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Google Wave for Education

Thinking of using Google Wave in the classroom? The active learning potential that a Google Wave can facilitate has sparked the interest of many instructors.  Google Waves can be embedded objects in web pages and course management systems.  Some instructors are getting creative by implementing group Waves for students. If you are looking for resources, here is a getting started list to help you out:

• Google Wave in Education, search tags:eduwave, education
• Google Group of Teachers on Wave: http://groups.google.com/group/teachersonwave
• Google Wave Templates for Instructors:  http://www.poojasrinivas.com/googlewave/wave-templates.html
• How to use Google Wave for Instruction: http://www.poojasrinivas.com/googlewave/how-do-i-use-wave.html
• Google Wave Ideas for Teaching and Learning: http://jaredstein.org/2009/10/30/google-wave-ideas-for-teaching-and-learning/
• Twitter hashtag: #eduwave
• Wave Bots: http://completewaveguide.com/guide/Wave_Bots

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