“As much as we preach the benefits of technology, we must also present any disadvantages of technological use …. By educating students to the proper use of technology, we are making them more conscious digital citizens. Then they may perhaps pass along their knowledge to friends or family.”        Hutchings, D. , June 2011, retrieved from http://etec.ctlt.ubc.ca/510wiki/Techaddiction

“A good rule of thumb is for [you] to wait 24 hours before responding to a post that [you] feel is negative.”         Palloff and Pratt (2001b) Online Classroom Dynamics. Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom: The Realities of Online Teaching. (chapter 8). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, p143, retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com.ezproxy.library.ubc.ca/lib/ubc/docDetail.action?docID=10001711

“better to turn a screw with a screwdriver than a hammer- a dime may also do the trick, but a screwdriver is usually better.”      Chickering, A. W., & Ehrmann, S., C. (1996). Implementing the seven
principles: Technology as lever. American Association for Higher Education  Bulletin, 49(2), 3-6. Retrieved from http://www.aahea.org/articles/sevenprinciples.htm

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” No matter how specialized your interests, there is always someone on the Web to share them.”          Sharples, M., Graber, R., Harrison, C. (2009). E-safety and Web 2.0 for children aged 11-16. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 25(1), 70-84. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2729.2008. 00304.x