This document provides a list of educational and sharing websites with brief descriptions. Some of the sites mentioned include www.futureme.org for writing letters to be delivered in the future, www.flickr.com and www.slideshare.net for sharing photos and presentations, and www.youtube.com and www.vimeo.com for sharing videos. It also lists resources for students, teachers, and implications for changing education, including short videos about Google docs and the changing workplace. The document raises questions about the purpose of education and the roles of students, teachers, and life-long learning.

1. Let’s explore the magical web ! February 2008

2. Ever imagined that ? www.futureme.org (write a letter to be delivered in the future) www.bubbl.us ( a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online) www.wefeelfine.org ( a database of several million human feelings ) http://vozme.com/ (adds voice to your written text)

3. Web 2.0 ? Video : The machine is us / ing us

4. Share and publish http://del.icio.us (social bookmarking site) www.flickr.com (a photosharing site) www.yamelo.com (brings back melodies to share) www.slideshare.net (share your powerpoint presentation)

5. More sharing of media Music: www.lastfm.com http://globalpandora.com/ Video / film: www.youtube.com http://video.google.nl ( http://video.google.es etc.) http://eyespot.com (make your own video mix)

6. Are you making full use of the web? Google docs and spreadsheets ( this short film explains it to you) http://webcast.berkeley.edu/ ( Every semester, UC Berkeley selects courses and events for live viewing and on-demand replay over the Internet)

7. Student resources http:// www.vts.intute.ac.uk / ( tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research)

8. Combining ideals and education ? www.freerice.com a website with two goals: Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free) www.freeflour.com (the more you play, the more you help cure world hunger)

9. Teachers’ resources www.teachertube.com/view http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/ Via www.ning.com : Set up your own social network, such as this: http://spanishdict.ning.com/ or: http://classroom20.ning.com/

10. More teacher’s resources : http:// cnx.org ( a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc .)

11. Implications for education ? Let’s watch this short video: http://theconnectedclassroom.wikispaces.com The workplace, jobs and skill demands are changing Education is changing ?

12. So, what about education ? What is the purpose of education ? Where does learning take place ? What role should young people play in shaping their education ? What is the role of teachers ? How can students prepare themselves to become life-long learners ?

13. Food for further exploration A wiki ( what's a wiki ? ) A blog ( what's a blog ? ) RSS ( what's RSS ? )