Facebook recently modified its ‘Groups’ feature. Here’s what they have to say about it… There is some good stuff here, more fully described in this post by allfacebook.com… everyone can post links, photos, videos and events. You can also upload and collaborate on a document. Another new feature is the ability to have live group chats. All of these could be great for student groups. BUT… group members can add their own friends so, even a closed group can quickly have hundreds of members, which means you will receive lots of emails unless you turn this off via ‘Edit Settings’ on the Group page. This also raises privacy issues as consequently you are sharing posts with complete strangers! you can be added to a group by a friend and will automatically be associated with it until you go to that group and remove yourself there is nowhere to add a description of the group, or to publicise events - you are only given the option to add posts, which, of course, get hidden as people post to the wall the discussion board has been removed At the moment, Facebook are continuing to support old groups but, if you want to set up a new ‘old style’ group I’m afraid you’ll have to find someone who is willing to donate an unused one.

I am no electronics genius. I don’t know a router from a hub, a LAN from a WAN from a SAM. But it really seems to me, that if we can manage to get a wifi hotspot in a cave 650 feet below the surface of the earth that we should be able to get wifi pretty much everywhere and anywhere. Whatever the excuse that your city or school, or any public entity is using to not connect our students is now invalid. Just show them this picture. If they can take it there, they can take it anywhere. This photo was taken 650 feet below the Kansas prairie in Hutchinson Kansas at place called Strataca, an old salt mine that has been turned into a museum.

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The Rise of Learning Resource Centres Infographic In recent years the digital revolution has changed the way students learn. The The Rise of Learning Resource Centres Infographic highlights how learning resource centres are replacing traditional school libraries, and why LRCs are important to students’ development. A learning resource centre is a type of library found in schools, colleges and universities. It is a melting pot of both traditional and modern ways or accessing information and key to students learning. These centres contain traditional educational resources such as books, journals, software and audio/visual materials, but they also exist to promote electronic information resources. Examples of these are subscription electronic journals, databases, free websites and other web based resources. Traditional school libraries have been slow to react to the digital revolution and are not offering students the required resources to help them access information, so it’s important LRCs offer students access to technology such as computers, tablets and the internet. The cost of technology means many children don’t have access at home to the resources they need to learn. So it is increasingly important that their school has an LRC that offers these resources.The layout, design and resources on offer in a LRC are key to student’s development. Students are accessing information in new ways, and schools need to ensure students are developing IT skills as well as literacy skills. The LRC provides the perfect environment for this. Via: pinnacle-furniture.co.ukThe post The Rise of Learning Resource Centres Infographic appeared first on e-Learning Infographics.

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