The document discusses several tools that can be used for social networking, bookmarking, searching, collaboration, learning management, blogging, and visual thinking. Some of the tools mentioned include delicious for social bookmarking, Facebook for social networking, LAMS as a learning activity management system, Google as a search engine, Sakai/Interact as a learning management system, Blogger as a blogging tool, and Webspiration for visual thinking and collaboration. Each tool is briefly described and examples are provided.

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2. ...recognising, listing, describing,
identifying, retrieving, naming,
locating, finding...
...bullet pointing, highlighting,
bookmarking, social networking ,
social bookmarking, favourites,
searching, googling...

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delicious is a social bookmarking site where
members use tags to group their bookmarks.
This can be used to create a class resource such
as websites on technology in education.
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facebook is a social networking site where
members interact as they might in a cafe, e.g.
They leave notes for friends on their walls; they
can share photos and resources; they can
comment on others’ posts, and so on. This can
be used to create a more social and tutorial-like
space where students can interact
synchronously or asynchronously.
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5. LAMS is a learning activity management system
developed by Macquarie University. Many
educators use this as a learning activity flow
system to control their students’ progress.
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Google is the ubiquitous search engine that has
grown into a communication centre. Google has
many uses including searches, maps, scholar,
note taking, calendar functions, collaborative
document sharing, and so on. However, in its
base function, it is a search engine that can
provide answers to natural language questions.
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Sakai (known as Interact in CSU) is a free and open-source e-
learning software platform, also known as a Course
Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual
Learning Environment (VLE).
It is designed to help educators create online courses with a
focus on interaction and collaborative construction of content,
and is in continual evolution. CSU have their own development
team and Sakai3 will be released soon.
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Blogger is one of many blogging tools. CSU Interact has
a blog tool embedded within it, too. A blog is similar to
an online journal, and in many cases, it is used as a
journal in education fields. For example, it can be used
as a learning journal or a guided/scaffolded reading
journal.
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9. Webspiration is an online visual thinking, learning and collaboration
tool for students, teachers, and thinkers everywhere. Brainstorm
ideas, visualize concepts, organize information and collaborate with
others anytime, anywhere. With Webspiration, assignments and
work are always available, automatically saved, and stored online.
Collaboration and peer review are easy. Everyone you invite creates,
edits and comments on the same document. For both group work
and individual work, this tool is great for visual thinking, writing,
studying and learning...
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