Best of 2007 & Predictions for 2008 Roundup

It’s that time of year, when all the blogs do a “best of” post for the year, and set some goals or predictions for the next year. Since I’ve been reading these like crazy, I thought I’d distill down the list to a few great ones relating to Ed Tech. Enjoy!

Education

TechCrunch - “Top 2007 Education Apps: Learning 2.0”
What makes this a great list isn’t the article itself, but it’s call to readers to list their own best educational apps. A strong response in the comments provides a great list of educational resources online.

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day - “The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education - 2007”
The blog post that inspired the TechCruch post (above). Another wonderful list of resources for online learning.

The Rapid eLearning Blog - “Your 10 Most Popular Posts of 2007”
An excellent roundup of this blog’s best posts - if you’re wanting to jump on the rapid elearning bandwagon, here’s your reading list!

Technology

TechDigest - “20 Trends Defining Virtual Worlds in 2007”
Virtual worlds are rapidly becoming a part of online learning - here is a great analysis of how far the technology has come, and directions it could go in the future.

Ars Technica - “Looking Back, Looking Forward: Best of 2007 and Predictions for 2008”
A great overview of the top tech stories of 2007, with some well thought out predictions for the year to come.

Google Earth Blog - “Top 10 New Google Earth Features 2007”
Many educators are starting to use Google Earth in the classroom - here’s a list of new features added to the software this year.

Lifehacks

Lifehacker - “Best of 2007: Twenty Top 10’s of 2007”
Earlier this year, Lifehacker started a “Top 10″ series - here are the 20 most-viewed of the year.

Lifehacker - “Lifehacker’s 2007 Guide to Free Software and Webapps”
The list you can’t live without - software for every platform and some wonderful online apps - all free!

ReadWriteWeb - “Top Web Apps & Sites of 2007”
A roundup of the best web software this year.

Social Media

Logic+Emotion - “2007 was the Year of Social Media. 2008 is the Year of Mobile Media.”
Very good insights on how the ways people interact with technology are changing.

Mashable! - “Best of 2007: Trends That Shaped the Web”
Highlights of the year in social media, including social networking, politics online, open source software, and more.

Twitter - See what other bloggers are saying by following predictions08 on Twitter!

What did I leave out?

Did I miss any spectacular 2007/2008 lists? Did you write one of your own? Let me know in the comments!

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