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Flock 2: A Social Networking Browser

Submitted by Michael Widner on October 20, 2008 - 1:14pm.
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Flock 2 is an intriguing example of how decentralized, open-source code can combine with Web 2.0 applications to create an almost entirely new application.
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Virtual Office Hours and Technology in the Classroom

Submitted by Michael Widner on October 15, 2008 - 10:52am.
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A new report by CDW on how students, faculty, and IT staff at universities use and want to use technology is out.

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MyDebates - MySpace and Politics

Submitted by Michael Widner on September 17, 2008 - 11:14pm.
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MySpace has launched a political site called MyDebates.org to help people choose their candidate.
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The Global Middles Ages Project and Mappamundi

Submitted by Michael Widner on September 7, 2008 - 2:07pm.
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The Global Middle Ages Project (GMAP) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary initiative to show what a broader view of the Middle Ages through deep time looks like. It grew out of a course designed by Geraldine Heng at the University of Texas at Austin, which you can read about here. Some of the goals of the course read:
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