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Anderson, C. L., Anderson, K. M., &amp; Cherup, S. (2009). Investment vs. Return: Outcomes of Special Education Technology&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Research in Literacy for Students with Mild Disabilities. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(3). &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Retrieved December 1, 2009, from http://www.citejournal.org/vol9/iss3/general/article1.cfm
&#160;Demski, J. (2009). Facebook Training Wheels. T.H.E....]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Investment vs. Return: Outcomes of Special Education Technology Research in Literacy for Students with Mild Disabilities by Cindy L. Anderson, Kevin M. Anderson and Susan Cherup]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;This article focuses on studies of the effectiveness of three different types of technology used by students with mild disabilities.&#160;It provides a summary of research of tools that promote reading development and those that promote development of written expression in students with mild disabilities.&#160;Fifty-nine percent of the special education population in 2003 was made up of individuals with learning disabilities, mild emotional disabilities and mild intellectual...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hindsight, Understanding What We Got Wrong and Changing Directions by Dave L. Edyburn]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;“Hindsight is 20-20” is a famous quote to which most of us can relate.&#160;Author D. Edyburn reflects on perspectives he has formerly taken on the subject of assistive technology and students with disabilities.&#160;He offers ten new perspectives on the topic in hopes of changing directions and learning from the past to benefit the future.&#160;Assistive technology (AT) refers to “anything that enhances the performance of individuals with disabilities”.&#160;The first area that Edyburn...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Connecting Informal and Formal Learning Experiences in the Age of Participatory Media: Commentary on Bull et al. (2008) by Christine Greenhow]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&#160;This article by Greenhow is in response to an earlier editorial by Bull et al. on the challenges of bridging formal learning practices and informal learning opportunities as it relates to the new technology of the Web.&#160;The editorial spoke about “cognitive surplus” which refers to the “collective mental energies of society…once masked and consumed by…passively watching television”.&#160;These cognitive surpluses are now being utilized in online resources.&#160;Bull et al.’s article...]]></description>
         <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[The Power of Wikis by Windy Schweder & Cheryl A. Wissick]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Wikis are fast and easy ways to add and edit content on a collaborative Web site.&#160;The most popular wiki today is Wikipedia-an online encyclopedia.&#160;This article explores several ways that wikis can be used to improve the education of individuals with special needs.&#160;The authors write about the four categories of educational use for wikis.&#160;They include: collaboration, sharing, organization, and instruction.&#160;
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         <description><![CDATA[The popular virtual website, Second Life-created by Linden Lab, is proving to be beneficial for students and educators alike.&#160;This article explores how educators, particularly K-12 educators, are turning to Second Life as a professional development site.&#160;Second Life allows users to interact with each other via avatars and allows the users to roam the site while viewing a number of virtual sights and locations called the “inworld”.&#160;There is a Main Grid and a Teen...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Facebook Training Wheels by J. Demski]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Social networking sites are not a passing fad, but are here to stay in every realm of our lives.&#160;Companies and individuals alike are capitalizing off of its opportunities.&#160;The article’s author references director of instructional technology and data management for Ramapo Central School District, James Yap.&#160;Yap believes it is crucial that schools begin to educate students in line with the social networking technology that companies have already started to use in their daily...]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Blending Technology and Literacy Strategies: Engaging Learners with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders  by  Windy Schweder and Cheryl A. Wissick]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[This article shows how general educators can improve their teaching strategies and instructions by combining technology and literacy-based strategies for special needs students with EBD.&#160;More often than not, these students with emotional or behavioral disorders will be included as a part of the regular classroom.&#160;Therefore, teachers need to learn how to attract and keep all of the students’ interest.&#160;The article notes that many of the EBD students are actually proficient in...]]></description>
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