Shambles.net has some nice annotated links that describe applications of Web 2.0 in Education. Grab a cuppa, take a seat and have a read.

Thinking 2.0 has this page, Free web tools for educators : thinking 2.0, that eloquently describes a suite of nice Web 2.0 tools that educators can take advantage of and readily use as part of their teaching back-pack. Tools such as Flickr, del.icio.su, wikispaces, eduBlogs and others are covered in this post.

Teaching Hacks is an excellent resource for educators wishing to take teaching and learning one step further. There are materials relating to Web 2.0, wikis and even a section on cyberbullying ~ a serious problem that is infecting classrooms and playgrounds. Explore the links on the left hand side of the web site. Plenty of material to sink your teeth into while you drink a cup of coffee.

Last night I read a comment on a blog ~ a teacher was wondering how Twitter could be used in an educational setting… perhaps you could open a single twitter account and share the details with your students. At random moments you could ‘twitter’ a challenging question and the students could ‘twitter’ their responses. You could provide rewards based on their responses including a prize for the first correct response. A tally of results could be kept for each of the following twitter challenge activitities. I wonder if this will work? I will give it a go.

I set up Wiki accounts for 24 students last night. We worked in one of the computer labs where they accessed the invitation I had sent them via email. [Five of the computers did not work so five of the students had to complete the task in the library]. They opened the wiki online application, created a username and password and linked up to their wiki page. Each student can access their wiki and edit it as they wish. They shall work on their Year Eleven Ancient History Investigation within the wiki. I can keep tabs on their progress this way.