Flat Classroom Project

I found this article to help the group with Virtual Communications!

I know that both groups were struggling with the environment aspect of the Virtual Communications project. Hope this helps!

More Internet Information Sources and Usage Statistics CAIDA, the Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis, provides tools and analyses promoting the engineering and maintenance of a robust, scalable global Internet infrastructure.

Internet World Stats, Population and Internet Users in all countries and regions of the world. The Internet Big Picture.

Watch Gov 2.0 Summit presentations and other interviews " Government as a Platform Gov 2.0 Summit brings together innovators from government and the private sector to highlight technology and ideas that can be applied to the nation's great challenges.

What is Web 2.0? In 2005, it meant geeks embracing a set of principles and practices: using the web as a platform, harnessing collective intelligence, data is the new "Intel inside," and others.

12 years at Gartner Andrea Di Maio VP Distinguished Analyst 25 years IT industry Andrea Di Maio is a vice president and distinguished analyst in Gartner Research, where he focuses on the public sector, with particular reference to e-government strategies, Web 2.0, the business value of IT, open-source software...

Technology is reshaping college admissions. Course-management systems are making it possible to detect students in academic trouble before it gets too deep. And development offices are creating social networks that energize alumni giving. But not every high-tech strategy pays off for colleges.

On The Net The Changing Information Cycle By Greg R. NotessReference Librarian Montana State University I have been pondering the whole concept of the role of the changing information cycle.

Eight Trends Driving the Future of Information Technology A new report predicts dramatic changes to the face of enterprise computing. To say that change is coming to the enterprise is like saying the sun will rise in the east tomorrow.

Useful image and info for project

Social networking communities are here to stay. Facebook has over 500 million users, while Twitter has over 200 million. That's not even counting blogs or YouTube video blogs. There's no doubt that students are actively engaged in online communities, but what kind of effects are these sites having and how can parents counteract the bad and bolster the positive?

Information technology (IT) is the application of computers and telecommunications equipment to store, retrieve, transmit and manipulate data, often in the context of a business or other enterprise. The term is commonly used as a synonym for computers and computer networks, but it also encompasses other information distribution technologies such as television and telephones.

How the iPhone changes communication methods

Social media and Leisure - Games, Facebook, etc.

Business relationships and using the Internet

Great food for thought!! Interesting take on exactly how much the internet connects the world. "Is the Internet a force for development and democracy or is it a digital dead-end?"