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"The software that provides it, called AudioFeeds, announces Facebook updates such as friend requests with watery sounds like drips, bubbles and splashes. Bird calls are reserved for Twitter, while musical sounds such as a didgeridoo or wind chime alert you to news stories. It achieves the 3D effect by adjusting the phase, or timing, of the sounds delivered to your left and right earphones."

Here is a thought, what if we had something similar in the classroom to provide audio feedback to the teacher. Fascinating thought.

An online social network targeted to students who want to collect all their ebook and study content together. Sort of a Facebook for learners. Sponsored by textbook publishers who sell and market online to users. Built in search tools.

"my6sense is the best way to experience your top content from social networks and news sources - all in one app.Read your most relevant items and updates from your Facebook, Twitter, news, RSS and blog streams (*Google Buzz on Android), share via email and social networks, discover fresh content, manage your streams and more! All you need to do is use the service, and we'll personalize your content for you. Using our 'Digital Intuition' technology, we accurately learn what's important to you and personally rank your streams so that your most valuable information is always at the top. There's no need for you to tell us what you like/dislike or set any preferences. It's completely effortless!" So far so good enjoying the random nature of it so far. Especially when the Google Reader is bursting at the seams. Like the integration with my twitter feed too. 

Social network resource collection and bloggin. Follow experts and answers and eportfolio rolled together. Could also function as a team hub, but it doesn't have live conferencing. Tools to create posts, webcam, and screencasts. No assessment or course sequence. Freemium model with generous caps on storage and bandwidth.

Various Twitter-related tools and plugins have been multiplying fast over since we did our big Twitter Toolbox and 8 awesome Firefox plugins for Twitter

Recorded online interviews with noted teachers, pundits, and researchers in the area of future edtech. I think of it as a mini TED for educators and instructional design.

Recorded online interviews with noted teachers, pundits, and researchers in the area of future edtech and pedagogy. I think of it as an online TED for educators and instructional design.

As we shamble forward into the next decade, it might be prudent to take pause and take stock of the years behind us. Translation: Back up your stuff. .. We have a ton of information, photos and memories scattered around the web that we would be loathe to lose .. it still might be wise to put some of that stuff in an iron box for safe keeping."

Some good advice about how to backup various online web tools.

"Unfortunately, an impending disaster is sometimes the impetus for naysayers to see the worth of a service like Twitter. The hashtag being used on Twitter to track the tweets referring to Tropical Cyclone Yasi is #tcyasi. I've been following this hashtag today, and as the cyclone gets closer to the east coast of Far North Queensland, I am receiving more pertinent information there than what I am getting from news organisations like Channel 7 and their very sensationalist Today Tonight program."

Instructors can author and teach 5 courses for free using Blackboard LMS. Good way to explore Blackboard features for instructional design. Enroll unlimited students.

"In "Toy Story 3 = Awesome!", The Australian Voices sing a song of Facebook. Composed and conducted by Artistic Director, Gordon Hamilton, this innovative new Facebook Song takes The Australian Voices where no choir has dared to go - the inner space of the Internet and the unexplored and unexpected worlds of new experiences, bizarre human relationships and pop culture adoration. This journey discovers new languages and the addictive memes and viral concepts that are attaching themselves to every facet of human life."

Amazing song about social networking.

Must read post about the power of Twitter and blogging, and how it can be used in the classroom

The new social media policy for the NSW DET. Pretty progressive really.

Sme of the innovative ways teachers are using Edmodo in the classroom to engage students