Blended participation, 2010.08.09-13 (PDT): "What's happening with blogs, wikis, podcasts and social networking? How can we use the tools our students use to connect, share, and inform in the language classroom?"
"YouTube has launched a brand new video editor that allows users to easily remix their own videos and turn them into brand new video creations. The editor, which has a super simple interface, lets users create clips using pieces of their own videos and music from an AudioSwap library of tunes" (O'Neill, 2010.06.16)
"... a unique self-study language improvement programme, specifically designed to help Brazilian teachers of English develop listening and speaking skills. / ETP focuses on pronunciation and vocabulary development. There are also teaching tips and all from a Brazilian context." (English Teachers' Portfolios, ¶¶1-2)
"One gamer told an opponent he presumed to be Jewish that he wished Hitler had succeeded in his mission. Many exchanges involve talk of rape or exult over the atomic bombing of Japan. There are frequent slurs on homosexuals, Asians, Hispanics and women.\n\nSuch comments can be heard on all online video gaming systems, including PlayStation Network, Blizzard Entertainment (World of Warcraft) and others." (para. 3-4).
Clicking copies character to clipboard for pasting elsewhere. Thanks to Wayne and EdTech @ SIAST for pointing this out (CopyPasteCharacter - simple symbols. 2010.03.31).
Univ. of Southampton's evaluation of a "Web 2.0 Service" offers a brief description and assessments from three perspectives: 1) accessibility, 2) disability-tailoring, and 3) activities for which Type with Me is useful, namely: a) Group Discussion; b) Text-based Editable Information [compilation], c) Note Taking, and d) Collaborative Writing.
"This resource aims to help those making decisions about their use of freely available 'Web 2.0' interactive and collaborate e-learning tools" (Welcome to Web2Access)..
Personas "uses sophisticated natural language processing and the Internet to create a data portrait of one's aggregated online identity. In short, Personas shows you how the Internet sees you."