Upside Learning
NOVEMBER 30, 2009
In order to maintain the integrity of all comparisons, all those tools studied in the first two studies were included in this followup research. In 2009, several new tools were added including the popular microblogging service Twitter and other popular social networking sites like Linkedin, Facebook, and MySpace.
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 21, 2009
and social networks as potentially useful educational tools. 2006 saw the launch of Twitter - now one of the most popular live status update tools worldwide. In September 2006, Facebook came late to the party, but within a short time (March 2008) it overhauled Myspace as the world's favourite social networking tool.
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Learning with e's
JULY 16, 2009
Should we try to use social networking services such as Facebook and Myspace as serious educational tools, or should they remain the domain of informal chat and backstage antics? The first article examines Facebook as a tool for socialising. toward a more critical perspective. toward a more critical perspective.
Learning with e's
MAY 29, 2013
Tribal identity in the age of the Web transcends ethnicity, traditional cultural expectations and geography (Wheeler, 2009). Membership of digital clans can be volatile, as has been demonstrated in the sharp rise and decline of once popular tribal online spaces such as Bebo or MySpace. 2009) Digital tribes, virtual clans.
Learning Visions
JULY 26, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007 My Top Ten Tools for Jane Hart Jane Hart asked me to add my own top ten list to the mix. For the most part, I like tools that are easy to use, easy to learn, look good, and create good-looking output. But I like to use it as a simple wireframe tool. Im not a techie -- far from it. Im #34 on the list.
Learning with e's
DECEMBER 20, 2009
The launch of one of the first social networking services Friends Reunited in 2000 paved the ways for a welter of new social networking tools which would revolutionise the way people connected, communicated and shared. Myspace was to become the trend setter - within 3 years it had signed up an astounding 100 million users.
Learning with e's
JANUARY 1, 2010
Social networking tools create contacts. I closed down my Bebo, Plurk and MySpace accounts in 2009 because I was being overloaded by so many friend requests and spurious linking to things I couldn't be asked to spend time on. Tags: MySpace 2010 Plurk friending FaceBook Bebo. Warning - This one is a bit of a rant.
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