Comments on: Facebook is Headed for the Classroom http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Tom Hanson http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-117958 Tom Hanson Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:00:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-117958 I found this idea truly compelling and offered my thoughts at: http://www.openeducation.net/2007/10/11/the-changing-facebook-of-educati... If there is one carrot for students it is relevance. Could there be any greater motivational tool than to ask students to take a cutting edge, pop culture idea and give it their own touch? And does anyone know of any other schools offering similar cutting edge courses? Tom Hanson Editor OpenEducation.net I found this idea truly compelling and offered my thoughts at:

[openeducation.net]

If there is one carrot for students it is relevance. Could there be any greater motivational tool than to ask students to take a cutting edge, pop culture idea and give it their own touch?

And does anyone know of any other schools offering similar cutting edge courses?

Tom Hanson
Editor
OpenEducation.net

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-115924 Ryan Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:28:54 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-115924 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-115879" rel="nofollow">Regina wrote:</a><blockquote>how can i get on facebook when the websites such as (stupidcensorship & american proxy is blocked)</blockquote></div> Checkout this post we recently did: http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-how-to-view-blocked-websites/ Regina wrote:
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]]> By: Regina http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-115879 Regina Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:33:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-115879 how can i get on facebook when the websites such as (stupidcensorship & american proxy is blocked) how can i get on facebook when the websites such as (stupidcensorship & american proxy is blocked)

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-115240 Ryan Wed, 12 Sep 2007 03:21:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-115240 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-115229" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>Brilliant! I’ve actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?!</blockquote></div> You're in college...you've got all kinds of downtime. Andrew wrote:
Brilliant! I’ve actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?!

You’re in college…you’ve got all kinds of downtime.

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-115232 Ashley Wed, 12 Sep 2007 02:45:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-115232 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-115229" rel="nofollow">Andrew wrote:</a><blockquote>Brilliant! I’ve actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?!</blockquote></div> You'll have down time soon enough, I'm sure. Hopefully that last semester of classes is going well... Andrew wrote:
Brilliant! I’ve actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?!

You’ll have down time soon enough, I’m sure. Hopefully that last semester of classes is going well…

]]> By: Andrew http://cybernetnews.com/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/comment-page-1/#comment-115229 Andrew Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:43:35 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/09/11/facebook-is-headed-for-the-classroom/#comment-115229 Brilliant! I've actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?! Brilliant! I’ve actually thought about making a webapp during my down time. Oh wait, what down time?!

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