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From @GinaSchreck Great ideas for using new technology. Some great statistics and a very funny Blackberry video

Great way to do new hire onboarding!

Charlotte contrasts her personal world filled with Social Media and her corporate world, devoid of it.

practical discussions on using social media in the real world. From eLearning Guild, Marc Rosenberg

Great article on implementing Social Media in an organization. You need to create eGuild membership (free level) to read article.

Place to share PowerPoint and search for presentations and information done by others

searchable collection of thousands of blogs

Searchable collection of videos that can be pulled into training to support ideas. People can make their own page of favorites, or group ideas together for a collection of videos for people to watch. People can also upload their own videos to use as a hosting site to conserve bandwith in training courses

Great overview of the functionality of Facebook. Another from @GinaSchreck

If you are only dabbling in Facebook, take a look at where you can go here. Consider broadening your reach with a page for training.

RSS aggregator of blog feeds to create your own personal learning portal.

Lrnchat is a group of learning professionals who meet on Thursdays over Twitter from 8:30-10PM to discuss learning related topics. Discussions are archived in this space

Great source for free pictures for eLearning. Theoretically, you should send a message to the photographer for permission to use, but you are covered under creative commons licensing for educational purposes if your material is not being sold.

Excellent website to determine reading level of websites. Just enter the url

Excellent ideas on the specialized features of Twitter's website. Great features.

Wordless illustration about the differences between Web 1.0 and 2.0. From YouTube

Created by Scott Gavin in 2007, this shows how one user takes advantage of many social bookmarking tools.

Website created in 2006 with a tour of Learning 2.0 objects. 23 things to be explored to try out new technologies. The original participants were given incentives for completion. Still usable, even if it is a little older.

Jane Bozarth Blog on SoMe in Training. Good practical ideas.

Similar to graphic organizers. This sets up blocks in different configurations to help organize planning, thinking through decisions, and knowledge organization

Great diagram explaining methods of learning in the enterprise. Shows all of the options

There is a wonderful diagram that shows hos many options there are for learning.

Great ideas and links to three different Twitter apps to follow hashtags and save info

How to start a blog- practical advice

Here's some nuts and bolts thinking if you want to start a blog.