Stikis!

Hi, all,I just thought I'd mention Stikis, for those of you who haven't already heard of them.www.Stikis.com is a kind of perfect Web tool, that doesn't have all the bluster or the extra features of many social networks or other "2.0" sites, but might serve an actual useful ongoing service for many of us.It is, quite simply put, an online and easy to use Post-It repository. Admittedly, it'll be a while before I'm comfortable getting rid of those reassuring little yellow paper rectangles, but…

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Invitation to Andy's Facebook

Hello everyone,I don't know if this could be a summer tinkering project, but I thought I would invite you to take a look at Facebook and become virtual friends if you wish My page is hereHaven't really worked out in what capacity I will be using it, currently a work, leisure, home hybrid. Its very easy to add 'applications', try them out and see what kind of way you might be able to use this social network. I find it pretty flexible and easy to share other existing online social web resources…

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Social web and flexible learning spaces

Hiit was good to talk through some ideas on using social software with you all yesterday at Collyers. I would have liked to talk about how the social web is influencing approaches to college and library newbuild - so the balance and integration of physical and virtual spaces - but ran out of time. It is probably an issue to think through if any of you are involved in planning for a newbuild project.Here's a venn diagram - you can't beat a venn diagramOriginal linkHow many of you out of interest…

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Explaining Wikis

This little video from CommonCraft explains the concept of a Wiki far better than a morning's theorising could manage.A nice ice-breaker if you are running sessions on Blog & Wikis, or you could add it to your Intranet or VLE. Thanks to Rosie Douglas of Mid Kent College for sending it through

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