Scholar for bookmarks

Meet the new....Scholar (http://scholar.com)
Blackboard (the course management system) has created a social bookmarking site similiar to del.icio.us focused on education resources. Apparently this can been used by anyone and also as part of courses.

Simply create your account, pick the sites you want to save and start tagging...

Top 10 educational technology stories of '06

Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2006: eSN counts down the ten most significant educational technology stories of the past year From eSchool News staff reports
from eSchool News (requires free registration)

Part 1: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6743
10. Cell phones: The good, the bad, and the ugly
9. One-to-one computing: Promising solution--or overhyped mistake?
8. Video-gaming in the classroom: Playing attention
7. 21st-century learning environments: Building schools of the future
6. Social-networking web sites challenge policy makers

Part II: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/showStory.cfm?ArticleID=6745
5. Online learning comes of age, multiplying the opportunities available to students and teachers.
4. Video goes 'viral,' expanding the reach of college lectures--and turning ordinary students into internet celebrities.
3. Education 2.0 has arrived: The emergence of web-based services and other open technology alternatives is changing the nature of school software.
2. Disaster planning takes on added importance for schools--and technology plays a huge role.
1. Elections bring a 'changing of the guard': New Democratic majority in Congress set to tackle several education issues.