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We've found two main ways of setting out wave as a a project management tool. In the picture below each white box is a wavelett, and each grey box is a blip (reply). Each style has its advantage, and I've found that the main factor influencing which style we choose, is the size of the project we're taking on.

Teachers are starting to explore the potential of blogs, media-sharing services and other social software - which, although not designed specifically for e-learning, can be used to empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities.

This page contains tutorials for using Google tools.

using word clouds and fusion tables to share and process data information with students

Creating data visualizations and word clouds is quite easy with the following tools.

Key Takeaways Education built around digital portfolios not only ties together various student-generated artifacts into a coherent whole but also creates an environment in which technology use has a clearly identified purpose. Hundreds of services provide free hosting and website creation tools and are ideal platforms for digital portfolios because they can support just about any type of digital content. Turning consumers of knowledge into producers of knowledge transforms learning into an active experience.

There are a variety of tech tools and methods out there for teaching writing that can make the process easier and more fun for both teachers and students. While not every high-tech way of teaching writing will work for every class or every student, there's enough variety that there's bound to be something for everyone.

Shimon Schocken and Noam Nisan developed a curriculum for their students to build a computer, piece by piece. When they put the course online -- giving away the tools, simulators, chip specifications and other building blocks -- they were surprised that thousands jumped at the opportunity to learn, working independently as well as organizing their own classes in the first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). A call to forget about grades and tap into the self-motivation to learn.

Personal learning networks are a great way for educators to get connected with learning opportunities, access professional development resources, and to build camaraderie with other education professionals. Although PLNs have been around for years, in recent years social media has made it possible for these networks to grow exponentially. Now, it's possible to expand and connect your network around the world anytime, anywhere.

According to Leuf and Cunningham, a wiki is "a free expandable collection of interlinked webpages, a hypertext system for storing and modifyinh information, a data base, where each page is easily edited by any user." A Wiki can be thought of as a combination of a web site and a Word document. At its simplest, it can be read just like any other web site, with no access privileges necessary, but its real power lies in the fact that groups can collaboratively work on the content of the site using nothing but a standard web browser. The Wiki is gaining  traction in education as an ideal tool for collaborative work.

Flipping a classroom is not a teaching technique, it is more in line with a philosophy or way of teaching. It involves using technology as a tool, not the main focus, for helping students increase their understanding of science or math concepts.

This website has been designed to describe mobile learning and technology-based activities that facilitate a sense of community in a variety of educational and training settings. The links in the menu lead to descriptions of the individual activities.  They rely mostly on texting, emailing, and photo-taking activities.  Free, group sharing internet sites are also used which require access to the Internet via a smartphone or computer.  Sites such as Flickr Photo Sharing, Google Docs, and Web 2.0 tools supplement some of the activities.

Educators like Greg Green of Clintondale High School are flipping their school's teaching model upside down with TechSmith tools. Discover what the flipped classroom model is and how it can benefit any school.

ElectraGuide is a tool that wants to help high school students: find a topic, create a good thesis statement, and generate an outline.

Yet another guide to social networking tools for use in education.

The Internet is the ultimate human communication tool, yet communication needs certain guidelines to be really effective.

Whilst Cloud Learning Environments (Web 2.0 tools) will not fully address all of the tensions between Managed Learning Environments and Personal Learning Environments, we argue that they provide a tentative bridge to provide the best of both worlds in terms of affordances and interoperability.

I firmly believe that the PLE is a combination of tools that are wholly owned by the student and should be located outside of the institution for several reasons:

This section is for educators who want to use Gapminder in their education. You'll find shortcuts to tools and guides for Gapminder in a classroom.