While Web 3.0 has been talked about for some time, there has been increasing and ongoing discussion as to how it should best be defined and what the foundational characteristics of the technology are or will be. The reality is, …
Videos: Avatar Earns 9 Oscar Noms — See How Cameron Created His Sci-Fi Epic
James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar has just been nominated for nine Oscars, including Best Picture. To date, the 3-D movie about a paraplegic ex-Marine who bonds with an alien culture has made more than 2 billion dollars worldwide, making it …
The Future of Moodle and How Not To Stop It (iMoot 2010)
A very interesting presentation, showing the recent discussion about the death of the Course Management Systems and the new developments of Moodle 2.0, showing new concepts like an appstore for repository plugins and learning activities.
http://blog.hansdezwart.info/2010/02/05/the-future-of-moodle-and-how-not-to-stop-it-imoot-2010/…
What the Web of Tomorrow Will Look Like: 4 Big Trends to Watch
Did you know that it’s been nearly twenty years since the first website was placed online? Have you ever thought about how the Internet and the web have evolved in time? Let’s take a look on four trends for the …
What could you do with Augmented Reality?
Augmented reality is one of the few technologies that have come out within the last few years that really have the ability to simply drop jaws. The big question of course is, does Augmented Reality have a place in education, …
Apple iPad: A Comprehensive Guide
After months of speculation and rumors, it’s official: The Apple iPad is real. The device, announced on January 27th by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, is designed to fill the perceived gap between the smartphone and the laptop. Here’s everything you …
Pope tells priests: Start blogging
You might not expect it, but when it comes to social media even the Pope is switched on. A new decree from The Vatican encourages Catholic priests to start blogs and embrace the web.
http://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2010/01/24/pope-tells-priests-start-blogging/…
How to Create a VoiceThread
Over the weekend I stumbled across a great wiki dedicated to the use of VoiceThread in education. The wiki is appropriately titled, How to Make a VoiceThread. On How to Make a VoiceThread you will not only find directions for …
With Google Reader You Can Now Follow Updates To Any Website, Feed Or No Feed
Is there a site that you check often for updates or changes, that just does not offer a feed for their website? Well, if so, Google has a new tool for you.
http://thenextweb.com/apps/2010/01/26/follow-updates-website-feed-feed/…
MOOM – Museum of Online Museums
MOOM, the Museum of Online Museums, is a list of museums that offer online exhibitions. In some cases the museums include virtual tours and in other cases the museums online exhibits are simple photo galleries. Some of the notable museums …
Social Technographics: Conversationalists get onto the ladder
A large number of internet users contribute something to the conversation. This according to a Forrester Social Technographics study. What’s new in this diagram (the original came out three years ago) is the addition of ‘conversationalists’, a class of people …
OU adopts Google Apps for Education
The Open University (UK) will be using Google tools to support student internet services. “In our first foray into cloud computing, Google will be hosting for our students email (gmail), contacts, instant messaging and presence, calendar, document creation, storage and …
Prezi Announces New, Free Education Licenses
Prezi, a great service for taking presentations beyond bullets and pictures, has just announced that they’re offering a free education license for teachers and students. The new education license will allow teachers and students to keep their content private. The …
Things I Want To Model As Your Teacher
What I like about Wes Fryer’s presentation is that he doesn’t teach, he models. Teachers who understood that what it is that they model, rather than what they say, that gets learned would probably conduct themselves very differently.
http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/things-i-want-to-model-as-your-teacher…
The Ultimate Google Wave Guide for Students: 100 Tips, Tools, and Tricks
Students are always on the hunt for tools that save their time and trouble, especially on homework. That’s why we’ve generated this list of tips and tricks for using Google Wave, a powerful collaboration tool that lets students manage projects, …