Archive for November 8, 2008

The first 6,527 days of the web

{ November 8, 2008 @ 6:29 pm } · { Social Media }
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The Web 2.0 summit has just finished and there are some great talks. Al Gore, Lawrence Lessig (from my classes 3rd discussion board), Lance Armstrong, Tim 0′Reilly and many of the founders of the Web 2.0 software such as Facebook and Google are there. Kevin Kelly from wired gave a great talk about the first 6,527 days since Tim Berners-Lee created the first web page and the future or next 6,500 days. What will that bring?

I have been fortunate enough to have been in the early days of the web and has seen how it has evolve. No one back then thought that the web would be what it is today. I can’t imagine what the future might bring.

When schools block Web 2.0 tools

{ November 8, 2008 @ 12:21 am } · { Education }
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Too many of my students ask this same question. How can we get these sites unblocked at our schools. Communication is the key, show the administration how these tools can help learning.

How teachers are working around overprotective content filters to use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.