__ LIPS – Leading in Public Schools

Here’s a great post by David Jakes which includes links to some of the Web 2.0 sites which can show you more about just what can be done. 

The new tools and processes of Web 2.0, such as blogs, social bookmarking sites, podcasting and RSS, enable individual, continual, and highly customized experiences through the creation of a personal learning environment. The PLE is responsible for connecting individuals to form a community of learners, where all contribute and collaborate in what amounts to a global discussion of ideas. This discussion can and does have profound application to personal professional learning, and is driven by all those who participate. As Will Richardson, “learner in chief” at Connective Learning, says, “We are at times teachers and at times learners. Our roles shift with each interaction.”

And, in this report from the same site there are some great statistics about key trends.