Category Archives: Web 2.0

The Rest of the NMC 2: Religion Online

I’m a fairly cynical creature, so it’s not often that I find a philiosophical presentation mind-blowing, but this one did it. The presentation was innocently title Religion Online, but the speaker, Edward Lamoreux of Bradley University (a practicing ethnographer), raised… More On: The Rest of the NMC 2: Religion Online

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The Rest of the NMC 1: Maps, iPhone and Games

My colleagues commented that some of the sessions were mislabelled (see below), but I was actually satisfied with what I got to see – which were some interesting examples of how new technology is playing out in the classroom Maps… More On: The Rest of the NMC 1: Maps, iPhone and Games

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Flickr Photo Contests

I ran into three Flickr “Contest” Areas where users post photos/digital art on certain themes (e.g. color, abstract and black & white) and a user group votes on it. You can even invite people with a striking image to submit… More On: Flickr Photo Contests

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Google Map Mashup for Linguistics

The World Atlas of Language Structures Online (http://wals.info/feature) from the Max Planck Digital Library is a great new resource that maps languages with phonological, morphological or syntactic features. I wrote it up in my linguistics blog If you’ve ever wondered… More On: Google Map Mashup for Linguistics

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Book Review: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts

We’re selecting books to recommend for the upcoming TLT Symposium, and we thought we would blog about some of them. One of our likely selections will be Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom by Will… More On: Book Review: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts

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Web 2.0 Masquerading as Web 1.0 (interesting del.icio.us interface)

I just ran into the site German GROW, a site with cultural links for German teachers at http://www.aatg.org/content/view/255/ It’s run by the AATG (American Association of German Teachers). Like the icons? It looks very Web 1.0. But click each link… More On: Web 2.0 Masquerading as Web 1.0 (interesting del.icio.us interface)

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Web 2.0 in linguā latinā

Yes there is now a community hub with everything in Latin at http://schola.ning.com/ Actually, I think there has been a Latin community for every form of Internet technology, but it’s interesting to see how a relatively small user community (Latin… More On: Web 2.0 in linguā latinā

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A Social Network Diagram…Straight from Facebook

I found a new tool in Facebook – the Friends Wheel and I was fascinated, not just because of the pretty colors, but because it replicates a sociological concept I was teaching about in a linguistics class. The one time… More On: A Social Network Diagram…Straight from Facebook

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Can there be Accesibility 2.0?

We all have our favorite Web 2.0 apps (even cynical old me), but it cannot be denied that any new Internet technology must inevitably be followed by accessibility issues. That’s just part of the new Internet cycle. Fortunately, this is… More On: Can there be Accesibility 2.0?

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Fun ICWSM Conference Links

I just attended an intense (but fabulous) session on Web 2.0 technology and how to search it. The conference site is http://www.icwsm.org Below are some interesting URL’s I picked up along the way – Top 500 Topic Folders in Bloglines… More On: Fun ICWSM Conference Links

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