Plurking Educators

It's well known that people say and do things in cyberspace that they wouldn't ordinarily say or do in the face-to-face world. They loosen up, feel more uninhibited, express themselves more openly. Researchers call this the "disinhibition effect." It's a double-edged sword. Sometimes people share very personal things about themselves. They reveal secret emotions, fears, wishes. Or they show unusual acts of kindness and generosity. We may call this benign disinhibition.

As educators speed up in the Plurk adoption curve, conversations start to unfold. Drawback: Plurk still does not provide a favourite button to save and share fast. Solution: Tag +RSS to wiki

Examples of Glogster being used in a wiki

Plurk can be styled with CSS. This basically means that any element on a Plurk profile can be customized. Colors can be changed, background can be altered etc.

Great thread on the educational uses of a bubble comment video/audio tool