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Interesting Google Labs Projects
Dec 21st
It’s been a long while since I’ve flipped through Google Labs, and honestly, I can’t remember doing that recently in any depth or with much curiosity. Not sure why. I just happened across Google Labs tonight; perhaps it was a twitter mention of Google Shared Spaces – a sort of new/re- incarnation of Google Wave – that led me there. Giving it a little more time, I noticed several Labs projects that definitely deserve more attention from educators’ – if they’re not already getting that attention: Shared Spaces, Breadcrumb, News Timeline, and Fast Flip. I’m sure there’s more in Labs I need to find/explore. Let me know what you find that’s particularly interesting. More >
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Loading ...Riding the Wave
Oct 12th
A Google Wave invite hit my inbox last night. Of course, I immediately jumped in to see what I could find, learn and do – particularly given the negative hype surrounding it since the public invites began. Several impressions or thoughts…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Complaints About Google Wave?
Oct 8th
I’m still waiting on my Google Wave invite, although I do have reason to believe one is “in the mail.” In the interim, it seems Wave is on an accelerated hype cycle – already finding itself in a trough of anti-hype and complaints regarding the usability and productive utility of the application.
Several colleagues have commented that it seems like “Wave is a bust.” My response has been that I’ll reserve judgment until after I see it for myself, of course. One concern I have is that some of the anti-hype “seems” to be over-anti-hyped and, worse yet in some instances, inaccurate based on what I’ve seen of Wave through earlier demo videos. For example, eWeek published a presentation, Top 10 Complaints About Google Wave. The eWeek article makes little to no contribution to news or the scope of “reviews” regarding Google Wave. Those ten complaints and my brief, immediate thoughts: More >
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Jun 4th
In the week since Google Wave was demo’ed, I’ve written a couple of posts, read quite a few posts around the web, and have been giving Wave more thought. The question everyone is asking is, “Will Google Wave really change ‘things’ ?” Will it change the way we communicate? the way we work? the way we learn online?
Of course, all we can do at the moment is speculate. My speculation at the moment is yes, to all of the above; More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Google Wave, What are people saying?
Jun 3rd
With more time between now and the Google Wave presentation on May 28, more folks are reacting and responding. As I read articles or blog posts that are particularly relevant to education, I’m tagging them via Diigo and want to make them available in this space. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Digesting Google Wave
Jun 1st
After having posted my first impressions of Google Wave, I want to go back and review specific segments of the video and capabilities of the application as it was demonstrated at Google I/O 2009 to consider how Google Wave may be applied to teaching and learning. Given the scope of that exercise, it may be useful to share the first step in that process.
Below are various segments of the video which I believe may be of particular importance or interest; I’ve included some annotative descriptions. The clips trim 30 minutes off of the original viewing time (as compared to the 80 minute original), and they at least make it possible to view the video in shorter clips. More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Google Wave & Education, First Impressions
May 29th
Two days ago, at the Google I/O 2009 Conference, Google introduced a new product: Google Wave. After watching the entire 1 hour and 20 minute video (with and while discussing it with @sherrymn), my first impression is going to sound hyperbolic. Over time my initial impression may prove to be exaggerated, but at the moment, I’m fairly comfortable saying that Wave may represent the next step in the evolution of online collaboration and communication, and the impact on and relevance to the education sector could or should be rather significant. I’ll explain that in more depth by blogging over the next week about several different use cases for education that Sherry and I brainstormed and discussed as we watched the video.
For now, my abbreviated, big picture impressions follow; all of these, in my opinion, have serious implications for education: More >
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