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Twitter is the most popular microblogging application, with almost one million users called twitterers, who can send and receive messages via the web, SMS, instant messaging clients, and by third party applications. Posts are limited to 140 text characters in length. With a solid experience in using Web2.0 technologies in education, the authors are trying to provide arguments for using Twitter as microblogging platform / social network in education, underlining its advantages, but also possible bad points. The article also presents an application related to the Romanian Twitosphere and a Romanian microblogging platform, already used in education. technologies education Web2.0 collaborative microblogging Twitter Technology-Web-20 published research

A comprehensive guidebook to the principles and techniques of Web2.0 design

Zoho allows users to create their own Web 2.0 apps.

A site to get a word cloud from the content of your tweets. Could be used in writing/language arts class . . .

Media sharing project - integrates with Moodle, Blackboard, Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, etc. -- "youtube in a box"

Search Google and Twitter at the same time - split-screen display of the results

This is neat--what will they think of next???

easy way to see what the conversation is about a topic - how it is trending on twitter

This is about four years old, but it's still a really interesting read.

Written by Steve O'Hear and edited by Richard MacManus. This is a two-part series in which Steve will explore how Web technologies are being used in education. \n\nGives specific examples of e-learning 2.0 projects that teachers have put into practice.

Second Life is the leader of virtual meeting, event, training, prototyping, and simulation solutions that catalyze innovation while reducing the cost and environmental impact of travel.

Resources and information on how to teach in Second Life

8 ways to make use of drop.io

All kinds of information about Drop.io.

Good article on the basics of social bookmarking.