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Teachers and students are largely driving the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but human and technological barriers are holding back the use of these as learning tools in many classrooms, according to a new study.

ISTE's NECC09 Blog Wes Fryer Cell phones can be used in powerful ways by students and teachers as assessment tools. Most teachers are familiar and comfortable asking students to submit written work to assess their learning, but are likely much less experienced asking students to submit multimedia files as assignments. This needs to change. As teachers, we need to invite students to regularly "show what they know" not only with written texts, worksheets, and multiple-choice examinations, but also with multimedia software as well as websites which permit students to record their voices and use visual images to communicate messages.

Article has some interesting ideas that may take place in a future classroom?

I was then thinking about 'the lecture' and 'the tutorial' and wondered if some simple tools can provide that holistic link, and allow students to engage and reflect better and promote, as Mike says "potential growth of the network, and the activities that may be engaged in by or with peers"

Twitter is a great Web 2.0 tool. It is used by a lot of people. They use it to connect with people. It is similar to Skype.

This helps define outsourcing better.

"Notre Dame high school in Sheffield is to be the first in the country to allow mobile phones, MP3 players and gaming devices in class as a learning tool. "

more information about virtual communication

" The term workflow in workflow software actually refers to the tasks, personnel, procedural steps, required information as well as the various tools that are needed for the steps that the business has to take in order for it to become successful."

This is a great definiton of workflow. It explains everything it refers too.

they don't want the government because they don't want people to be easily hacked "Two emerging technology trends in the public sector - social networking and cloud computing - have now been combined in IBM's recently released SmartCloud Social Collaboration for Government, a private cloud computing service for government agencies. "

Google offers a range of advertising services through our AdWords and AdSense programs to show you the most useful and relevant ads online. These ads appear on Google's sites and services, on partner websites in the Google Display Network and also on Third Party and certain Google Applications and other clients. Some ads are based primarily on your search queries or on the content of the page you're viewing. When providing ads tailored to your interests, we offer useful tools for you to view and manage the information that is being collected and used to serve ads. To protect your privacy, we follow three principles when we serve ads:

"orkflow system automation is a complex undertaking, involving all layers of your company and a wide range of disparate processes. With PerfectForms workflow software, however, creating an integrated, standardized workflow system is much less challenging. Unlike other workflow system software on the market, PerfectForms is designed to be used by those with no technical development skills; no programming is ever required. Instead, PerfectForms employs unique point and click features and unique mapping tools so just about anyone can design any kind of workflow system or applications."

This article explains how the World Wide Web is an information super-highway. It allows information to be shared around the world.

My students enjoyed interacting with Alan Levine's storybox today. What a fascinating tool and great way for kids to share in the classroom without having to be on the "net." It was a blast.

This is a list and explanation of the tools that teenagers use to communicate/socialize.

This is my second resource to my flattener #10 research 

Shows how web 2.0 affects art.

The Force.com Visual Process Manager is a groundbreaking innovation in business process management software tools. To appreciate just how much better, faster, and more affordable it is than traditional workflow software, it's helpful to have some background on business process automation in general and the philosophy behind it.

The rapid and constant pace of change in technology is creating both opportunities and challenges for schools. The opportunities include greater access to rich, multimedia content, the increasing use of online coursetaking to offer classes not otherwise available, the widespread availability of mobile computing devices that can access the Internet, the expanding role of social networking tools for learning and professional development, and the growing interest in the power of digital games for more personalized learning.