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- ↑ "The Edublog Awards 2005! | incorporated subversion" . Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ↑ "Using Collaborative Learning in Classrooms and Libraries". www.findingdulcinea.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
- ↑ Scott McLeod; Chris Lehmann (2011-10-25). What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media. John Wiley & Sons. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-118-02224-5.
- ↑ Daniel Araya; Michael A. Peters (2010). Education in the Creative Economy: Knowledge and Learning in the Age of Innovation. Peter Lang. p. 521. ISBN 978-1-4331-0744-3.
- ↑ http://edublogawards.com/and-the-2008-winners-are/ List of Edublog award winners