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Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wes Fryer

Category: web 2.0

  • Online conference learning and open content

    The University of Manitoba is offering a free “Connectivism Online Conference” from February 2 – 9, 2007. Similar to K-12 Online from this past fall, the event “is an open online forum exploring how learning has been impacted by ongoing changes.” Confirmed presenters include Stephen Downes, Will Richardson, Terry Anderson, George Siemens, and Bill Kerr.…

  • Top web 2.0 priorities for 2007

    What are the web 2.0-related technologies or technology uses you are must enthusiastic about as you move into 2007, from a personal or professional-use standpoint?

  • More intelligent web on the way

    The evolution of web-based applications is continuing, but has this evolution yet come to a place where the term “web 3.0” is needed? According to the article “The Third-Generation Web is Coming” by Nova Spivack: The threshold to the third-generation Web will be crossed in 2007. At this juncture the focus of innovation will start…

  • Podcast106E: Draft for Review and Feedback – Safe Classroom Blogging

    Blogs are being SAFELY used by classroom teachers around the world to help students develop and refine their abilities to write and communicate effectively. Learn about a variety of classroom blog examples, and how you can get started using blogs in your classroom with free, safe digital tools. (This is an audio-only version of this…

  • Podcast106: Draft for Review and Feedback – Safe Classroom Blogging

    Blogs are being SAFELY used by classroom teachers around the world to help students develop and refine their abilities to write and communicate effectively. Learn about a variety of classroom blog examples, and how you can get started using blogs in your classroom with free, safe digital tools. (This is an enhanced version of this…

  • Eragon and WikiPedia extended learning

    SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t read Eragon or seen the movie, beware that in this blog post I’m including details that reveal plot elements of both. It’s almost Christmas, but I’ve already received what may be the most precious gift I’ll receive from any of my family members this year. This morning when I woke…

  • Walled garden DSN apps

    Miguel has been hard at work lately building his wikispaces site… I discovered today his excellent page of Web 2.0 Apps for Use in K-12 Schools for those who want to build and maintain safe “walled-garden” environments for students to engage in blogging and other forms of safe digital social networking. I’ve added this to…

  • Kudos to all K-12 Online presenters and participants

    As both Sheryl and Darren have written, hats off to all the presenters and participants in the 2006 K-12 Online Conference which was selected “Most Influential Post, Resource, or Presentation” in the 2006 International EduBlog Awards. The credit goes to all of you! We were just conveners and facilitators of a fantastic learning event YOU…

  • Web 2.0 in school reform

    Well, I’m glad to read I’m in good company thinking and writing about the role of blogs and other web 2.0 technologies can and should play in school reform efforts. Martin LaMonica’s December 1st article on CNet, “Futurist: To fix education, think Web 2.0” includes the following quotation from learning, business and technology guru John…

  • More on Bloom’s and student creativity

    I posted some new thoughts over on the TechLearning blog (“Valuing student creativity”) that extend some of the ideas I shared here yesterday related to the 2001 revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy by Lorin Anderson and David Krathwohl. Technorati Tags: bloomstaxonomy, creativity, education, schoolreform