Blogging
Web + Log = BLOG
- [www.blogger.com] easy to use
- [www.classblogmeister.com] specifically for teachers – full control
- [www.ning.com/] you create and join social networks of particular interests.
Wikis
A wiki is a collaborative web space where anyone can add and edit content
- [www.wikispaces.com]
- [www.pbwiki.com] free wiki easy to make
- [www.jotspot.com] more features, owned by Google
Critical Question: Should we allow our students to use information gathered through Wiki’s such as Wikipedia?
Consider this video: http://jonudell.net/udell/gems/umlaut/umlaut.html
Social Networking
Social network sites as web-based services that allow individuals to construct a public or semi-public profile within a bounded system, articulate a list of other users with whom they share a connection, and view and traverse their list of connections and those made by others within the system.
Here is a video of a class project that implemented Twitter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgbfMY-6giY
Social Bookmarking
Internet users can store and share Internet bookmarks
- [http://del.icio.us] Uses tags to help organize and share bookmarks
- [www.backflip.com] Easy to use and can order by priority
- [www.spurl.net] Saves URL and a copy of the page
Photo’s
Organize and Share your Photos with friends and family
- [http://picasa.google.com] Free, powerful, and versatile
- [www.flickr.com] Professional work showcase, useful for collaboration
- [http://zoto.com] Publisher to blogging sites, Blogger, Wordpress
The Machine is Us/ing Us
