As I begin the task of trying to decide which tools to explore for possible inclusion into our Emerging Technologies course (to debut Spring term 2009), I am feeling simultaneously excited and overwhelmed. There is so much out there! (Check out our blog's sidebar for some of them.)
So, I'm thinking I will need to decide what media types/communication channels I want our students to experience (and I'm sure they'll have some I've not yet discovered), to try to narrow down the list to put together a cohesive syllabus.
In the mean time, I'm having fun playing with GoogleMaps, Twitter, ClustrMaps, Zamzar, and literally scores of other tools, looking for information on what appears to be moving to the mainstream (read: being offered on iGoogle or Facebook, for instance) and which are less well known. Although some of the less well known tools are innovative, I am reluctant to have a class of students add content on which they are dependent for a grade, as these types of tools may well evaporate overnight. Sounds like a call for a "data retention policy" for anything stored on a web 2.0 app, doesn't it?
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