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MacArthur Foundation Grantees Announced

Some time ago, I wrote about the MacArthur Foundation’s intent to investigate the participatory web. After some preparatory work, the Foundation offered a call for grant proposals and now has announced the recipients. Andy Carvin offers a nice summary of some of the awards and includes links to some of the projects. An item that [...]

Posted 27 February 2008 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

And now, a word from Scrooge

Many, including those in the education sector who take advantage of free services, have benefited from the many free Web 2.0 resources that are available at no cost. Some analysts are now predicting that a major funding source for such ventures, advertising, may be reaching a saturation point. As more and more ventures are launched, [...]

Posted 26 December 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

You are running out of time – my fault

Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog, has generated a series of instructional videos for Atomic Learning on Web 2.0 topics. The videos are FREE during the month of November. It looks like many of the tutorials are focused on the development of a personal portal (NetVibes – see my own analysis of personal portals). Sorry, [...]

Posted 08 November 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

BusinessWeek – Back to School 2.0

BusinessWeek (Sept. 5) has a recent article commenting on new technology applications in K-12 environments. Use of “2.0″ is beginning to annoy me. I am thinking it is a personal problem – I have a way of using the term in reference to technology applications and it is sometimes difficult mapping this personal understanding on [...]

Posted 12 September 2007 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0 and Education

I find that I read or listen to a wide variety of resources in order to shape my ideas regarding future applications of technology in education. The World is Flat, The Social Life of Information, Wisdom of Crowds, The Long Tail, etc. and other books have provided insights. I do a similar thing with people. [...]

Posted 01 May 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Times Person of the Year

As most know by now, the Time Person of the year is YOU. You in the Time perspective refers to OUR involvement in the participatory net (Web 2.0). I do not typically read Time online so I am not familiar with their conventions for offering magazine content online. When I first tried some days ago, [...]

Posted 27 December 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: