Edmoto: Twitter for Education?

I just discovered Edmoto in an article on Mashable (see previous post).

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Maybe this could be an alternative to the Portal? Perhaps Cyberped should test it out one semester?? ;)
Here's a video on how it works:

Mashable: The Social Media Guide

I guess I'm on a social media kick... I discovered Mashable when I was researching options for creating the Art Education departmental website this summer (what is now our Ning site). The LISTS pages have all sorts of resources and reviews of various sites and tools by category. It's worth browsing!

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Social Media: Fad or Revolution?

Did you know that social media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the web? Learn this and other interesting facts in this video:

Cool site: Learning IT

Check out this site, LearningIT, which has lots of arts and technology based resources and lesson plans. The "Cool Web Tools" page highlights some other sites and web2.0 tools you may find useful. Enjoy!

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A place for video games in education?

Arizona State University Professor James Paul Gee offers some ideas about using video games in a learning context, as evaluation tools, etc...

Emerging Leaders Salon on ARTSblog

Check it out...
"Join the Emerging Leaders Network of Americans for the Arts and the 20UNDER40 anthology for the Emerging Leaders Salon on ARTSblog the week of October 19-23. Nearly 20 diverse arts professionals from across the country will discuss the impending generational shift in arts leadership and the value of emerging leaders to the field. Follow these posts and continue the conversation through your ideas, comments, and personal stories."

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Skitch - so sweet!

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If you find yourself taking screenshots a lot, this application is awesome. It is so easy and fast! It might come in handy for those of you who like posting pictures in your blogs. You just have to download the application at skitch.com and then open it whenever you want to take a screenshot or capture an image from another site. Then you can edit your shot, add various kinds of notations on it (arrows, circles, text, etc.), and upload the image. After a second, you can click on it to get the code to embed into your blog. I highly recommend!

Art, Art, I love you.....

After watching the video by Kristin Andreassen titled “Crayola Doesn’t Make A Color For Your Eyes.”, I thought of this one right away. It's one of my son's favs:

Student Bloggers!

You may have seen that Andres posted this article on the Ning site, but it was a pretty interesting take on the concept of students blogging. Check out how MIT and other schools have harnessed this trend for use on their official admission sites.

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Digital Business Cards

I was recently at a Cultural Network Luncheon (at Ray's very own Hyde Park Art Center), and I was thrown for a loop when I reconnected with someone I knew from the past and they asked for my business card. My business card? I'm a student, I said, I don't really have one right now -- which is LAME (I made one as an undergrad when doing my thesis research - why on earth don't I have one now???).

THEN, I saw this article on CNN.com about digital business cards. I thought you guys might be interested in some of the resources they mentioned.

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