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Web 2.0 is not just for the classroom. The use of Web 2.0 tools can increase and improve communication, collaboration, and cooperation across all levels of a school or education organization. This wiki, which is the companion wiki to the new book Wikified Schools: Using Wikis to Improve Collaboration and Communication in Education, was developed to explore the use of a wiki as a highly effective communication and collaboration tool that enhances the effectiveness of school or district leadership teams.

Great blog post by Digiteen teacher, Phil Macoun in Canada, about the joys and benefits of global collaborative projects, especially Digiteen

Download or purchase the collaborative story @manyvoices.

NZ initiative where educators talk about learning. Fetaures NZ as well as international educators.

Describes collaborative student writing project using Twitter.

The simple meeting tool that works in a web browser and creates instant web replays!

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is engaged in a Proof of Concept for a Virtual Learning Magnet (VLM) for Space Science and Mathematics with support from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). CCSSO's strategic plan calls for setting the education context for a new century, and the Proof of Concept for the VLM supports this by exploring how states can bring together teachers and subject matter experts to support learners with targeted interests in areas of global importance. The VLM is designed to supplement, and not duplicate, the offerings of state-led virtual schools.

Educational Leadership article from ASCD

Global Cooling Project live concert from Toorak College Melbourne, Saturday April 19, 2008

This is a GREAT list of writing/thinking prompts for teachers, admin, anybody involved in thinking about technology in schools. It would be well worth your while to read them over, a few at a time so as not to make your head explode, to help you establish your "positions" on ed-tech issues.

Not sure what you can add to this site? Check out this great list of writing prompts related to ed-tech.

Seriously, when you think about it? I'm looking at resources for a new course. The best textbook is $200 per book. I really can't justify that AND the waste it generates. Problem: Need collaborators to build a wikibook.

Create a textbook with customized content.