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This incredible post by Beth Kanter is a must read for anyone in IT or working with web 2.0 and professional development. Understanding the intrisic value of a newcomer is so important for anyone working in these feels. Newcomers have more power now than they could ever imagine. Newcomers, speak out and give your opinion. The power is in your newness and guess what, if you wait till you're an "expert" then you're just like all the other experts out there. Also, it is better to be a newcomer than a latecomer!

The importance of a newcomer

Fascinating game for elementary students called Mango from Lorraine Leo on Classroom 2.0. She is doing fascinating work.

Mango game that help students learn sounds.

Excellent post on advice to Web2.0 Newbies

Angela Maiers, in her latest blog post, asked for some suggestions for people starting their Web 2.0 journeys. Here are a just a few: 1. Start with the pedagogy -

State of the blogosphere is a great read for those who want to understand it. I agree with a lot of these things. They are going to be releasing future portions of this report - we're only on day 2.

2008 State of the Blogosphere

Univ of Pennsylvania Prof. Mark Yim talks to Ignite Philly 2 about instructional methods used Mechanical Engineering's GRASP Lab.

New research from Scotland and the UK Government shows that Web 2.0 and gaming can and do make a difference to educational attainment and student experience.

Content filters and firewalls are great for keeping kids away from pornography, as required by the Children's Internet Protection Act, or preventing them from updating their Facebook status during class. But the same filters can stop teachers from accessing cutting-edge widgets and digital materials that have enormous potential for expanding learning.

These are the 100 best Web 2.0 applications, chosen by Webware readers and Internet users across the globe.

Social media. Web 2.0. You know what these things are and you take advantage of them every day on the net. Whether you're socializing on Facebook, updating Twitter, or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia, social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. However, that doesn't mean that it's something that everyone innately understands or knows how to use - especially when it comes to using it for marketing, PR, or other business-related purposes. That's why many of today's colleges and universities are now offering "social media" classes as an option for their students.

# Ning, a social networking system which lets you create a community * An example: The Falmouth Kids Global Climate Change Institute is a unique opportunity for teachers and students to communicate and collaborate with a global audience as they study the causes and effects of global climate change. This project was designed to inspire teachers to empower students to use Web 2.0 tools in contextual learning environments

A Proposal for Collaboration between ASCD and the Web 2.0 Educator Community for ASCD's 2009 Annual Conference: Learning Beyond Boundaries

A classmate in our workshop has created a group for researchers who want to research web 2 -- if you want to join a group, Craig has just retired from the Navy and has a LOT of energy!

Information about k12 learning 2.0. This is an eXCELLENT best practice to follow. I am very impressed.

More virtual / wiki enabled professional development work going on. Wow!

A wiki about Web 2.0 and education.

by John Seely Brown and Richard Adler

Great list of resources ordered in a week-to-week format.

Spreadsheet Mapper 2.0 We've improved our Spreadsheet Mapper tool! Some of the new features include:

Web 2.0 resource that allows the user to create a webpage on-line. Can embed these webpages into other services like wikispaces or you own webpage.