Archive for the ‘Social Media’ Category

I have been continuing to search for more examples of Social Media database design.  My reason for this is because I am using / intending to use this structure as the back bone to teaching database design to some of my students (More on that in my next post).  Here is another example Schema to [...]

Here is a valuable resource that has been developed by the Australian Govt. for our youth, their parents and for us educators to refer to. The topics about the use of technology include: Social Networks Online Games Chat and Instant Messages Video Sharing Blogging Photo sharing Email Wikis RSS Social Bookmarking Searching on the Internet

Obviously I am a fan of twitter but even this, as an official promo for the new UI recognises that twitter is all omnipresent!!! Kind of cool to comtemplate though. Twitter: discover what’s new in your world, posted with vodpod

An updated look at the research and definitions around bullying and cyberbullying. Presented to the Youth Online Safety Working Group assembled by NCMEC, Amanda’s talk unpacks both what current research can tell us about cyberbullying as well as where the gaps our understanding of this issue lie. Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us …, [...]

Late last year I was introduced to the potential of this great online resource. Values Exchange (VX) has been created as an online tool for the discussion of issues that explore ethics and personal value sets. When I first saw this I recognised great potential for use in the classroom, as a pastoral care tool [...]

Extract (Map of Internet development for 2010 )http://nowandnext.com/PDF/trends_and_technology_timeline_2010.pdf   Recently I have begun a new unit of work on web design with my classes. In the building of foundation knowledge and concepts I have had the students learn about the history and developmental trends of the Internet. This has then progressed on to the students [...]

Humorous visual explanation of Skype. more about "Skype Explained Visually", posted with vodpod