Created by Angela Cunningham for the enrichment of Social Studies instruction using technology. Great set of resources and conceptual approaches to embedding technology into instruction.
The Nielsen report on internet use and social networking/blogging. Blogging/social networking is still the number one destination online, followed closely by gaming. It's interesting the populations that are growing, and the massive growth of mobile!
The Power of Google unleashed against Blackboard, but will Google stay with the system or give up like they have on so many other initiatives? Pearson and Google Education have considerable swag and could make a system that is flexible, powerful, and (it won't take much) more efficient/intuitive than Blackboard