Do you believe in Digital Natives? Rupert does. - Beth's Blog: How NonProfits Can Use Blogs
This Month's Web 2.0 for Educators Resources
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Articles
Facetime with Chris DeWolfe - In a conversation with Maria Bartiromo, 28 May 2008, Business Week, Maria Bartiromo ,
<http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_22/b4086025019774.htm>
Description: MySpace's CEO talks about the social network's widening web of users 
Comment:  When someone would mention MySpace to me, my immediate mental picture would be 8th graders at their computers in their bedrooms talking about their woes with their parents, their schools, their friends, etc.  I was suprised to find out that 45% of the sites on MySpace were authored by adults, 35+ years old and that individuals and groups from businesses, entertainment and media used the medium for interactive communication with their targeted audiences.  Submitted by Nancy Wozniak
                   A New MySpace Generation - Blaugh.Com
                  

Beyond Blogs, 22 May 2008, Business Week,  Stephen Baker and Heather Green,
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/08_22/b4086044617865.htm?chan=magazine+channel_special+report
Description: Three years ago our cover story showcased the phenomenon. A lot has changed since then. 
Comments: Business, Entertainment and Media have moved beyond blogs into other venues of social participatory formats (Second Life, Twitter, YouTube, etc.)  How does education fit in? Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Social Networking: Learning Theory in Action, 28 May 2008, Campus Technology,  Ruth Reynard
<http://campustechnology.com/articles/63319/> Submitted by Marianne Dombroski

Tim Berners Lee keynote at 3GSM
<http://opengardensblog.futuretext.com/archives/2007/02/tim_berners_lee.html>
Description - Tim Berners Lee is the founder of the World Wide Web - W3 back in the late 80s.  This is his keynote speech at the 2007 3GSM (Universal Mobile Technologies) conference.
"What I find exciting about being here now is that we are at an epic point in telecommunications history, when the mobile platforms discussed here, and the Internet platforms which have enabled such a spectacular growth and innovation, are poised, if we manage this well, to merge."

BLOGS
Classroom 2.0 <http://www.classroom20.com/>
Description: the social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Web Pedagogy for Educators <http://t42distanceeducation.blogspot.com/>
Exploring the field of collaborative learning at a distance  submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Gardner Writes <http://www.gardnercampbell.net/blog1/ >
Description - Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0. Gardner Campbell is a Professor of English at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he teaches literature of the English Renaissance, film studies, new media studies, and writing. He's worked in teaching and learning technologies for over a decade, at the University of Mary Washington and the University of Richmond, and currently serves on the Advisory Board of the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative, the Electronic Campus of Virginia, and the Virginia Learning Technology Advisory Committee. He is also a Fellow of the Frye Leadership Institute, class of 2005. Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

elearnspace <http://www.elearnspace.org/> 
Description - This site and blog explore elearning, knowledge management, networks, technology, and community.  Many resources exist for elearning, yet a model of how the pieces fit together is often missing. elearnspace has been organized to present a whole picture view of elearning. -George Siemens <gsiemens@elearnspace.org> submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Glossaries
Glossary of Social Media <http://socialmedia.wikispaces.com/A-Z+of+social+media> 
Description - This set of key terms in social media and social networking is being developed as part of a guide for the NCVO ICT Foresight project in the UK. It is very much work in progress.

Web 2.0 Glossary <http://www.socialsignal.com/blog/alexandra-samuel/web-2-0-glossary>
Description - Alexandra Samuel's glossary on Web 2.0 terminologies on her Social Signal Blog

Nancy White's Online Interaction Glossary <http://www.fullcirc.com/weblog/2006/08/updating-my-online-interaction.htm>

A-Z Professional Blogging Tools http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/06/27/a-z-of-professional-blogging/

Online Video Industry Index < http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/online_video_index.php >
blog by Emre Sokullu and edited by Richard MacManus
Description - There are now so many companies vying to be the next YouTube, it's easy to lose track of them all. So let's take a look at the entire online video industry and categorize the major players.

Listservs
Second Life Educators, Linden Labs 
<https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/educators> 
Description - This list is for educators interested in or currently using Second Life, and we will be using it to send out information we feel is of interest to educators and academics. This list is also an opportunity for all of you to communicate with each other, to find new colleagues and to share your experiences using Second Life for education. Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

New Media - Web 2.0 Applications for Education

NMC's Pachyderm <http://www.nmc.org/keyword/pachyderm> Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

TechSmith's Jing Project < http://www.jingproject.com >
Description- I just learned about during a presentation at an Educause conference. This technology allows you to capture a presentation on your computer screen, with voice-over, and make it available via a URL on your blog, in e-mail or messenger communications, and more. I can think of a thousand uses for this in education. Free - for now. Submitted by Marianne Dombroski

Organizations
New Media Consortium <http://www.nmc.org/>
The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international 501(c)3 not-for-profit consortium of over 260 learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Podcasting
iNverse Distance Learning and Identity Quest < http://del.icio.us/tag/maristInnovations >
del.iciou.us site for Marist College's unique use of Web 2.0 technologies, particularly podcasting, in their campus classrooms and International programs.  Submitted by Nancy Wozniak

Research
New Media Literacies < http://www.newmedialiteracies.org/ >
Description - NML is a research initiative within MIT's Comparative Media Studies program. 

Pew internet & American Life Project < http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/c/10/topics.asp >
Description - How educators and students exploit and adapt the Internet for their complete educational environment, including administration, teaching, learning, research, and communication.

Wikis
Second Life in Education Wiki, 
<http://www.simteach.com/wiki/index.php?title=Second_Life_Education_Wiki> 
Description: Linden Lab's official resource for educators in Second Life

University of Manatoba's Learning Technologies Centre
<http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Workshops_and_Resources>
Description - Blog, wikis, and podcasts are just some examples of the new technologies that have emerged over the past few years. Do these technologies have a role in teaching and learning in higher education? If they do, what are their characteristics? How can they be used effectively and strategically?