Through webinars, videoconferencing, blogs, social networking sites and
live training, teachers are coaching their colleagues on how to integrate
technology-based teaching strategies into their classrooms.
Helps students design games and simulation for their own educational development and to help their communities as well.
Could this technology - social networking software - though not a new one anymore, help students connect with one another as well as experts across the world?
Busuu is a language-learning web site that combines traditional language instruction features with a social networking component.
Today IBM announced a new center devoted to studying, developing, and
testing social software.
• YouTube, MySpace, 11 other sites blocked
• Traffic hurting system performance, military says
• Personnel will be able to access sites using own computers
The Web can help kids learn, communicate, and socialize, but it also exposes them to risks. Helping a child develop sound instincts for exploring the Internet safely is a challenge--find out what you can do.
Imbee's new Teacher Feature enables teachers to extend their classroom onto the Internet and establish class blogs and online interaction. Teacher Feature enables teachers and parents to work together closely to guide children's foray into social networking while bolstering classroom learning.
Club Penguin is a kid-friendly virtual world where children can play games, have fun and interact with each other. (Similar to Whyville, MySpace for kids)
Cisco is buying Tribe.net, positioning itself to provide social networking
services to large clients, in a move that may set off the next generation of
social networking.