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Random Web 2.0 Statistics

Kapp Notes

Top US Search Providers October 2009 ) There are more than 85,000 active contributors working on more than 14,000,000 articles in more than 260 languages at Wikipedia. Wikipedia About ) The breakdown of bloggers, according to Technorati , is Hobbyists (72%), Part-Timers (15%), Corporate (4%), Self Employeds (9%). An estimated 6.8

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TCC08: Creating and Teaching a College-Level Undergraduate Course in Social Networking

Experiencing eLearning

Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that). Technorati Tags: socialnetworking , business , tcc08 , web20. Past predictions about online communities assumed text because that was what was available. Now YouTube and multimedia are important.

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TCC08: What can Educators Learn from Online Religious Communities?

Experiencing eLearning

Provided opportunity for isolated individuals to experience community, For education. Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , education , religion , community , web20. Everyone can contribute. 30 minute chat, 2X a day. Fellowship time before and after official time. It’s hard to do synchronous and get everyone there at the same time.

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Aide RSS Filtering Tool

Tony Karrer

AideRSS looks at a variety of sources of information including comments, technorati, bloglines, icerocket and del.icio.us It provides a widget that allows you to show your top posts for month or year. to determine what posts are generating the most interest. You can see what it thinks are mine in the right column of the blog.

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TCC08: Making Distance Learning Courses Accessible

Experiencing eLearning

Issue isn’t just whether students have access, but whether the communication is actually as effective as that provided to others. Provide the script for narrated presentations & podcasts. Technorati Tags: tcc08 , tcc2008 , accessibility , online+learning , universal+design. ADA, Title II. Text-based files. Albert: LD.

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TCC08: Cultural Diversity in Online Education

Experiencing eLearning

Provide support for students who need it so all students can be successful. Technorati Tags: diversity , online+education , culture. .&# Historically, this was a way to get away from the caste system. I had no idea–this was totally new to me. Diversity enhances our lives, helps us understand ourselves better.

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TCC08: Second Life: Teaching Tips from the Virtual Frontier

Experiencing eLearning

Site to compare virtual worlds provided in chat: [link]. Technorati Tags: secondlife , education , avatar , identity , teaching , cynthia+calongne. In her environments, students sometimes don’t leave when class is done–they stay to play more. The world keeps changing, so it affects how objects behave.