Education 2.0:
Innovation, Collaboration, Celebration,
via
Effortless Integration
Ryan Evans
Wanaque Public Schools
November 5, 2009
http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/
revans@wanaque.k12.nj.us
Remember when:
children had to help on the farms?
Remember when:
school was out for the summer?
Remember when:
Business was driven by factory production?
Remember when:
desks & chairs were in rows?
Remember when:
teachers lectured?
Remember when:
you were bored out of your mind?
Remember when:
your class was textbook driven?
(probably outdated)
Remember when:
they talked… you listened?
Remember when:
you 1st got mail?
Remember when:
the world was round?
Welcome:
Web 2.0
Do you:
bank online?
Do you:
shop online?
Do you:
pay bills online?
Do you:
learn online?
Do you:
collaborate online?
Do you:
interact online?
Do you:
network online?
Do you:
text?
Do you:
tweet?
Do you:
download music, videos, or pictures?
21st Century Students
Do
“Education is the only business still debating the usefulness of technology.
Schools remain unchanged for the most part, despite numerous reforms
and increased investments in computers and networks.”
Rod Paige
Revised Tech NJ Standards
• K-2
– Students are formally introduced to the basic
features and functions of the computers and
demonstrate understanding that technology
enables them to communicate beyond the
classroom on a variety of topics.
Revised Tech NJ Standards
• 3-4
– Students continue to develop informationliteracy skills and increasingly use technology
to communicate with others in support of
learning.
Revised Tech NJ Standards
• 5-8
– Students participate in online learning
communities, collaborating in the design of
products that address local and global issues
across the curriculum.
Revised Tech NJ Standards
• Grades 9 – 12:
– Students collaborate adeptly in virtual
environments and incorporate global
perspectives into problem solving at home, at
school, and in structural learning experiences,
with the growing realization that people in the
21st century are interconnected economically,
socially, and environmentally and have a
shared future.
Digital Citizenship
Ready or Not
It’s Not Tricki
In the Fog???
It Killed More Radio
Stars
Lights, Camera,
Action
Just Goo It!
Blabber Mouth
Quote Your
Sources
What’s My
Inspiration
Smile, You’re on
Camera
CMS, LMS, LCMS,
WHAT!!!
Web 2.More
HELP!
Digital
Citizenship
Ready or
Not
It Killed
More Radio
Stars
Lights,
Camera,
Action
Quote Your
Sources
Web 2.More
What’s My
Inspiration
It’s Not
Tricki
In the Fog?
Just Goo It!
Blabber
Mouth
Smile You’re
on Camera
CMS, LMS,
LCMS,
WHAT!!!
Help!
Digital Citizenship
Digital Natives
Digital Immigrants
Today’s K – College Students
Those people that were not born
into the digital world, but have
accepted and adopted the many
practices that digital technology
has to offer.
Have always had:
Computers
Cell Phones
Digital Music
Video Games
Technology has always been a
part of their lives
•Prensky, M.(2001)
As settlers maintain the accent of
their native country so do Digital
Immigrants.
How Strong is Your Accent?
• The Texting Check
The Native Language / The Immigrant
Accent
Digital Natives
Digital Immigrants
I check the Internet 1st for
information
The Internet is not my 1st choice
for information
When I install a new program, I
allow the program to teach me.
When I install a new program, I
read the manual.
I read my email from the
computer.
I print my emails and then read
them.
I edit electronic documents on the
screen.
I print electronic documents to
edit.
I send an email and do nothing
else.
I send an email and call to verify
receipt of it.
I email the URL of a cool website.
I call my coworkers in to look at a
cool website.
When placing a phone call I refer
to it as making a phone call.
When placing a phone call I refer
to it as dialing a number.
•You can probably think of more
immigrant accents
Remember Web 1.0 ???
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1990’s – Early 21st Century
Static Web Site / Web Page
HTML / FTP
One Way
Information Retrieval
What is Web 2.0?
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Interactive Web
Minimal Technical Ability
Shared Information
Watch This
Getting Started
• What’s COPPA?
– In general, websites can not collect personal information from
children under the age of 13. If a host is collecting personal
information, you can’t use it with students under the age of 13.
• Get approval from your administrator.
• Prepare an informational letter and permission slip.
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Provide samples for administrators, other teachers, and
parents.
Web 2.0 Concerns
Web 2.0 Concerns
Security
Integrity
Email
Who will be able to view the website?
Look for tools that provide the option to create public,
private, or protected projects.
How much personal information of the students
will be displayed on the World Wide Web?
▪Know COPPA Children's Online Privacy Protection
Act
▪Develop usernames that provide no personal
information.
What types of outside content such as
advertisements and other material will students
are exposed too?
Look for advertisement free or limited ad resources.
How much control will I have as the teacher?
Can I set limits (permissions) on who edits and
what they edit?
Many tools allow administrators to set user
permissions and control what can be edited.
Will I have the ability to trace or track edits?
Look for this feature when signing up. It is available
with many host sites.
How soon will I know if changes have been
made or comments added?
Certain host sites will provide the administrator with an
email of changes when they occur.
My students don’t have email accounts.
Some sites allow you to add users without email for
free. Some require pay accounts.
Can counterfeit emails be used?
Some sites allow counterfeit email address.
Web 2.0 Tools
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Wikis
Blogs
Podcasts
Screencast
Google Tools
Blabberize
BibMe
Webspiration
• Video Conferencing
• Course Management
Systems
• Content Management
Systems
• Ning
• Widgets
Wikis
What is a Wiki?
• “Server software that allows users to freely
create and edit web page content using
any web browser.” – Ward Cunningham
• The term is Hawaiian meaning fast.
• A wiki is supposed to be a fast way to
create on the web.
Educational Uses for Wikis
Language
Arts
Math
Science
Social
Studies
Summary of Book
or Novel
Geometry
(Shapes) Project
Solar System
Continent /
Country / States
projects
Grammar Project
Geometry
(Hypotheses &
Postulates)
Project
Plant
Classification
Famous /
Historical Figure
Project
Vocabulary
Project
Math Facts
Project
Periodic Table
Period in History
Project
Leading Educational Wiki Hosts
• PBWorks (formerly PBWiki)
– http://pbworks.com/
• Wet Paint
– http://www.wetpaint.com/
• Wikispaces
– http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wiki Host Comparison
Feature
PBWorks
Wetpaint
Wikispaces
Free for Educator Option
Yes
No
Yes
Secure Student Accounts
Yes
Yes (13 and Older Only)
Yes
Email Required
No
Yes (Will accept fakes)
No
Advertisements
No w/ edu wikis
Yes
No w/ edu wikis
Control to View &Edit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Ability to Track Edits
Yes
Yes (+ questionable language feature)
Yes
Page Permissions
Yes
No
Yes
Number of Users
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Customization
Limited
Yes
Limited
Storage
2GB
Unlimited (limit on attachments)
2GB
WYSIWYG Editing
Yes
Yes
Yes
Spell-check
No
Yes
No
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Basics
Wiki Examples
• George Hall Elementary School Website
– http://georgehall.wetpaint.com/
• Our Hockey Story
– http://room4-wiki.wikispaces.com/
• Mrs. Abernethy’s Global Gorillas
– http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/
• Go West
– http://gowest.wikispaces.com
• 100th Day Project
– http://100thday.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
Blogs
What is a Blog?
• "A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type
of website, usually maintained by an individual with
regular entries of commentary, descriptions of
events, or other material such as graphics or video.
Entries are commonly displayed in reversechronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a
verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.“
- Wikipedia
Educational Uses for Blogs
Language
Arts
Journal writing
after a reading
Math
Response to an
open –ended
math problem.
Science
Observations of
an Experiment
Response to an
open – ended
question.
•Journal writing after a field trip.
•Class webpage
•Homework help
Social
Studies
Reaction to an
event in time.
Analysis of a
cause and effect
relationship.
Leading Educational Blog Hosts
• Blogger
– https://www.blogger.com/start
• Class Blogmeister
– http://classblogmeister.com/
• Edublog
– http://help.edublogs.org/
Blogware Comparison
Blogware
Features (Free
Accounts)
Blogger
Class BlogMeister
Edublogs
Storage Space
1GB
Not Indicated
20MB
Add User
Invite via email
Yes
No
Email required
Yes
No
Yes (will accept fake
emails)
Advertisements
No
No
Yes
Private Blogs
Yes
No
No
Email Notification of
Comments
Yes
Yes
Yes
Articles and Comments
not published until
approved
Yes
Yes
Yes (Must indicate this
in the settings)
Only members can
comment option
Yes
No (but, you control
what is published)
No (but, you control
what is published)
Suitable for children
under 13
No
Yes
Yes
More Info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Blog+Basics
Blog Examples
• Blog2Learn (Language Arts Examples)
– http://adavis.pbworks.com/Language%20Arts%20Examples
• Mrs. Berry’s 1st Grade Blog
– http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=102127
• 6th Grade – Buffalo Elementary
– http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=35989
Podcast
What is a Podcast?
• A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or
video ) that are released episodically and downloaded through
web syndication.
• Researchers at the Center for Journalism and Mass
Communication Research at the University of Texas at Austin
are proposing a three-part definition of a podcast: first, that it
is episodic; second, that it is downloadable; and third, that it is
program-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme
-Wikipedia
Why Podcast?
• Listen to:
– What you want
– When you want
– Where you want
• Unlimited topics
• Students have a real audience
Educational Uses for Podcast
Language
Arts
Books Reports
Math
Broadcast how
the solution to a
problem was
reach.
Science
Social
Studies
Broadcast science Reenact a
concepts and
historical speech.
experiments
•Oral reports
•Weekly broadcast of days, dates, etc… for lower grades.
•Take a stance and broadcast persuasively
Podcast Software
Software
Operating System
Audacity
Mac & Windows
Garageband
Mac
Wavepad
Mac & Windows
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Basics
A Look @ Audacity
• Free
• Easy to use
• See installation and instructions at:
http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Basics
Screencast
What is a Screencast?
A screencast is a digital recording of computer
screen output, also known as a video screen
capture, often containing audio narration.
-Wikipedia
Screencast are effective means for creating
video tutorials.
Educational Uses for Screencast
• Reteach content for students who may need
extra help or were absent.
• How to guide to use software or complete a task.
• Tutorials for students unable to attend school
due to illness, disability, or other reasons.
• Students can create tutorials as an assessment
or to demonstrate a skill to other students.
• Leave as a lesson instruction for a substitute
teachers for known absences.
Free Screencast Software
Name
URL
Platform(s)
Aviscreen
http://www.bobyte.com/AviScreen/index.asp
Windows
Camstudio
http://camstudio.org/
Windows
Copernicus
http://copernicus.en.softonic.com/mac
Mac
Jing
http://www.jingproject.com/
Windows & Mac
Screencast-O-matic
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
Any
Wink
http://www.debugmode.com/wink/
Windows & Linux
Commercial Screencast
Software
Name
URL
Platform(s) Cost
Adobe
Captivate
http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/
Windows
$799
All Capture
http://camstudio.org/
Windows
$199
Hypercam
http://www.hyperionics.com/hc/
Windows
$39.95
iShowU
http://store.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html
Mac
$29.95
Screen Mimic
http://www.decimus.net/ScreenMimic.php
Mac
$65.00
ScreenRecord
http://www.miensoftware.com/screenrecord.html
Mac
$15.95
A Look @ Jing
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Free
Compatible with Mac & Windows
Easy setup and install
Easy to use
Fast and easy to share
A Look @ Screen-O-Matic
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Free
Any system platform
No software download required
Easy to use
Fast and easy to share (Upload directly to
You Tube)
Google Tools
Apps & Sketchup
Google Apps
http://www.google.com/apps/
Google Apps is a suite of Google applications that brings together essential
services to help your school. This is a hosted service that allows educators use
a variety of Google products
Sketchup
http://sketchup.google.com/
Google Sketchup allows users to create 3D models that can be made into
videos, images, and even added to Google Earth.
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Google+Tools
Google Apps Security
• Maintains features that comply with
archiving regulations. (will archive emails
for 10 years)
• Extended filters for spam and attachments
for K12 accounts
• Google Docs have security setting
features that allow administrators to
control privacy and sharing settings.
Google Tools Google Earth
Google Earth
Name
Create a Tour
3D Tours
Google Lit Trips
Real World
Math
URL
Description
Sample Tour:
Create your own tour. [The URL will take you to a tour
of the National Mall in Washington, DC. This was an
activity created by netTrekker personnel prior to the
2009 International Society for Educational Technology
(ISTE) Convention in Washington, DC].
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?
hl=en&ie=UTF8&vps=1&jsv=164e
&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115675
159882378415364.000469422d53
32b28946b
http://www.google.com/gadgets
/directory?synd=earth&cat=3d
Take a virtual tour of national and international
structures. (Incorporate these tours into all subject
areas).
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
By using Google Earth, students can travel with
characters, plot out key areas, and witness the
landscapes of stories they are reading in class. Jerome
Burg, a co-creator of the lit trips stated that he feels
these Google Maps projects can draw the students into
really studying literature in a way that the authors
would have wanted. (Hargadon, 2007)
http://www.realworldmath.org/
Real World Math utilizes Google Earth to enhance
math lessons. By allowing users to add place marks,
annotations, photos, and models, as well as measure
distances and draw paths a collections of lessons,
examples and downloads have been created.
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Google+Tools
Hargadon, S. (March 13, 2007) A Great “Mashup” Mapping Literary Journeys. Retrieved from
http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Blabberize
Blabberize allows you to create talking
pictures
Bibme
Bibme is a free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA,
Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages databases provided by
Amazon, FindArticles, Yahoo! News, and CiteULike to quickly and
accurately AutoFill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the
citation information according to the rules and guidelines of the style guides.
If you prefer, you can enter your citation information manually. BibMe also
contains a quick citation guide to show students the correct syntax for citing
in various formats.
Webspiration
What is Webspiration ?
Webspiration is an online graphic organizer program
created by Inspiration Software, Inc. Webspiration users
can create a variety of concept maps similar to
Inspiration. However, these graphic organizers are
created in an online environment and can be edited by
multiple users.
Webspiration Features
• Free
• Email Required (can create fake emails)
• Fake emails will avert the need to supply
personal information
• Examples
Video Conferencing
What is a Video Conference?
A videoconference (also known as a
videoteleconference) is a set of interactive
telecommunication technologies which allow two
or more locations to interact via two-way video
and audio transmissions simultaneously.
-Wikipedia
Video Conferencing Benefits
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Videoconferencing appeals to students' different learning styles; students who are
visual and auditory learners can benefit.
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Using the technology allows multiple classrooms at various locations to collaborate
while learning about other cultures from primary sources.
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Videoconferencing increases many students' motivation to learn.
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Students are able to practice and improve their presentation and communication
skills.
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Students improve their research skills as they prepare for the conferences.
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Students practice graphing and other skills as they create pictures, graphs, or
drawings on whiteboards for use during videoconferences
Video Conferencing Software
Name
URL
Software
Cost
Dimdim
http://www.dimdim.com/
Free Web
Hosting
Free for up to
20 attendees
Skype
http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/
Install
Required
Free to other
Skype users
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Video+Conferencing
Required Materials:
•Headset (audio)
•Webcam (video)
Course Management System
What is a Course Management System?
A course management system is a tool
that allows instructors, universities, and
corporations to develop and support online
education.
Course Management Software
Course & Learning Management Systems
CMS / LMS / LCMS
Name
URL
Easy Setup
Software / Hosting
ECTO
http://www.ectolearning.com/ecto2/Default.aspx
Yes
Web Hosted
Edu 2.0
http://www.edu20.org/
Yes
Web Hosted
Moodle
http://moodle.com/
RCampus
http://www.rcampus.com/
Sakai
Requires Technical
Knowledge
(Includes Demo
Courses)
http://sakaiproject.org/
Yes
Requires Technical
Knowledge
(Free Web Hosted
Trial Option)
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Management+Systems
Install Required
Web Hosted
Install Required
Content Management System
What is a Course Management System?
A content management system (CMS) is a
collection of procedures used to manage
work flow in a collaborative environment.
-Wikipedia
How Can a Content Management
System Help?
• Allow for large numbers of people to contribute
to and share stored data
• Control access to data based on user roles.
User role are used to define each use as to what
information they can view or edit
• Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data
• Improve communication between users
Content Management Systems
Content Management Systems
Name
URL
Joomla
http://www.joomla.org/
Modx
http://modxcms.com/
Jaws
http://www.jaws-project.com/
Website Baker
http://start.websitebaker2.org/en/introduction.php
CMS Made Simple
http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Management+Systems
Ning
What is Ning?
A platform to create social networks.
Why Ning
• Create a professional learning network
• Instruct and encourage responsible social
network usage
• Conduct class discussions
• Present student work
Animoto
Animoto allows users to create video
presentations quickly and effortlessly.
VoiceThreads
What is a VoiceThread?
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that
holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to
navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice
(with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a
webcam).
Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities,
and pick which comments are shown through moderation.
VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive
comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or
DVDs to play as archival movies.
-VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/#home
Widgets
What is a Widget?
A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be
installed and executed within any separate HTML-based
web page by an end user without requiring additional
compilation.
Widgets often take the form of on-screen tools (clocks,
event countdowns, auction-tickers, stock market tickers,
flight arrival information, daily weather etc).
-Wikipedia
Notable Mentions
Name URL
Description
WiZiQ
http://www.wiziq.com/
Live online learning software
delicious
http://delicious.com/
Social bookmarking service
Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/
Photo management & sharing application
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/
Zamzar
http://zamzar.com/
SlideShare is a business media site for
sharing presentations, documents and pdfs
Free online file conversion tool
Classroom 2.0
An educational Web 2.0 social networking
website. Classroom 2.0 keeps educators and
interested parties abreast of the most current
Web 2.0 trends including but not limited to wikis,
blogs, podcasts, etc…
When All Else Fails
References
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Friedman, T. L. (2005). The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. New York:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
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Griffin, M. “Think.” (Final Jeopardy Theme Song). 1964
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Palfrey, J. (2008). Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. New York:
Basic Books.
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Prensky, M.(2001). “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”. In On the Horizon, October 2001, 9 (5),.
Retrieved February 2, 2009 from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
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VoiceThread (2009). http://voicethread.com/about/
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Weinberger, D. (2007, October 28). John Palfrey » Blog Archive » Born Digital. Weblogs at
Harvard Law School. Retrieved February 3, 2009, from
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/10/28/born-digital/
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Wikipedia (2009). http://wikipedia.org/
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Apex Global Wireless: http://www.apexglobalcom.biz/images/online-bill-pay.jpg
AOL Is Getting Desperate: http://www.funnyvideos.net.au/images/aol1.jpg
Are you a Digital Native or a Digital Immigrant:
http://blog.timesunion.com/tech/files/2009/02/toddler.jpg
Assembly Line of the Ford Model T – 1913:
http://www.people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/img/assemblyft.jpg
Beaver Creek School Museum:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdwchs/riorofBeaverCreekSchoolMuseumEarly20thCentu
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Ben Stein Ferris Bueller:
http://youtomb.mit.edu/thumbnail/YouTube/2/l/2luAeK0Tuu8/42acdb0adcbaa4c0332b70860d7
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Ben Stein, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” http://morecontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/benstein-565x303.jpg
Bias against climate change in U.S. textbooks: http://www.alexlockwood.net/wpcontent/uploads/2008/04/textbooks.jpg
Cartoon Art Museum – Twitter: http://www.cartoonart.org/images/twitter.jpg
Colleen Deborah: http://colleendeborah.com/wp-content/uploads/digital-natives.jpg
ING Direct: http://www.netbanker.com/Images/01-aug-image001-thumb.jpg
Is Traditional Education Dying? http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/bdonaldson/images/classroom.jpg
I Have a Digital Native Teenager: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/512856163_b87e37a8f3.jpg
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Independent School Educator’s Network:
http://api.ning.com/files/X62GTT9ZJ5XRg9ZBYoVov2SGuygj2z-3lchVGzTqw12xP9308apbV649s7qWVfiYCx*o*JnKd3X4cyR93qfm9N1*L2cORB/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg
Kids Helping on the Farm:
http://www.kshs.org/publicat/kaleidoscope/graphics/2002october_kids.jpg
Lots of New iPods: http://www.theyshoulddothat.com/images/newIpods.jpg
Opus Nine:
http://sites.google.com/site/opus9ens/_/rsrc/1236061902143/news/facebook_logo.jpg
Pin Required for Online Shopping: http://www.dailynews365.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/07/online_shopping.jpg
School’s Out: http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/summerholidays/images/prevs/0158488.jpg
Texting is Stupid: http://battellemedia.com/images/texting_on_m1082022.jpg
The Internet for Marketers, Courtesy of Web 2.0: http://www.cashthechecks.com/wpcontent/uploads/2007/09/web20.jpg
The World is Flat:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/patr0093/arch1701/The%2520World%2520is%2520Flat.jpg
Walter Cronkite: http://www.iowabroadcasting.com/cronkite/WalterCronkite.JPG
Web Guild Silicon Valley: http://www.webguild.org/images/1211573010wiki.gif
When Blogging becomes an issue: worst places to be a blogger:
http://blogs.worldbank.org/files/governance/image/blog%20board.jpg
Who Goes for Shopping Online? http://www.designerclothesonline.co.uk/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2009/06/online-shopping.jpg
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