
This on the wire post has a single theme and is examining the Language translation technologies. These resources will suit IT students and particularly ITGS students, but of course the Language students will also find this useful to. Google Translate This is a great place to start. As the video suggests this is a free [...]
In this update of on the wire we have a variety of resources including some brilliant digital citizenship videos. 1. Exposed – CEOP -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ovR3FF_6us Exposed is the latest release from the CEOP, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. This video examines sexting from the perspective of a young person. This 10 minute videofor 14 to [...]
There’s Facebook, facebook and more facebook. Between the movie about facebook – The social Network – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Social_Network and times man of the year http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/0,28757,2036683,00.html Facebook and its Developer/creator Mark Zuckerberg are getting huge publicity. Not that it really needs it with over 1/2 a billion people on the network – http://www.facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics I love facebook and [...]
The Privacy commissioner has just release her report on “Individual Privacy and Personal Information” the findings of the report make interesting reading even if the sample used is quite small (only 750). Here are the important stats coming out from this report: The first question was the general introduction and asks about the general level [...]
“I’ll just look it up on the Internet” is a phrase that I have heard so often it seems to be almost a conditioned response to finding information. While it seems to be a stock response from many people and one used almost innately I wonder if most people actually ever consider what they are [...]
This is a reflection ion facebook and the dilemma we face as educators. It is in a similar vein to earlier posts, as I am trying to tie my ideas and concepts together. Facebook is a social networking phenomena. Since its birth in February of 2004 it has grown at a exponential rate. Facebook now [...]
