Comments on: Education needs to shake its fear of social media

By: DavieAlvin

DavieAlvin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:00:47 +0000

The cuts amount to nearly 3 percent of the current schools budget and are part of a two-year spending plan Richardson unveiled Monday in anticipation of the legislative session, which begins Jan. 20.

By: The Outward Gaze « AmyPalko

The Outward Gaze « AmyPalko — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:45:43 +0000

[...] in education and is interested in social media, send them a link to that post you just read about Twitter & Facebook in the classroom. Another way of performing this role is by connecting twitter users to each other. Know two [...]

By: Martino Matijevic

Martino Matijevic — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:15:33 +0000

So true!

Tried a social media educational project twice and both times hit the wall:
- not part of the curriculum
- privacy issues
- technophobia ("if I don't understand it, I will not approve it")

If any teachers, education ministers or lobyists are listening, we want to create a travel+education+web project, so get in touch: twitter.com/whichbudget

Martino Matijevic
CEO, WhichBudget
www.whichbudget.com