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Beyond those trillion pages lies an even vaster Web of hidden data: financial information, shopping catalogs, flight schedules, medical research and all kinds of other material stored in databases that remain largely invisible to search engines.

LLU was started in 2005 as a place for people interested in language learning and technology to come together and discuss, ponder, or complain about teaching and learning languages in the 21st century… On any given K-16 campus there may be one (and just one) person who supports the teaching and learning of languages. While our fellow language faculty know and appreciate and respect our work, quite often our colleagues throughout the rest of the campus have absolutely no idea what we do, or how we do it. As a result, we often labor alone at our schools, and yet we crave the ability to connect with others who are in similar jobs, facing similar concerns.

You can access a webinar here on using wikis/wikispaces for education. Whether you are just beginning your wiki or are looking for more advanced features or ideas, the webinar is designed for you.

Machinima = "machine" + "cinema." Machinima is filmaking within a real-time, 3D virtual environment, often using 3D video-game technologies. In other words, filming what happens in Second Life, including classes held there.

The Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), founded in 1981, is an international, not-for-profit, educational organization with the mission of advancing Information Technology in Education and E-Learning research, development, learning, and its practical application.

A refereed journal for second and foreign language educators. Fully online

We're a small think-and-do tank investigating the evolution of intellectual discourse as it shifts from printed pages to networked screens. We are funded generously by the MacArthur Foundation, and affiliated with the University of Southern California. We are located in Brooklyn, NY and London, UK.

Freecorder 3.0 is an easy-to-use audio recorder for your Windows based PC. Why is it special? * Records what you hear from your PC speakers. * Records from the microphone or line-in inputs on your PC. * Unique Sound Separation Technology eliminates background noises. * Easy-to-use Record, Stop and Pause functions. * See recordings happening with the cool Visualizer. * Saves recordings as MP3 or WAV files. * Supports all Windows versions, including Windows Vista. * Works with any sound card, even those that don't support recording. * No spyware, adware or viruses. * Easy to uninstall. * Includes a powerful Google-based search, radio player, and optional browser gadgets like weather, pop-up blocker, highlighter and more. * 100% FREE! Options may need to be adjusted to record both sides of Skype calls, and may not work with laptops or USB mics. Company offers older stand-alone recorder application which may work better with Skype.

* Recording Skype-to-Skype calls with other CallBurner users is completely free of charge. There are no time limits or other limitations. (Click here for details). * Recording calls with non-CallBurner users, as well as SkypeOut and SkypeIn calls, is free for 30 days then requires a full CallBurner license (Click here for pricing details). * Recording of Conference Calls is free as long as at least one party to the call (other than yourself) is running CallBurner. CallBurner Features * Crisp, clean, professional recording * Simple, intuitive and uncluttered * Direct to MP3 with no additional software installation required * Record all calls, or only the ones you choose * Optionally record direct to WAV for best possible quality * Optionally record each side of the call to a separate file * Convert Skype voicemails to MP3 or WAV * Anti-drift technology keeps both sides of the call in sync * Works with all versions of Skype from 1.3 onwards

The Language Center's goal is to enhance second language instruction at the University of Minnesota. The Center provides audio, video and computer facilities and equipment, assists in the preparation of instructional materials and offers training and consultation to instructors with the application of new instructional technologies.

Learnosity's Voice-based products use the telephone to enable language students and teachers to interact on a one to one level. * Makes it practical for students to practice Oral and Aural skills, * Is efficient and effective for teachers, as they can listen to each student individually at a time to suit them, * Can be used for homework assignments or "High Stakes Assessments" Learnosity's OnScreen learning and assessment tools allow secure online testing across all subject areas. * Technology is mature and proven - over 5 million tests delivered, * Designed to work for "Special Provisions" students, * Extensible design allows new question formats to be added

This website has been developed for educators seeking to infuse traditional writing instruction with new emerging technologies in such a way as to excite young writers through the composition of personal narrative stories, integration of family photographs, recorded voice narration and multi-media production.

Thinking more about the idea of creating a high quality curriculum resource that is open, I have focused in on writing as a subject matter. Why? First and foremost, I love writing and think it has the ability to transform lives. Beyond that, it transfers to all other subject areas and grade levels, and success in writing is correlated to success in many other endeavors. Writing is fun and rewarding. Technology can greatly enhance writing skills for many.

Japanese Teachers and Instructional Technology list-serv.

GyanDarshan-II / Edusat - An exclusive educational satellite to provide interactive education using DVB-RCS technology. It offers distance education through Virtual Class Room mode and provides access to digital repository of educational content hosted at IGNOU.

m-ICTE2009 wants to be an international forum for discussion among teachers, researchers and people who are interested in the ways emerging technologies are transforming education.

New MIT Center Will Explore New Forms of Storytelling (Including Holographic Ones). The Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced yesterday that it had signed a contract with a budding film-and-television studio to create the Center for Future Storytelling.

The Language Acquisition Resource Center, LARC, is a national Language Resource Center located on the San Diego State University campus. It is one of fifteen Department of Education Title VI funded Language Resource Centers (LRCs). Our mission is to develop and support the teaching and learning of foreign languages in the United States through research, technology, and publications. Particular attention is paid to less commonly taught languages, cross-cultural issues, language skills assessment, and teacher training.

"I am a researcher and Associate Professor at the College of Industrial Technology, Nihon University, Japan. My current research interests are vocabulary selection, vocabulary learning, e-learning, and the pedagogical applications of corpus linguistics."

"This guide explains how to use VoiceOver, the advanced screen-reading technology integrated into the Mac OS X operating system. This guide includes lists of VoiceOver commands for using VoiceOver with Mac OS X version 10.6 Snow Leopard."