Collaboration 2.0 :: April 15, 2009 -- THE Journal

Collaboration 2.0 :: April 15, 2009

04/15/09

Focus

Why Wikis?
Most Web 2.0 tools are discussed at length in terms of their application to the learning process. While there is much that can be learned from using these tools in instruction, there are also principles upon which that use rests that have long been the goals of instruction at various levels. In other words, while the tools may change, the goals of teaching and learning remain much the same. More

News

Online Video Conversation Educates Middle Schoolers on Climate Change
As part of an experiment in new uses of technology, a group of middle school students in Illinois recently used Skype in a research project to learn how their city could reduce its carbon footprint. More
Free Cloud Computing Environment Launches
Sweden-based Xcerion has launched icloud, an online service that provides free storage, applications, a virtual desktop, and backup accessible from any computer connected to the Internet. More
Virginia Launches K-12 iTunes U Portal
The commonwealth of Virginia has launched a new education portal on iTunes U, the education space within the iTunes service from Apple. More
Pennsylvania School Board Meetings To Be Streamed in Student Initiative
A student effort in Pennsylvania is aiming to bring transparency and accountability to a Milford school board through the use of Web 2.0 tools and social networking. More
West Virginia Students Give Take on John Brown's Raid in Video Project
Middle school students in West Virginia are creating vodcasts to share their take on abolitionist John Brown's attack on slavery. The multimedia project started a year ago when park officials at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park approached the Harpers Ferry Middle School about partnering on a project. More
Wimba Collaboration Suite 6.0 Adds IM Whiteboarding, Enhanced Assessments
Wimba has announced an update to the Wimba Collaboration Suite. The new 6.0 release, introduced Tuesday at the Wimba Connect 2009 user conference, adds a number of new features to the individual applications in the suite, including new whiteboarding capabilities in the instant messaging module. More
Teachers Lead Adoption of Web 2.0, but Perceptions Stifle Social Networking
Web 2.0 tools are now in use at most schools, and teachers have been largely responsible for making this happen, according to a national K-12 technology survey released this week. But of all the various applications of Web 2.0 technologies, social networking remains the outcast, with the vast majority of districts reporting that few or no teachers engage in this type of communication. More

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