Educational examples of emerging technologies

Examples of blogs, wikis, social networking, social computing, and podcasting Blogs

• Digital Rhetoric (Tom Peele from BSU) http://boiseboyblog.blogspot.com/
• eprof.org, Fullerton College English hybrid class http://mondayengclass.wordpress.com/

Other types of blogs:

• Vlog: (linking video podcasts from a blog) http://edtech572.blogspot.com
• Videoblog: Wikis in Plain English
• Photoblog: http://flickr.com/photos/bobminton/

Wiki Examples

• Kerry Rice’s (BSU EdTech) course wiki http://virtualicebreakers.pbwiki.com
• Memo Cordova’s (BSU Library Services) wiki http://collectionmanagement.wetpaint.com
• Barbara Schroeder’s course wiki http://edtech572.pbwiki.com
• Computers in Management (Boston College) http://www.socialtext.net/cim/index.cgi
• Michael Blankenship’s course wiki https://whitecollarcrime.wikispaces.com

Social networking examples

• Social bookmarking http://del.icio.us/boisebarbara
• Socialnetworks http://classroom20.ning.com
• Google groups http://www.google.com/googlegroups/tour
• Discussion forums/bulletin boards http://www.advrider.com/forums
• Virtual classrooms http://www.wiziq.com

Social computing examples

• Instant Messaging http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/learn/
• Google docs & spreadsheets http://docs.google.com/
• Zoho.com http://zoho.com/
• Jott http://jott.com/
• Collaborative flowcharts http://ww.gliffy.com

Podcasting Examples

• Apple links for podcasting in education
• iTunes U http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/
• Video podcast linked from blog
• Arbiter podcasts http://www.arbiteronline.com/podcasts/