#15 RSS # 16 stay informed

What a wonderful facility. I think this would be a great addition to a school webpage. A quality educational subscription would be ideal. Takes the hard work out of trying to keep up with all the hard copy subscriptions. News at an instant.
Have found some great RSS feeds for myself and the students. Such quick access is a real plus.

#14 Facebook

Facebook hs always scared me. I am an addict by nature and I know that if I allowed myself the luxury of starting I would find it difficult to get on with the rest of my life! I have however opened an account now and have my own page. I am concerned now about the privacy issue. I was very interested in the article in the readings about how to make your site more secure. This has relieved me no end and I am busy trying to share this wondeful information with all the young people I know who put way too much on their Facebook page. I am now more comfortable with the security side of things but am still not sure I have the time to become more familiar with what I know will become an addiction. I do not see its value for my workplace as primary kids are too young to sign up legally. I am keen to share the cybersafety message with them now though.

#13 My Space

My Space is an interesting concept. I have watched my kids move from it to Facebook and then maintain both. After dabbling with this today I can see some real possibilities for a My Space at the work place. It may be a very real way for older management to reach younger staff in a way that is more comfortable and familiar for them than the regular staff meeting. The capacity for music on my space is a bonus too not shared by some of the other social networking tools. My son tells me it is for this reason alone that he wont ditch My Space!

#12 FlickR

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It took a while to get this right but at last with the help of a couple of fellow How2ers we got it!

#11 Library thing

This is a wondeful site. I have and will spend a lot of time on this. I have enjoyed creating my own library and seeing the links thus created. I can see the children enjoying this one and really brushing up on their review writing skills as there is a real/ virtual audience. Many children will race to read the first 10 books to add to their collection so that they can access the recommendations section. What a great "thing".

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#9 Virtual worlds

This is not for me. I am having enough trouble doing the things I need to do in this world without using up precious time in virtual worls.
I do appreciate looking at the possibilities though as many of our students and family members may make use of these sites/worlds/games. Just like common soapies that the children watch on TV. I dont enjoy them myself but watch them from time to time to understand what the kids are viewing and if necessary to engage them in conversationa about themes arising. I will use the virtual world info in the same manner I think.