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Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool

Why Scoopit Is Becoming An Indispensable Learning Tool | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

Curation is a valuable skill for today’s learner. In a culture of content overload, members that provide great content to their audience will be recognized leaders in network communities. Optimally, we equip students to differentiate good content from bad in preparation for their further education and careers. Curating an online topic (and allowing comments) also increases self-awareness and provides additional insight from others. The nuances of sharing content and writing to an audience become much better understood through interactivity between the curator and participating audience.


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Ken Morrison's insight:

I am a big fan of Scoop.it.  It adds value to my professional career.  I find so many things that I am interested in.  It is fun for me to try to understand the algorythm. I believe that curation will be a powerful tool for our future.
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Ken Morrison's comment, February 22, 3:03 AM
I completely agree with this post. I fully integrated it into one of my courses last year. Students had to choose a potential future career and create a scoop.it page to help them learn about that field. Most feedback was positive. A few students still use it seven months after the grades have been turned in!
Ken Morrison's comment, February 22, 3:03 AM
I completely agree with this post. I fully integrated it into one of my courses last year. Students had to choose a potential future career and create a scoop.it page to help them learn about that field. Most feedback was positive. A few students still use it seven months after the grades have been turned in!
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The Internet Usage Patterns of Depressed College Students

The Internet Usage Patterns of Depressed College Students | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

A recent study correlates frequent Internet usage with depression. The study also showed specific web habits correlates with being depressed.

 

Thanks to Stewart-Marshall for sharing this link.
Ken's Key take-away:

Frequent switching between applications and sites seems to be a link to depression in this first-ever study.  Late night usage and first thing in the morning are other indicators.

 

 

 


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Stewart-Marshall's comment, June 24, 2012 5:23 PM
Thanks Ken - and I seem to have so many of these internet indicators - switching, late night, early morning - but I think I'm okay :-) So I guess they are merely "indicators" - not perfect predictors.
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An App That Senses When You're Feeling Down

An App That Senses When You're Feeling Down | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
Ginger.io just won the $100,000 Data Design Diabetes challenge, because it silently analyzes your phone usage data to figure out if you're upset. For diabetes patients, that could be a lifesaver.
Ken Morrison's comment, November 18, 2011 8:02 PM
Thank you Vonny!
Vonny has a good facebook news curation site at: http://www.scoop.it/t/facebook-facination
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The world is getting unhappier, according to Twitter

The world is getting unhappier, according to Twitter | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it

Some 46 billion words tweeted by 63 million users indicate that the world's happiness as measured through tweets is at its lowest since 2009

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Misery Has More Company Than You Think, Especially on Facebook

Misery Has More Company Than You Think, Especially on Facebook | An Eye on New Media | Scoop.it
Have other people's blithe Facebook updates ever made you feel like a total loser? Or have you ever felt that your best friend's life is perfectly easy and joyful, while yours is nothing but struggle and anxiety?
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