Thing 14: Explore Other Popular Online Tools

With new online technologies being created at an incredibly fast rate, it can be difficult to keep on top of the ones that will become the most influential. Luckily, a number of people and organizations do their best to stay updated on these tools and inform the rest of us on their thoughts.

Take a look at the following articles and reviews of popular websites and online tools. Some of these we will be exploring further as we continue with the program.

• The Ultimate Student Resource Guide

• The 2007 Web 2.0 Awards (search by type of resource)
  

• A Professor's Tips for Using Twitter in the Classroom

• Top Web Tools for College Students

• Looking for Online Tools

Discovery Activity:

• Explore some of the technologies that are discussed in the articles above and then create a blog post on one that intrigues you. Share why you like (or dislike) this particular tool and make sure to include a link to the website so that we can all take a look.

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