Web+2.0+Links

__**Blogs**__ Blog is short for weblog, which is an online journal of personal thoughts or comments. Readers or subscribers to a blog can post comments back to the author but cannot change the original post left by the author. [|www.edublogs.com] [|www.blogger.com] [|www.21classes.com]

A wiki is a website that is a collective work of many authors. Depending on the permissions set by the creator of the wiki anyone on the internet can modify the content of the site or only allowed members to the site can modify the content. Creating and modifying a wiki is as easy as using a word processing software such as MS Word or Appleworks. (You are reading a wiki now.) www.wikispaces.com [|www.wikipedia.com] [| www.wetpaint.com]
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__**RSS**__ RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. An RSS feed (or reader) is a client software or web application which aggregates online content updates such as news headlines, blogs, or podcasts in one location for easy access. The reader constantly monitors your chosen websites for content updates then downloads the updates and refreshes the headline list with the newest data. [|Google Reader]

__**Social Networking**__ Certain web sites along with web applications allow for communities of people to come together online and create a large social network for sharing their ideas, interests, and projects via means of chat, email, messaging, blog posts, video, and discussion boards. Popular sites such as MySpace and Facebook are well known to students. Social networking sites can also be used to build online communities for educational purposes. [|www.ning.com]

__**Podcasting**__

__**Google Tools**__ Google Docs is a free, online application that emulates a word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software suite. Basically, it appears as an web based version quite similar to MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint but with less features. It allows for users to create, share, and edit online documents in real time with other users. [|Google Docs]

Google Earth is a fascinating (and FREE!) tool from Google. Tour the planet using the Sightseeing folder, find your home, school, or place of interest, or explore the galaxy using the sky tool. For help and ideas click [|here]. [|Google Earth]

__**Tech News**__ Just want to read up on the latest technology trends and toys? Here are a few links that provide good articles and reviews of new technology tools, tips and secrets. [|www.cnet.com] [|www.toptechnews.com]