Home My Story Portfolio iPad Bookshelf Social Media June 12, 2009 Google Wave as a Learning Tool tags: elearning2.0 , google , social learning , waves The web is a buzz over Google Wave. The tool was created by the engineers that brought us Google maps. Wave also is dealing with team-based live document editing, realtime photo sharing, and language translations. But I immediately began to think about how Google Wave is a platform for social learning. Waves really open up that possibility. Cool stuff. MORE >>

Google Wave - This is a new tool that is currently part of a limited release.  Billed as “what email would be like if it was invented today,&# Google Wave will allow you to collaborate and engage learners in a way you never thought possible.  Share this on Facebook Share this on Linkedin Post this to MySpace Add this to Google Bookmarks Share this on del.icio.us Tags: Uncategorized Blogs Forum Google Wave microblogging Smart Phone Applications Social Media social networking text message video voice message webcasting wiki Tweet This! MORE >>

I've posted a couple of times now ( here and here ) on useful Google Wave resources. . Martin Hawksey, E-Learning Adviser at JISC RSC Scotland North and East, has now sent me two links to postings he has written on the MASHe blog on how to embed Google Wave into Blackboard: Embedding Google Wave into Blackboard - Here is an explanation of how you can embed Google Wave (and some other services like etherpad and mindmeister) into Blackboard. There is a live demo of this if you have a Wave preview account.  MORE >>

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I promised I would blog on my impressions of tonight's test of Google Wave. Approximately sixteen of us from a number of different companies attempted to do a formal test of Google Wave. However, our goal was not so much to discuss LinkedIn, but rather to have a set topic for our Wave. Here are my impressions; Our wave started at 7 pm Central time. The wave just keeps on rolling. While we tried to stick to our topic, we ended up often discussing Wave itself. None of us really understand what a Wave is yet. Click to maximize. MORE >>