The tools our students use


	The tools our students use

enbar

6-19-2007 12:03 AM

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education, teaching, academe, technology, web, 2.0, social, commentary, via:twitter

enbar says:

Alan November argues that educators should take advantage of students' high comfort level with networked tools. Via Laura Blankenship's tweets (that's GeekyMom to you): http://snipr.com/1ne3v.

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