25 Top Tools - Make That 26 - Jane Hart's Personal Faves and 1 of Mine

[meri walker]

My research process these days has me following the trails of brave explorers, digging deeper when I find something that interests me, sharing it, and getting feedback. Not so surprising for a woman who has decided to park her wagon right close to the end of the Oregon Trail, I guess.

I’ve been so busy that I haven’t posted here… and that’s got to stop today.

So, Jane Hart has been my personal Sacajawea for at least three months now…and she’s just published her Top 25 personal faves from the Top 100 solicitation she does each year.

Here’s a link to the report:
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/articles/25tools.html

Did she leave out any of your faves? Which ones? I’m rabidly really curious about how people are using these tools - both inside conventional learning systems and outside them.

I spent an exciting morning exploring WebSlides - not on this list.

Looks to me like the next big technology for teachers of all kinds …

WebSlides

What do you think?

[meri walker]

And one more thing... Jane Hart just started a Ning for the 25 tools. Are you aware of it? Check it out at http://www.25tools.ning.com.

[meri walker]

Hi Mike. I'm glad to know the links are working for someone besides me...

And I'm really intrigued by your post. The fact that you're in China and reading this Ning is fascinating to me.

I'm curious about what you're doing in China - or wanting to do there - with collaborative learning and Web 2.0?

How are the Chinese government policies affecting your use of Ning and other Web 2.0 tools?

I ask these things because I don't take for granted the enormous philosophical shift that Web2 requires people to make about issues of "authority" in teaching and learning... and I wonder how this shift is occuring in China (as different from the States) with the Chinese government trying to control the "flow" of information. This is a big question, I know, but if you have time to share your thoughts about it, I would sure like to hear them.

[Mike Romard]

Normally links don't work for me out of China. but this one did work.
http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/articles/25tools.html

[Michelle M]

The Link to the report doesn't seem to work. Is it just my computer or has anyone else found difficulty?