Web 2.0

Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning

March 28, 2012

Web 2.0 tools have a lot of importance when we consider collaborative learning methods. Web 2.0 tools are useful for effective learning and finding better results with less effort. Here are the top 10 web 2.0 tools for learning. Wikis Through wikis, we are able to learn everything that reached human’s hand. It is a [...]

Read the full article →

5 Reasons Why Educators and Students Need to Use Google+

January 18, 2012
Thumbnail image for 5 Reasons Why Educators and Students Need to Use Google+

Since its inception, tech experts have raved about Google+, the social media platform that some predict has the goods to take down leading social networking site Facebook. Although Facebook still reigns supreme and Google+ is still  in the midst of growing momentum,  the rookie social media site is still a strong contender in changing the [...]

Read the full article →

Online Tools Help History Research Come Alive

November 21, 2011

Much has been made about technology’s ability to better facilitate a wide range of educational opportunities. With the advent of tablet computers in classrooms, ever-growing internet resources, and cloud computing platforms that help school administrators go wireless, there are boundless instruction possibilities when it comes to making use of new technological advances. This applies just [...]

Read the full article →

Three Valuable Web Tools for Improved Online Learning

September 12, 2011

As the web continues to evolve and mature, the tools that expand humanity’s options for learning and knowledge grow exponentially. If you think back just 15 short years, answering a quick question about the world required cracking open a dusty old encyclopedia. There was a 50/50 chance that the information it contained was still correct, [...]

Read the full article →

What Studies say about Social Media in Higher Education

January 11, 2011
Thumbnail image for What Studies say about Social Media in Higher Education

Are college professors using social media? Social Media in Higher Education, a study performed by Pearson, which includes a survey of 1000 college professors, showed that four out of five professors use social media. A little more than half use podcasts, video, wikis, and blogs for their classes. About 30% use social networks to communicate [...]

Read the full article →

Best of 2010: Most Popular Posts

January 4, 2011

Here are the most popular posts published in 2010 on Learning Online Info: Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning for the New School Year Top Online MBA Programs in the US Microsoft Teacher Guides: Developing Critical Thinking Through Web Research Skills The Best of Online Learning: Free Video Lectures OECD: Education at a Glance 2010 [...]

Read the full article →

Facebook for Online Courses – How Good (or Bad) is It?

October 27, 2010

It’s the single biggest phenomenon that has completely changed lives; it is so important that it has a starring role in a movie; and good or bad, it’s here to stay and improve some lives even as it ruins others. At the end of the day, Facebook is just another technological wonder, one that has [...]

Read the full article →

Top Web 2.0 Tools for Learning for the New School Year

September 13, 2010

The list of cutely, cleverly and sometimes oddly spelled Web 2.0 apps for learning continues to grow, making it easier but also more confusing to find online tools to help you learn and excel as a student. With so many choices, it can be hard to figure out where to focus and what tools and [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries