12 Digital Inclusion Wales: 2008 Conference Report
WORKSHOPS:
Workshop C – New Technologies
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Sangeet Bhullar of WISE KIDS Sangeet’s presentation covered a Social networking was highlighted
delivered a workshop on new range of the latest forms of online as an area where projects and
technologies and how they can and digital technologies, along enterprises can be promoted.
be of benefit to groups and with some of their main benefits One example website is
individuals for personal, including… http://www.bebo.com/bewell
community and business use.
How Web 2.0 / new technologies
Micro blogging can help keep
WISE KIDS works with a diverse can create ‘intelligent content’
you up to date with trends and
range of organisations to promote community projects through the
individuals that are leading the way
digital / internet literacy and online use of ‘tags’ and keywords, both
in your particular field of interest.
safety. of which can also support the
A good example of this is
marketing of a project.
www.twitter.com
Websites such as www.blip.tv and
VLEs – Virtual Learning
www.youtube.com can also assist
Environments were also discussed,
marketing and for people to get
with examples available at
their message across.
www.elgs.com, www.moodle.org
and www.ning.com
>Web 2.0 / new technologies can
During the course of her
create ‘intelligent content’
presentation, Sangeet also covered
issues in relation to blogs, online
video software and podcasting.