links for 2011-05-24

Another move toward acceptance of the inevitable. I remember when those new fangled ballpoint pens were not permitted in school because of the damage they might do to our developing writing. Now I have trouble writing without a keyboard in front of me. Mobile devices are here and we may as well begin to use them for all they are worth to support learning.

Interesting piece that echoes some ideas I included in the EDU8111 course materials last semester. Would these conversational models make for more effective 'pedagogical conversations' in the faculty, I wonder.

Useful link to US government site with digital literacy resources.

Some of these or similar uses might work with classes that I teach.