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I asked for suggestions for a replacement for Netskills TONIC and Chris Hall (@chris_hall) passed on this recommendation from one of his students: BBC WebWise. This is a beginner's course aimed at adults who are new to computers and the internet. It has a very wide brief which seems to be the closest to TONIC in it's range of topics. Very high-quality resources as well as you'd expect from the BBC. Although not a direct replacement, WebWise was the best alternative that I have come across so far, and is the one I will be using with my EG-152 class this year (I will be linking to the Internet Detective and OU Safari too).

Wednesday, 11:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only) In the first instalment of a three-part series, Rory Cellan-Jones traces the roots of social networking from the counterculture of the 1970s through early bulletin board systems such as California's The WELL and t

As a part of SuperPower Nation Day, the BBC are running an experiment using Google Translate, an automatic machine translation service, to see how the internet can break down language barriers. Communicate with speakers of Arabic, Chinese, English, Persia

BBC Click on ebooks and ebook readers

A 21st-century corporation needs a different kind of organisational structure from the old command and control mechanisms that built the world's biggest companies. Peter Day finds out how people can create learning organisations without commanding and con

The virtual world still needs a lot of work if it is to replace the real world says regular BBC columnist Bill Thompson

In the spending cuts unveiled by the coalition government this morning, one victim will have stood out for the IT community. British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta), the quango which promotes the use of technology in schools, is t

Visual guide to the growth of the internet since 1998

People's health could be harmed by social networking sites because they reduce levels of face-to-face contact, an expert claims.

"Digital Revolution is an experiment in collaboration. Twant to hear the opinions, thoughts and experiences from the populace of the web - you. Add your comments to our blog posts. Tell us the stories you think we should be covering. Your input will help

The British scientist credited with inventing the web has said he fears the freedom of the online world is being put at risk by the demands of big business.

In the age of the internet with information flying around the globe in unprecedented quantity at unprecedented speeds, what exactly happens to history?

The Open University is claiming a world record for the number of iTunes downloads - as the first to reach 20 million.

A major review into the way Welsh universities are run is expected to be ordered by the education minister.

A South Korean couple who were addicted to the internet let their three-month-old baby starve to death while raising a virtual daughter online, police said.

Rivals to the iPad have been unveiled as the IFA tech show gets underway in Berlin. Samsung's Galaxy Tab and Toshiba's Folio 100 run on the Android 2.2 operating system

Teachers in England will need licences to practise which will have to be renewed every five years, under government plans. For lecturers too? What about Learning Technologists?

Social networking websites such as Facebook are helping to reduce college drop-out rates, it is claimed.

If you've got big hands, is it time to ditch your iPhone for Windows? (Yes, I did say Windows!)

A free hosted web meeting tool. No downloads a highlighted by the BBC