Daily Spotlight on Education 12/23/2008

• Book of Tens: People Who Made Their Mark - Advertising Age - News

  List of people who made their mark - this list and the people to watch in 2009 make interesting reading for ALL leaders and much of their work is influenced by their work in WEb 2.0 and social media.

  tags: education, learning, edu_news

• Interviews: Six important forces that will shape 2009 - Trends in the Living Networks

  This is a great read -- I particularly think that Constant Partial Attention (CPA) is something that we should be aware of in our classrooms. Excellent article.
  
  Also I find it interesting how he shares that some kids who have gotten constant positive reinforcement in schools are going to have a tough time w/ competition. Competition is part of life.

  tags: education, trends, learning, technology, edu_news

• Color me crazy - 10 best online color tools - Download Squad

  If you're decorating or working with art projects - this is a great list.

  tags: education, learning, graphicdesign, art_teacher, edu_newapp

• Google Image Search adds search by style feature - Download Squad

  YOu can now search Google images by style - some educators think this could make image searching safer.

  tags: education, Google, safety

• TweetStats :: Graphin' Your Stats

  Tweetstats lets you look at your statistics on twitter.

  tags: education, twitter

• 25 Traits Of Twitter Folks I Admire and 25 Folks Who Have Them - Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You’re only a stranger once.

  Great blog post by Liz Strauss on the 25 traits of twitter folks I admire.

  tags: education, twitter

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