Acceptable Use Policies

Policies DWM- Maine Learns 
Comprehensive example of Acceptable Use Policies for the use of computers, networks, and the the Internet in schools districts, includes  rues to address the Children's Internet Protection Act. Developed by Maine Learns. For more information contact Bette Manchester.

Articles & Editorials

Ed. Innovation on the Agenda at Google Headquarters
By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, Eudcation Week
Forum at Google, Inc. Headquarters focuses on ways of using digital learning to improve U.S. schools. (to read the complete article subscription is needed).
 
How to Convince an Administrator to Use Technology Body
By Digital Learning Environments
Here is a suggested five-step conversation plan for creating greater interest in digital technologies by your school administrators.

In Schools, a Firewall That Works Too Well
By Justin Reich
The Washington Post, Saturday, July 11, 2009
Web site filters in schools have had tremendous success in keeping one group of people from freely searching online. Unfortunately, that group is teachers. More often, filters hamstring teachers' effort to develop lessons that effectively prepare students for 21st- century challenges.

Participatory Culture and Schools: Can We Get There From Here?
Threshold Magazine- Spring 2009
Digital media and Web 2.0 offer an opportunity to bridge the two-culture gap between online youth and largely offline schools, as explored by education-technology expert James Bosco.

Web 2.0 Problem? or Opportunity?
One to One Institute Newsletter- Volume 2, Issue 5
James Bosco writes on the definition of participatory culture, the use Web 2.0 tools and how it is changing learning outside and inside the classrooms. Invitational Summit

Web 2.0 in Schools: Statues, Issues, Prospects
Redefining Teacher Education for Digital Age Learners Summit , Austin Texas
James Bosco discusses the coinage of the Web 2.0 term and how is changing education and learning for the younger generations.


Why School Should Break the Web 2.0 Barrier
Threshold Magazine- Summer 2009
Will Richardson explores how new paths to learning await schools that embrace the transformative power of technology.


Blogs & Links

Digital Media and Learning Central
This site is dedicated to knowledge-sharing, research and networking around the topic in Digital Media and Learning.

Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning
How is digital media affecting the way young people think, play, act and learn — and what does this mean for society? These are the questions researchers are exploring through the MacArthur Foundation’s Digital Media and Learning Initiative.

 Texas CTO Clinic- Web 2.0 and Policy Leadership
Miguel Guhlin, Instructional Technology Director, San Antonio ISD presentation on Web 2.0 and Policy Leadership at the Texas CTO Clinic.



Newsletter

Web 2.0 in Schools: Policy & Leadership Newsletter
Information regarding the Web 2.0 in Schools:Policy & Leadership Initiative.

January 2009

April 2009

June 2009 



Publications


Leadership for Web2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality Report

This report documents the beliefs, perspectives, and practices of educational administrators which help or hinder effective use of Web 2.0 in K-12 education.  The study collected data from nearly 1,200 school administrators on the role of Web 2.0 in American schools and was made possible by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Leadership for Web 2.0 in Education  /  Executive Summary   /  Slide show on Report   /  Press Release

Building Innovation: learning with technologies
The review Building Innovation: Learning with technologies by University of Canberra academic Kathryn Moyle explores national and international policy priorities for building students’ innovation capabilities through information and communication technologies (ICT). 

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
Henry Jenkins, Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published this white paper that explores new frameworks and models for media literacy.

Educational Networking: The important role Web 2.0 will play in education
Steve Hargadon, Social Learning Consultant, Elluminate comments about the changes that educations is going through and how new digital media tools can be used to create "educational networking".

Emerging Interactive Media
Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies at Harvard University has developed a helpful document that provides descriptions of various Web 2.0 applications with specific examples of each of them.

Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8 to 18-Year-Olds
This is the third study from the Kaiser Family Foundation on current media use patterns among young people. The purpose of this study is to foster understanding by providing data about young people’s media use for recreational purposes: which media they use, which they own, how much time they spend which each medium, which activities they engage in, how often they multitask, and how they differ from one another in the patterns of their media use. This study documents changes in children’s habits compared to the first and second study conducted in 1999 and 2004 respectively.  The data provided in the report is an useful tool for educators who want to leverage the educational and informational potential of  media in young people’s lives.

Listening to Student' and Educators' Voices
Kathryn Moyle and Susanne Owen document the view of students and early career educators about learning with technologies in Australian education and training. Research Findings published by Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations from the Australian Government.

Social Networking:Personalized Content, Conversation and Communities
EdTechNext- Summer 2009 (CoSN- Member only publication)
Social networking is no mere diversion,however. In fact, some believe that social networking is emerging as a formidable educational tool that will have a profound and potentially transformative impact on the way students—and adults—learn.


The Digital Promise: Transforming Learning with Innovative Uses of Technology
Jeanne Wellings and Michael H. Levine from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop with support of Apple wrote a white paper on literacy and learning in a new media age. Includes innovative examples of how technology can be used to promote literacy and to engage struggling learners.

Technology in Schools: What Research says
A 2009 Update.  In 2006 Cisco commissioned Metiri Group to review of the research on the impact of educational technology on student learning. Since then, a great deal of new research has been published on the impact of technology on student learning, prompting Cisco and Metiri Group to update the original report.

Varying Approaches to Internet Safety
This paper is a discussion with senior officials from Ministries of Education, national information and communication (ICT) policy bodies, or national school networking organizations from Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, UK, the USA and Australia on Internet Safety.

Web 2.0 Success (and Failures)Factors for Web 2.0
Tim Beavins, NGenera Insight- (CoSN- Member only publication)
NGenera Insight explores how employees and employers are using Web 2.0 tools in and outside the work environment. This 24-page report effectively describes current usage of new digital media and offers helpful descriptions of various Web 2.0 tools and how they can be used in different settings. The list of do’s and don’ts for Web 2.0 applications  provides CTOs with a starting point for laying the ground rules and reinforces the most important rule in a new 2.0 world -- everything you post is, or can easily be made, public and it’s virtually permanent.

Videos

New Digital Media in the Lives of Our Children at Home and School
What role should digital media play in educating youth today? On September 21, the Consortium on School Networking (CoSN), Common Sense Media, and the National Writing Project, with support from the MacArthur Foundation, briefed members of Congress and their staff on that very question.

Watch the video from the Digital Median Learning Spotlight Blog, produced by Ben Wolff, for more on this briefing, including the need to foster partnerships between school and afterschool, the need for better professional development for teachers, views of teens and parents, and how teachers are using digital media to awaken the desire to learn, and ultimately how to better our education system for the future, and today.
 

Edutopia's - The Digital Generation Project
Today's kids are born digital -- born into a media-rich, networked world of infinite possibilities. But their digital lifestyle is about more than just cool gadgets; it's about engagement, self-directed learning, creativity, and empowerment. The Digital Generation Project tells their stories so that educators and parents can understand how kids learn, communicate, and socialize in very different ways than any previous generation. To Learn more.