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This research from South Australia looked at the ways wikis can be used as a collaborative tool by teachers to store, harvest and share corporate knowledge and in what way can class wikis be used effectively in different subject areas.

A web application is an application that is accessed over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is hosted in a browser-controlled environment (e.g. a Java applet)[citation needed] or coded in a browser-supported language (such as JavaScript, combined with a browser-rendered markup language like HTML) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable. Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of web browsers, and the convenience of using a web browser as a client, sometimes called a thin client. The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity, as is the inherent support for cross-platform compatibility. Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions.

A good place to start to learn about webapps.

The Internet is evolving, and Web 2.0 is changing the way we interact online. This web guide will help those new to social media gain an understanding of social networking, social bookmarking, social news, personalized start pages, wikis, widgets and other aspects of the new Internet that can help in connecting with others, increasing productivity or having more fun.

A good starting point for those looking to define and understand what is meant by web2.0

Web 2 in Education Wiki. This site is designed to provide teachers with a directory of free webtools along with some suggestions as to how they may be used in the classroom. Over 2000 websites listed over 295 tools and all for free!

Another great site for finding new educational tools.

an interesting maths task for students to do with MyFloorplanner

This is a virtual place for folks interested in learning to "operationalize TPACK" (Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge) via curriculum-based learning activity types ('ATs') to get up-to-date information, and (more importantly) participate in the vetting and refining of the activity types in each of the curriculum areas in which activity type development is happening.

The place to visit when curriculum planning to help you decide what technologies and activity types work for particular content areas.