Beyond the Crystal Ball

Education for the Future

Wikipedia and Love

We have lived in this world where little things are done for love and big things for money.  Now we have Wikipedia…

Suddenly big things can be done for love.

–Clay Shirky

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August 12, 2009 Posted by | Quotes, Social Networking & the Internet | | Leave a Comment

10 Future Web Trends

Although the following article by Richard MacManus is already a couple of years old, it offers a solid blueprint for some of the web trends that are currently underway and that we can expect to evolve in the coming years.  These trends include:

  1. The Semantic Web
  2. Artificial Intelligence
  3. Virtual Worlds
  4. Mobile
  5. Attention Economy
  6. Web Sites as Web Services
  7. Online Video/Internet TV
  8. Rich Internet Apps
  9. International Web
  10. Personalization

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/10_future_web_trends.php

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July 23, 2009 Posted by | Social Networking & the Internet, Virtual Reality | , , , | Leave a Comment

Internet-Age Writing Syllabus

INTERNET-AGE WRITING SYLLABUS AND COURSE OVERVIEW. BY ROBERT LANHAM

Educators fall on different sides of the debate regarding the impact of today’s technology on learning. This humorous, proposed course syllabus takes a jab at today’s students reading and writing habits.

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2009/4/20lanham.html#

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July 16, 2009 Posted by | Articles, Communication, Future of Education, Social Networking & the Internet | , , | Leave a Comment

Beyond Social Networking: Building Toward Learning Communities

http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/07/15/beyond-social-networking-building-toward-learning-communities.aspx

A valuable article detailing strategies for using social networking tools in the learning process.

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July 16, 2009 Posted by | Articles, Social Networking & the Internet | , | Leave a Comment

   

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